For the first few decades of the 20th century, V8 engines were finicky, expensive things reserved for low-production luxury cars. Fancy pants Cadillacs and LaSalles were powered by V8s, while more ...

“I started off with the Model T, of course,” he says. “That was simple and easy to understand. They made 15 million Model Ts, they say, and almost everybody could afford one. But then the flathead V-8 ...

Ford introduced the Model T way back in 1908, and production continued for nearly two decades before finally coming to an end in 1927. Engines of this era, even four-cylinder engines like the unit ...