I am scratching my head on this one. Ford did not come out with an overhead valve engine till 1954. 1953 was the last year of Ford's famous flathead engines. Any car experts out there that can straighten this out for a less than knowledgeable car guy?
The flat head was on its way out but the Y block wasn't quite ready yet so they released the 53 with the flat head V8 but it was also available with the 215 OHV six. It may have been available in 52 as well, it was a new release for Ford in either 52 or 53. I think it was 53.
OHV V8 came in 54
