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Why do they call the early design V-8 from 1953 thru 1966, such as a “322”, “401” or “425”, a NAILHEAD V-8?

April 26, 2017design early nailhead v-8

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Why do they call the early design V-8 from 1953 thru 1966, such as a “322”, “401” or “425”, a NAILHEAD V-8?

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In the early 50’s the racers and hot rod crowd nicknamed this engine the Nail-Valve V-8 because the first engines had a very small exhaust valve that reminded them of a framing nail. This term later became Nailhead, which is now commonly used.