The Chrysler 426 HEMI engine is an icon in the automotive world, renowned for its raw power and performance. Developed in the 1960s, this engine quickly became synonymous with muscle cars and has left ...

This 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T tribute captures the bold spirit of classic Mopar muscle with standout styling, serious power, and low miles. This Challenger R/T tribute channels that same energy, with ...

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 ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s heyday of the American muscle car, Dodge delivered some of the fastest and most powerful vehicles on the road, with the Charger, Challenger and certain other underrated ...

The 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi saw daylight in 1964 as a race-only mill. Chrysler wasn't planning to use it in road cars, but it was pretty much forced by NASCAR, which outlawed the mill in 1965.

The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

Historic. Legendary. Unbeatable. These—and many other descriptive words have been used to describe the 426 Hemi since its public introduction in 1964, but how did we get there? It was December of 1962 ...

There’s a reason Plymouth’s Road Runner became the people’s muscle in 1968. It stripped away frills, cut the price, and sent buyers home with a B-body that could turn paychecks into tire smoke by ...