One of eight known 1971 Hemi-powered Plymouth birds travels north of the border to Canada for business and pleasure (and an ...
Meanwhile on the drag strip, the Gen II 426 Race Hemi propelled Don Garlits past 200 miles per hour and down the quarter-mile in 7.78 seconds. Changes in NASCAR regulations meant that Chrysler ...
One of the major reasons why it isn't as highly regarded as its Mopar brethren is that it never had a 426 Street Hemi engine option like the rest of the lineup. Heck, even the Plymouth Barracuda ...
Obviously, the 426 Street Hemi had a lot to do with Mopar dominance, but, Spoiler Alert, not every blazing ride on this list was equipped with one. There are around 16 models that are considered ...
During the American muscle era, Detroit engines powered the most iconic and powerful cars on the road. Here are some of the ...
Well, in the mid-1960s, Chrysler debuted two different engines that were designed to fulfill this hunger for America's gearheads. In 1964, the company started producing the 426 Hemi V8 engine ...
During the mid-1960s, many Americans were obsessed with automobiles. Teenagers cruised the main drag through countless small towns on warm summer evenings. Families loaded up in their cars to ...
The 1932 Ford Flathead V8 ignited the V8 revolution, bringing power to the masses. It was revolutionary for its time, ...
The race-HEMI was adapted to create the 426 Street-HEMI, Chrysler's second generation of the HEMI V8. The 426 HEMI powered some legendary vehicles until its demise after the 1971 model year.
The Dodge Challenger debuted in 1970 as the division’s first pony car ever – some seven model years after the corporate sibling, the A-body Plymouth Barracuda, inaugurated the genre on April 1 ...
The naturally aspirated 426 Race HEMI engine is built off of a Mopar aluminum block with pressed-in steel liners and aluminum cylinder heads. Like the supercharged engine, the 426 HEMI also ...
In this episode of 'Shift: NASCAR’s evolution through the eyes of The King,' Richard Petty dives into the engine war in the 1960s and the battle between Ford and Chrysler over the 426 Hemi.