The 426 Hemi is remembered today as one of the most feared engines in muscle car history, but its path to production was far ...

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 ...

It was December of 1962 when Lynn Townsend set the wheels in motion by authorizing the build of a new engine for the sole purpose of being a race-ready engine that could go to the 1964 Daytona 500—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 ...

Nowadays, any classic car equipped with the mighty 426 HEMI is expensive. Still, these five rare and highly original examples sold at public auctions take the notion of expensive to another level.

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 426 cubic inch Hemi engine was the second generation of the Hemi. It was produced from 1964 through 1971. Initially designed for NASCAR racing and not intended for use in street vehicles, ...

In 1970, Plymouth released the third generation of its pony car, the undeservingly forgotten founder of the genre, the Barracuda. The model underwent a complete makeover for its last performance on ...

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 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 ...

Vintage iron Gen II Hemi engines are one of the most coveted engines in the muscle car universe. The legendary status of this maximum muscle engine is not debatable, and between their value for ...