Chrysler was founded in 1925 when Walter Chrysler reorganized the assets of the foundering Maxwell Motors Company and reformed it in West Virginia under his own name. Three years later, Chrysler ...

Today, few young people have heard of the DeSoto name. Tony Kunkel of Corydon, Indiana, was born a quarter-century after the final DeSoto was produced, but he's not your typical Millennial. An ...

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 ...

The HEMI logo plastered on modern Dodge cars and Ram trucks promises an increased level of automotive engine performance. But what's the difference between a hemi and a non-hemi engine? The primary ...

Hemi engines aren't perfect. Sorry. Half-grapefruit-shaped combustion chambers sure do let designers increase valve sizes, and in the larger displacement Hemis, these valves could probably pass golf ...

DeSoto was originally a step between the entry-level Plymouth and Dodge but became the bridge brand between Dodge and Chrysler sometime in the late 1930s. From that time until its demise, DeSoto was ...