The Ford Barn

41Joe · 02-24-2016, 09:22 PM

Markymark started a thread yesterday about the story of your Ford.
This got me thinking and I am interested in why people are so enamoured with the Ford Flathead V8.
For me, it started with going to car shows with my dad. I always loved the old cars from when I could start walking. And seeing all those cool cars did something. I got bit by the bug. Then when I saw a flathead for the first time, it was so different than all the other engines in these cars. It was so simple and elegant looking in a way. Now I didn't think like that when I was a kid, that's how I feel now. When I was a kid it was more of, "that's a neat looking engine, what is it?".
Then as I got older and learning more about the Flathead and how they work, just the simplicity amazed me. It stands out from the rest of the crowd in my mind.
How do the rest of you feel and how did it begin for you?

02-24-2016, 09:22 PM	#1
41Joe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 284	Why the flathead? Markymark started a thread yesterday about the story of your Ford. This got me thinking and I am interested in why people are so enamoured with the Ford Flathead V8. For me, it started with going to car shows with my dad. I always loved the old cars from when I could start walking. And seeing all those cool cars did something. I got bit by the bug. Then when I saw a flathead for the first time, it was so different than all the other engines in these cars. It was so simple and elegant looking in a way. Now I didn't think like that when I was a kid, that's how I feel now. When I was a kid it was more of, "that's a neat looking engine, what is it?". Then as I got older and learning more about the Flathead and how they work, just the simplicity amazed me. It stands out from the rest of the crowd in my mind. How do the rest of you feel and how did it begin for you?