Flathead Ford Tapestries

Vintage Bonneville Flathead racer emblem in white

The Ardun OHV conversion for the venerable Ford flathead was designed by Zora Arkus-Duntov and his brother Yuri as the “Ardun Engine Company of New York” in the late forties. By then the “old flatty” had become the engine of choice for the burgeoning hot rod craze and dry lake racers recognized the potential to extract some additional power from their flatheads. In 1951 a group of hot rodders took their black deuce to Bonneville setting a C/Street Roadster record of 162.61 Mph and the unofficial title of noisiest car on the salt. Later that year, an engine dyno test recorded 303 Hp @ 5250 rpm with 25% fuel which were big numbers for the day.

Vintage Bonneville Flathead racer emblem in Ford blue

An image of the front of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the front corner of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the front corner of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the side of a side 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the side of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the side of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the rear corner of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

An image of the front of a red 1940 Ford Deluxe Flathead V8 Coupe with a title text overlay.

1932 Ford V8 engine emblem from the earliest days of the V8, that quickly became iconic to hot rod culture.

1932 Ford V8 engine emblem from the earliest days of the V8, that quickly became iconic to hot rod culture.

Our designs are set up for classic car enthusiasts and is in no way affiliated any car company or car manufacturer. Any brand names on tags are used for descriptive purposes only.

Sand, Salt, Strip - Hot Rod Holy ground - distressed print

Get those Beach Boys surfing vibes from this Ford Woody.

Get those Beach Boys surfing vibes from this Ford Woody.

Vintage Bonneville Salt Flats Measured Mile & Land Speed Trials emblem

An exact recreation of the 1940-50 winged Mercury flathead V8 emblem. Perfect for a vintage rod look.

Vintage Hot Rod, Rat Rod, race car, flathead engine script. Authentic nostalgia hot rod, speed shop and rockabilly look for sand, salt or strip.

Get those Beach Boys surfing vibes from this Ford Woody.

Get those Beach Boys surfing vibes from this Ford Woody.

Traditional Hot Rods. Model A Ford 5 windows coupe outline

Vintage Bonneville Salt Flats Measured Mile & Land Speed Trials emblem

Vintage Hot Rod, Rat Rod, race car, flathead engine script. Authentic nostalgia hot rod, speed shop and rockabilly look for sand, salt or strip.

Sand, Salt, Strip - Hot Rod Holy ground - angle print

Exact recreation of the famous Duffy's Performance Suppliers emblem for an authentic vintage Rat rod / Hot rod look .

Our designs are set up for classic car enthusiasts and is in no way affiliated any car company or car manufacturer. Any brand names on tags are used for descriptive purposes only.

Traditional Hot Rods. Model A Ford 5 windows coupe outline

Vintage FoMoCo emblem - vintage look Tee for owner or fan of Ford powered Hot Rod, Rat Rod, drag, race, street or classic car.

Vintage FoMoCo emblem - vintage look Tee for owner or fan of Ford powered Hot Rod, Rat Rod, drag, race, street or classic car.

Pink Ford flathead engine V-8

Vintage Bonneville Salt Flats Measured Mile & Land Speed Trials emblem

Yellow Classic 30's Hot Rod with palm trees backdrop

This is my interpretation of a typical American hot rod. Hot rods originated in southern California when returning WWII soldiers wanted to create an American equivalent of the light and nimble sports cars of Europe (MGs, Alfa Romeos, etc). Suped up engines mostly V8s were swapped in place of the original motors. To help improve performance body parts were often removed. Fenders, bumpers, hoods, running boards were often shed to increase the horsepower to weight ratio of the vehicle. In this image I used a late 1920s, early 1930s sedan body as the basis for the car. Powered by a early model Ford flathead V8 which is supercharged with three carburetors. The roof of the sedan has been chopped to reduce it's height. I created the ca...

Early 50's Ford hood emblem - hot rod, custom, rockabilly.