When Ma' Mopar introduced the 426 Hemi to the public in 1966, it wasn't just a big-block flex—it was a thunderclap. This was the year Chrysler unleashed its race-born monster in a way the average ...

In 1966, something seismic happened at Chrysler. Dodge and Plymouth finally relented after a few years of chasing trophies on the NASCAR circuit and a lot of internal hand-wringing about putting race ...

The NASCAR-bred 426 Hemi powered some of the most legendary Dodge muscle cars, but you couldn't get it in just any Dodge.

The Top 10 hit "Hip to be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News makes the absurd claim that it's somehow cool to be completely lame. Even using the terms "hip" and "square" was pretty weak for 1986 when ...

Mecum Auctions is set to offer a 1966 Hemi Plymouth Satellite at its Kissimmee auction with a six-figure estimate. The 426 Hemi first appeared in 1964 as a race-only engine and immediately made ...

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 ...