Ford's early V8s
The first Ford with a V8 block? That was the 18F from 1932. With its 90-degree V-block of 3622 cc, the Ford could run at just 130 km/h and accelerate like a serious sports car. The flexibility, power and noiselessness…
The first Ford with a V8 block? That was the 18F from 1932. With its 90-degree V-block of 3622 cc, the Ford could run at just 130 km/h and accelerate like a serious sports car. The flexibility, power and noiselessness…
During a visit to one of our advertisers we saw a Ford Fairlaine. A model from the last year of manufacture that fitted Ford V8 side valves. Those side valves? That is Flintstone technology from the early days of combustion engines. But why Ford a…