Less than 70k miles in, a Ford Godzilla V8 shows rust, scored bores, and a ruined cam, highlighting known issues with the modern pushrod design. Yet reports of spark plug and lifter failures have ...

It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...

Ford is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims its 5.0L V8 in 2018–2020 F-150s consumes oil excessively. Plaintiffs allege Ford concealed defects while focusing on recalls and new EV launches. Ford ...

Ford's effort to catch up with competitors in the overhead-valve V8 sweepstakes hit the market in 1954 and was called the "Y-Block." That's in reference to the engine block's deep skirting surrounding ...

Jeff Fredette will be driving a 1933 Ford pickup in this year’s Great Race, which stops in Springfield June 16. Son Eric, left, serves as the navigator, while his wife, Teri, follows behind in a car ...

American police cars had very humble beginnings… but as criminals started adopting faster cars, law enforcement needed vehicles that could keep up. By the mid-1950s, manufacturers started building ...

Flathead V8 engines were the first mass-produced V8 engines sold in production cars, with Ford’s first example dating back to 1932. The flathead design is very simple; as the name implies, the ...