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Seth Swoboda · 04-30-2013, 10:30 AM

I may opine here and say the flathead V8 was a huge advantage. The power of the V8 combined with the pricing of the ford cars and trucks & the reliability were big. Simplicity in design and the ruggedness of the ford car and truck all were reasons why ford outsold all other manufactures for many years. There are many more early fords driving around today as compared to other makes because of these reasons. My opinion. Now I'm only 32 years old. The fellas that actually drove these cars during the 30's, 40's and 50's will chime in soon with first hand knowledge/experiences.

04-30-2013, 10:30 AM	#3
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,833	Re: The Ford Ad-V8-antage I may opine here and say the flathead V8 was a huge advantage. The power of the V8 combined with the pricing of the ford cars and trucks & the reliability were big. Simplicity in design and the ruggedness of the ford car and truck all were reasons why ford outsold all other manufactures for many years. There are many more early fords driving around today as compared to other makes because of these reasons. My opinion. Now I'm only 32 years old. The fellas that actually drove these cars during the 30's, 40's and 50's will chime in soon with first hand knowledge/experiences.