Ford altered their lineup to include the small Flathead as an entry-level V8. It was overshadowed, however, by the original Flathead (featured in the Model 78), which had 85 horsepower ...

In the early 1900s, horsepower was almost exclusively for the Gatsbys of the world. Ford’s flathead V ... compression ratio ...

While the Small Block Chevy may be the most tunable and the Chrysler HEMI the most powerful, Ford’s ... Cadillac L-Head V8. The Flathead might have only had around 80 horsepower, but it exploded ...