Many older cars have engines with flathead or overhead valves, and these designs also tend to more commonly used flat tappets for actuating the valves. Flat tappets place a unique demand on the engine ...

I see a lot of modern engines, such as the new Hemi or the LS-series, getting custom big-bore sleeves. Can a similar process be done to, say, a flathead Ford? Everyone I ask about this says you can't ...

Flathead Engines Only: Vintage ’50s-Style Hot Rod Drag Racing in Maine The Pinetree Jamboree resurrects nostalgic heads-up flathead racing at one of New England’s oldest surviving historic drag strips ...