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 ...

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 ...

The Chrysler Hemi engine was one of the most powerful engines you could find in a Chrysler car in the late '60s and early '70s. Its distinctive dome-shaped cylinders and large 426-cubic-inch (nearly 7 ...

Mr. Norm’s 426 Hemi Cuda Convertible – Click above for a high-res image gallery When the phone call came letting us know that both cars would be in Southern California for a few days, we didn’t need ...

Nineteen seventy was the peak of muscle’s golden era, an era that was ended by crippling insurance rates, tightening emissions regulations and performance-unfriendly low-lead gas. But Detroit didn’t ...

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 1968 Corvette 427 and 1967 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi were among the most fearsome speed machines of their time, packing some serious firepower straight from the factory. However, with a few modern ...

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 ...