The 426 Hemi is remembered today as one of the most feared engines in muscle car history, but its path to production was far from guaranteed. Before it ever dominated drag strips and NASCAR headlines, ...

The Elephant sounds like an odd name for an engine, but it's one that's well deserved in this case. Even better, it inspired ...

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 ...

A look at a heavily modified Jeep Gladiator running a 426 HEMI engine and 40-inch tires, focusing on power, suspension ...

After more than two decades of flogging muscle motors on the dyno, Nick Panaritis thought he’d seen it all. But when a 472-cubic-inch Hemi arrived at his garage with a history as troubled as a street ...

There are many comparisons to be made against Ford's 427 engines and Chrysler's 426 Hemi. In the interest of keeping things fair, though, we'll focus on pitting the 426 against the Ford SOHC "Cammer," ...

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 ...

Few engines in American history carry the weight that the Chrysler 426 HEMI does. Born for NASCAR in 1964, the seven-liter V8 was sidelined for the 1965 season because it was not yet available in ...

This story is about a very special 1970 Hemi Cuda with only 10,000 miles on the odometer, a rare Mopar nearly untouched by time. This Hemi Cuda was purchased by Tom Strum brand new from Hopewell ...