Which Ford model introduced a flathead V8 engine in 1932?

The Ford Model 18 introduced Ford’s flathead V8 engine in 1932.

Ford marketed the new V8-powered car as the Model 18, while the four-cylinder version of the same 1932 Ford range was commonly identified as the Model B. The V8 used a 221-cubic-inch engine and produced 65 horsepower when introduced.

This launch was significant because V8 engines had previously been associated more strongly with expensive cars. Ford brought the configuration to a mass-market automobile, giving buyers substantially more performance than the four-cylinder cars it replaced.

The Model 18 is often casually called the “1932 Ford,” and hot-rodding culture made that body style especially famous. The Model 18 name is the precise answer for the V8 version; Model B refers to the related four-cylinder car, not the flathead V8 itself.