Developed specifically for racing in 1964, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 found its way into street-legal cars for the 1966 model year. Chrysler was pretty much forced to create a streetable ...

Originally a full-size car, the Dodge Dart morphed into a midsize rig in 1962. A year later, Dodge reassigned the nameplate to compact car duty, keeping it in production through 1976. Like all compact ...

Lucky us! We happened to get our paws on a crate Hemi-and the green light to run it to within an inch of its life on the dyno. Even better, we had a chance to bolt on a selection of go-fast goodies to ...

Detroit produced some of the greatest V8 engines during the horsepower wars. With each of the big three slugging it out, trying to claim the title as King of the Streets, they produced some of the ...

In the history of American V8 engines, few have the iconic status and sheer gearhead cachet of Chrysler's 425-hp, 490 lb-ft 426 Hemi V8. But the engine's reputation stands in direct contrast to its ...