“Considering our choices, I think the Trans Am has the best chance of getting finished,” my son Tommy commented while we were shooting photos in the driveway for a Hemmings Daily article this past week. He was right, given the decrepit condition… Read More ›
Today’s AutoHunter Spotlight is on a 1934 Ford Standard 5-Window Coupe purchased by the seller’s grandfather from the original owner’s widow in 1963. It underwent a body-off restoration completed in 2012 and is a multiple AACA winner from years 2013 through 2018…. Read More ›
A classic, elegant cat that shows sophistication and yet has a mean streak underneath the hood of the car. Ford is a car brand that has been around for a very long time. The Ford Model B range changed the… Read More ›
We know that the 1960s were full of horsepower hijinks, but did you know that manufacturers sometimes fibbed about the size of their engines? Indeed, that burbling V-8 in your beloved classic may actually not measure up to its promised… Read More ›
Ford’s Flathead V8 is iconic in the hot rodding world because it was the first V8 that was affordable for the average Joe. And for the time it was very innovative. We’re taking a deep dive into the Ford Flathead… Read More ›
There is no carmaker out there with as much influence over the custom industry as Ford. The Blue Oval has been making cars pretty much since cars were invented, and that in itself isn’t spectacular. What is amazing is the… Read More ›
Here is a Video from Unity Motor Sports Garage covering some of the BOSS 429 history, Ford’s most Misunderstood Engine…. The Superspeedway slayer, Street/Strip nightmare… Huge shout-out to Sam Jr Auxier on taking a few minutes to share his first… Read More ›
From 1954 to 1994, Ford improved its engine casting process in many ways, as we can see from these two Ford-produced videos showcasing the cast-iron engine manufacturing at the Cleveland and Windsor plants, respectively. Computerization! Ergonomic work stations! Conference rooms? A gym? But once… Read More ›
There are barn finds, and there’s this Ford F-1 that hasn’t seen rain since 1963. Originally sold in Indiana, the pickup’s second owner “was a closet hotrodder” that replaced the Flathead V8 with a Flathead Mercury V8. Offered on eBay by sotaboyz with the current… Read More ›
How to spot a Ford pushrod V-8, from flathead to 460 Let’s say it’s your lucky day, and you’ve found an engine laying around in the back of a garage with an unknown history. Or maybe you’re trying to discern… Read More ›