Supercharged V8 engines hold a special place in high-performance automotive engineering. By forcing additional air into the ...

In 1932, the Ford Flathead V8 helped establish the car customization industry. The 427 in the Ford GT40 beat Ferrari at the Le Mans 24-Hour race in the Sixties. Now, the 800-hp, supercharged ...

Ford made the vee-shaped engine popular with the Flathead V8 option for the Model B in 1933, which cost just $10 more than the four-cylinder engine ($240 in today's money). Ford may have crossed ...