H&H Flatheads is known for being “your one stop shop for all your vintage motor needs”. We offer a variety of Ford Flathead V-8 and Lincoln V-12 speed equipment from various manufactures. We also own vintage speed brands, Austin Speed… Read More ›
Ford Flathead V8
So-Cal Speedshop SF Flatheads Stage 1 to 3 Mercury/Ford Flathead V8 Blocks
Stage 1 A brand new Flathead V8 block with a lot of the inherent issues from the original engineered out. Description The perfect Ford-Mercury block! Outstanding casting quality thanks to modern foundry technology. – Brand new, no cracks, no rust…. Read More ›
Pick of the Day: 1940s midget racer with Ford flathead-V8 power – Bob Golfen @ClassicCars.com
The open-wheel single seater is said to be ready for vintage racing or man-cave décor Midget racers were big in the mid-20th Century, scaled-down versions of Indy 500 cars that skittered around oval tracks with full-size performance. Chief among them were… Read More ›
Craig Cole takes a Sunday drive in his 1936 restored Ford Flathead
Craig Cole takes a Sunday drive in his 1936 restored Ford Flathead Craig Cole takes a Sunday drive in his 1936 restored Ford Flathead Join me for a little Sunday drive in my completely restored 1936 Ford sedan. Listen to… Read More ›
Ford Pilot 1947 – Not American I know, but a Flathead with a built in jacking system!
Not American I know, but a Flathead with a built in jacking system! Related – The Life Cycle of the Ford Flathead V8: 1932 – 1953 Not American I know, but a Flathead with a built in jacking system! Ford… Read More ›
1941 Ford fuels father and son’s need for speed – Alyn Edwards @Driving.ca
Convertible has been in the family for 64 years and will most likely be passed on to the next generation 1941 Ford fuels father and son’s need for speed The year was 1955 and Sam McVicar was a car crazy… Read More ›
Bolt-on Speed and Performance for the Flathead V-8 – Gerry Burger @HotrodNetwork
Until the mid ’50s the Flathead Ford V-8 was king. The engines were plentiful, cheap, and could easily be swapped into virtually any Ford. Because of this a vast array of speed equipment was produced for the Flathead motors…. Read More ›
Rare Vintage Photos of Deuce Roadsters Racing on California’s Dry Lakes – Robert Genat Don Cox – Photographer
The 1932 highboy roadster is an example of the quintessential hot rod. The ’32 highboy was born on California’s dry lakes and refined by young men with skills acquired while serving in the military during WWII. We often think that… Read More ›
Cars We Remember: Getting to know Zora Arkus-Duntov, his Grand Sport Corvettes and an upcoming 2020 mid-engine ‘Zora’ Corvette – Greg Zyla @AledoTimesRecord
Known as the Godfather, Father or Immortalizer of the Corvette, (take your pick) Zora Arkus-Duntov was born in Belgium in 1909 to Russian-Jewish parents and then moved with them first to Berlin, Germany, and then Leningrad, Russia. When World War… Read More ›
Engines Exposed: Ford’s Hot Rodding Pioneer Flathead V8 – Brian Grabianowski @CARBUZZ
The engine that started it all. By now V8s are popular enough for just about every auto manufacturer to have one of their own. Even Mazda developed a V8 for a luxury brand, Amanti that was eventually disbanded, but that… Read More ›