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- "How to Hop Up Ford & Mercury V-8 Engines," 1951 - How do you go fast if you can't purchase a powerful engine? The size and weight of a stock V-8 engine built by Ford and Mercury offered racers an affordable option. And rodders could eke out more horsepower by relying on this book.
- 1951
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"How to Hop Up Ford & Mercury V-8 Engines," 1951
How do you go fast if you can't purchase a powerful engine? The size and weight of a stock V-8 engine built by Ford and Mercury offered racers an affordable option. And rodders could eke out more horsepower by relying on this book.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, May 16, 1952 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- May 16, 1952
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, May 16, 1952
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #4," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, February 4, 1953 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- February 04, 1953
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #4," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, February 4, 1953
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, November 15, 1955 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- November 15, 1955
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, November 15, 1955
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #3," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, July 18, 1951 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- July 18, 1951
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #3," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, July 18, 1951
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Fleet of Ford V-8 Cars and Trucks Purchased by the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 1936 -
- January 27, 1936
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Fleet of Ford V-8 Cars and Trucks Purchased by the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 1936
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #6," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, April 10, 1953 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- April 10, 1953
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #6," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, April 10, 1953
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #2," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, April 10, 1953 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- April 10, 1953
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #2," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, April 10, 1953
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #5, Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, February 20, 1953 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- February 20, 1953
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #5, Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, February 20, 1953
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Brochure, "$25 a Month Buys Any New Ford V-8," 1935-1936 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Universal Credit Company (UCC) to allow customers to finance their cars. UCC loaned money that buyers paid back over time. Like the all-new Model A, introduced for the same year, UCC helped Ford and its dealers in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Financing became even more important during the Great Depression, when this brochure was printed.
- 1935-1936
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Brochure, "$25 a Month Buys Any New Ford V-8," 1935-1936
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Universal Credit Company (UCC) to allow customers to finance their cars. UCC loaned money that buyers paid back over time. Like the all-new Model A, introduced for the same year, UCC helped Ford and its dealers in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Financing became even more important during the Great Depression, when this brochure was printed.