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 pantheon of ChryCo hemigods, the Plymouth Road Runner stands above all else. For a very good reason: out of every five B- and E-bodied Mopars armed with the legendary 426-cube titan made ...

The 1960s are littered with a plethora of high-performance powerplants, often with overlapping names and terms. The 426 is a victim of such naming conventions, with two prominent engines boasting the ...

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 Ball-Stud Hemi is practically folklore to anyone familiar with Mopar's fascinating history. The story begins in the late '60s, when Chrysler was fresh off the thunderous success of the 426 Street ...

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 ...

Introduced for the 1968 model year, the Plymouth Road Runner remained in production as a stand-alone nameplate until 1975. However, only the first four model years are considered true muscle cars, ...

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 ...

The late 1960s and early 1970s were the golden age of muscle cars. Packed with charisma, outrageous power, and ostentatious design, they thrived during the muscle car wars of the mid-1960s. Chrysler ...

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 ...

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 ...