Built as a drag racer from new, the car ran a Sox&Martin 426 Hemi; it was then demoted to a 440, then a 383, before the ...

The Chrysler HEMI V8 is one of the most iconic engines ever built, with a legendary reputation on the street and a long list of accomplishments in motorsport. The Chrysler (now Stellantis) HEMI is ...

Ford and Chrysler both created powerful engines that were banned by NASCAR. Their similarities made them powerhouses, but ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

When it comes to hot rods, sometimes it’s the engine that makes the car legendary even more so than the classic bodylines. Such is the case with the iconic Hemi powered ’Cudas of the late ’60s and ...

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 is as American as engines get, but the U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on the hemi. Automakers from other ...

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 ...