Introduced in 1932, the Ford Model B wasn't as popular as its predecessors, the Model A and Model T sales-wise. However, it brought a couple of important changes to the company's full-size car.

Despite an aftermarket body, and its post-production "diamond" Model B engine, this 1932 sports a host of original Ford equipment. There’s an original firewall, grille shell and hood.

Plus, the Model B's 4-cylinder engine lent itself to using the same types of parts and techniques used to "hop up" Model As. By the late 1930s, the "speed" industry was manufacturing a wide variety of ...

The moniker may be a bit misleading as Joe Gemsa, the brilliant machinist from the '50s until his death in 1995 (and who developed single- and dual-overhead cam conversions for the Model B engine ...

Olive Moore ultimately earned "King of the Hill" bragging rights by clocking 66 mph in her bright purple '27 Ford roadster, which runs a Riley four-port head and dual carbs on its Model B engine.

The four-cylinder engine had no throttle and could only run at full speed. In the foreground, an original four-cylinder 1912 Model B engine stands by.