Having read HOT ROD Magazine since I was 12 years old, by the time I became 15 I was armed with enough knowledge to tackle anything … or so I thought. That included building a "ground-up" '40 Ford ...

One of the common criticisms we hear concerning street rod construction is how boring it is to see a small-block Chevy under the hood of just about everything with wheels. Of course, the other common ...

The first hemi engines were invented in the early 1900s to power the nation's first automobiles. In the 1940s, improved versions were developed for use in the airplanes of WWII. However, Chrysler's ...

Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler and RAM, caused quite a ruckus in 2024 when it announced it would discontinue the legendary HEMI engine in its RAM trucks. However, the blowback from this ...

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 ...

The Hemi engine is central to muscle car culture, and has been since the very early 1950s. However, the future of this iconic series of engines is uncertain, as downsizing trends see all modern Hemi ...

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 ...

If you were to name the single most famous engine in the history of Detroit, what displacement would that hemispherical-heads V8 be? The 426 of the 60s and the first half of the 70s is somewhat of a ...

The automobile business is very simple. I always say that all you need is a good product and someone to sell it. We've just seen that happen at DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division, formerly known as ...

The Chrysler 300C was one of the last true full-size American sedans with a V8. The HEMI version packed well over 300 hp, and ...

The Chrysler 300 was a name that the brand would revisit time and again in both production and concept car form, but no 300 wore the badge better than the 300 Hemi C Concept. The Chrysler 300 and its ...

Chrysler is known for building Hemi engines, and it even trademarked the HEMI (all caps) name to signify to buyers that its vehicles have a unique powertrain. However, one of the interesting facts ...