The V8-60 was a really popular engine swap way back, especially in Indian 4s. '40 wasn't really the last year for that engine though, just the last year they were used in Fords. They were made for a while for industrial applications. Sometime after the war, the 60 was revived and used in the Vedette made by Ford in France. The car looked like a miniature '49 Mercury. Later on, Ford sold the Vedette and the line continued as the Simca.
Now, I'm not known for saying nice things about Ford products other than mentioning the convenience of having plenty of hot water available, but the flathead had a flat crankshaft which gave it a near perfect left-right front-back firing order. This resulted in the nicest sounding American V8 ever.
