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LAND SPEED FLATHEAD

One of the many great aspects of land speed racing is the multitude of classes makes for a huge variety of vehicles and powerplants. There’s also plenty of opportunity for innovation thanks to a relatively thin rulebook. OK, that’s two things—two of the many things we love about land speed racing. We couldn’t help it. After all, where else is a 1939 Ford powered by a flathead something to get excited about when it comes to racing? Hang with us here, though, because this flathead build is incredibly cool and quite unique.

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