The Hemispherical combustion chamber brings big power, but is that all there is to the iconic Hemi engine?
Developed specifically for racing in 1964, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 found its way into street-legal cars for the 1966 model year. Chrysler was pretty much forced to create a streetable ...
Only 58 chargers had the top-tier 426 V8 and a four-speed manual transmission back in 1967, a year when the moniker hit ...
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 ...
Based on the bones of Chrysler’s first-generation Hemi engine from 1951 to 1958, HOT ROD had a pretty good sense that the new version from 1964 was going to kick ass. Don’t get too excited, fellows, ...
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 a very special engine. The first Chrysler HEMI arrived on the scene in 1951, making use of a unique hemispherical combustion chamber design that went against the grain of ...
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 ...