Flathead v8 8BA 1949-1953 hot rodders in the 50's put these v8 in the cheapest cars they could find the Model A and 32 Fords were such an examples.
probably puts out close to 190-200hp in the set up. ...
Up 'til a few months ago, the only '57 Bowtie fuelie I'd ever laid eyes on . . .
. . . was a wagon(!) on the Santa Monica Freeway, and that was decades ago. In the last two months I've seen three. Two of them could've been renditions, but one was definitely the real deal. Still keeping my eyes on the lookout for your rods, Camaro, and...