There’s something undeniably special about a great car show. The smell of gasoline and polish in the air, the sun glinting off chrome fenders, the proud stories of restoration, racing, or rebellion—it ...

Licata writes: "Statistical studies vary, especially when narrowed down to model, but men still form the majority of the car ...

More boom equals more go, and more go is a very good thing in the hot rod community ... Another posits that fitting a Ford Flathead V8 with a hotter cam might have brought the nomenclature ...

Featuring a meticulously restored 1936 Ford Deluxe Cabriolet ... as seen on the television show Vegas Rat Rods, this custom hot rod boasts a 350 small-block Chevy engine, a Weiand 471 blower ...

or the wild-eyed grease monkeys who build rat rods. While hot rodding tastes may change, it seems that the trusty old Ford flathead will never go out of style.

In 1928, nearly 20 years after it introduced the Model T, Ford launched a heavily improved ... whether as an unrestored rat rod or a fully restored classic.

Introduced in 1932, Ford's Flathead V8 became popular with hot rodders ... If you're craving a Model-T rat rod or the aforementioned '33 Couple, you should probably shoot for the 302.

It's been over 50 years since the last Ford flathead V-8 was commercially ... And in a sense, the flathead also begot HOT ROD magazine, for this publication probably wouldn't exist if not for ...

The following story appeared in the November 2005 issue of HOT ROD magazine and has been supplemented ... Johnny Hunkins It's been over 50 years since the last Ford flathead V-8 was commercially ...

“I started building a rat rod with a flathead when I turned 16,” Hansen ... came time to select a powerplant for the coupe: Hansen is a huge Ford fan and loves everything about the flathead V-8, from ...

Those more familiar with the 1930s American motor pool might recognize that this was once a Ford Pickup half-ton ... away" is appropriate for this '38 rat rod, only, in this case, it's more ...