The 426 HEMI was so powerful, in fact, that NASCAR banned it in 1965. Chrysler soon started offering a barrage of performance cars equipped with the 426 HEMI for general customers. The production-spec ...

The Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi is featured in a detailed look at one of the most recognizable designs from the classic muscle ...

The short-lived Dodge Super Bee was an affordable alternative to pricier Mopar muscle cars of the era, providing ...

The Dodge Charger and the 426 Hemi (Street version) came hand in hand in 1966, with one serving the other as its loyal NASCAR-homologating vehicle, and yes, the pun is premeditated. A fastback Coronet ...

Chrysler began developing the iconic 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi engine in 1962. Two years later, the mill found its way to the racetrack, but new homologation rules made it ineligible for 1965.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

1,000-horsepower Direct Connection Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI® engine relaunches with suite of new engine upgrades Updated NHRA championship-winning Direct Connection 354 Supercharged ...

Occasionally an engine will develop a nickname based on either the automaker's own internal designation for it, like the Ford "Coyote" V8 or the Chevy "Small Block." Similarly, engines will earn ...

A dual overhead cam 426 NASCAR engine - Uncle Tony's Garage Officially called the A-925 engine in Chrysler documentation, the engine shown here — a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8 with special dual-overhead ...

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 ...