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Old 03-30-2008, 10:01 PM   #1
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Happy Birthday, dear Flathead...

On this day in 1932, Henry brings V8 power to the masses...

My dad had a flathead V8-powered Model A or three before I came along.
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Old 03-31-2008, 12:48 AM   #2
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This was a great power plant in it's day. It was ranked #4 by Ward's in the 10 best engines of the 20th century, though this only article that I could find states that it was an L-head, I think it's a misprint.

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