We all know the Max Wedge is an all-time classic that roared out of Detroit in 1962. With that big, honking, dual-carb, cross-ram intake, the upswept exhaust manifolds, the radical cam, and the ...

The golden age of muscle spawned many legendary performance engines but these five V8s were among the rarest motors available back then ...

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 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) HEMI V8 is arguably Chrysler's most iconic engine ever. However, it's not the only beefed-up mill that powered street-legal and race-spec Mopars alike in the 1960s.

Let's pretend it's May 1962 and you're a diehard Chrysler loyalist who loves drag racing. You could search for a used 392 Hemi, but good luck keeping the bottom end from grenading after slapping on an ...