The 426 Hemi engine arrived in 1966 ... the big news was the small-block 340 V8. A big-block muscle car by tradition, the Road Runner was finally accepted in the 5.6-liter family of Mopars ...

Displacement figures for early models remained modest until the 1960s brought an increasing degree of large and powerful American V8 engines to market, and they became known as big block V8s.

The first generation Hemi V8 started ... beat Chrysler's dominant 426 Hemi. Fully dressed, the Chrysler 392 Hemi V8 weighed ...

The race-HEMI was adapted to create the 426 Street-HEMI, Chrysler's second generation of the HEMI V8. The 426 HEMI powered some legendary vehicles until its demise after the 1971 model year.

block. Correct, this is a stroked 426 Hemi from Mopar Performance with 4.5 inches (114.3 mm) of piston travel and a 4.35-inch bore (110.5 mm). 8.8 Hemi liters is what the original Challenger R/T ...

Classic American Muscle is now reaching into the million-dollar range, becoming some of the most collectible rides out there.

One of the major reasons why it isn't as highly regarded as its Mopar brethren is that it never had a 426 ... block V-8 engines. In a weird way, however, the D-Dart probably inspired the Hemi ...

When it comes to impressive engine output, HEMI has been a top fixture in the automotive industry since it rose to prominence in the 1960s. Although HEMI would go on hiatus for over three decades ...

Mecum’s Monterey, California, auction has always been a showcase for vintage European exotics, and not so much a place to find blue-collar muscle car classics like the 1969 Dodge Daytona seen here.

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