The Ford 429 Boss big block engine shares an origin story similar to Chrysler's 426 Hemi, creating a production engine to qualify the race version for NASCAR use. Before 1969, Ford used a 427 ...

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 ...

Changes in NASCAR regulations meant that Chrysler devoted the engine to NHRA drag racing, and to this day the Gen II 426 Race Hemi is still used in Funny Car and Top Fuel dragsters. It's that long ...

Richard Petty drove this Dodge Charger in both the 1974 and 1975 seasons, scoring 23 wins in 60 races, and winning the ...

Though overshadowed by the likes of the 426 HEMI, 427 "side oiler", or 454 LS6, these five muscle car V8s were engineering ...

We may never know why 426 Street Wedge-powered '66 Dodges were built a year after the engine was discontinued, but we have ...

But the Hemi engine’s story is one of glory and ... serving as a testament to Chrysler’s masterpiece. The 426 Hemi left behind shoes fit for an elephant when production ended in 1971.

With the debut of the Pontiac GTO in 1964, all other automakers scrambled to replicate its success, which was the official launch of the Golden Age of American Muscle. Thanks to a ban on big ...

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.