In 1959, engines such as the flathead Ford V8, early Oldsmobile OHV V8 and Studebaker Champ six-banger were still sufficiently mainstream in the enthusiast world that it made sense for Edelbrock and ...
Hot Rod may be celebrating its 65th anniversary, but Ford's flathead V8, the engine that birthed the entire hot rod hobby (and, in due course, this magazine) first rolled off the production line ...