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1953-1957 Dodge Hemi V-8 Engine Facts

Dodge’s Hemi Head V-8 grew from 241 Cid to 325 CID using the same architecture! Horsepower grew from a lowly 140 all the way to 310!

Chrysler’s Oddball Engines

The answer to complexity and cost was Chrysler Corporation’s Poly V-8. Learn about it!

The first Factory Supercharged Fords.

The First Factory Supercharged Fords The 2003 – 2004 Ford Mustang “Terminators” Were Awesome...

1955-1965 Chrysler 300 Letter Series Building the First Muscle Car Platform

1955-1965 Chrysler 300 Letter Series Building the First Muscle Car Platform The Chrysler Letter...

The First Mid-Size Muscle Car Wasn’t the GTO

The first mid-size muscle car wasn’t the Pontiac GTO. In fact, it wasn’t a GM car at all – it was the 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury.

The 1952-1961 DeSoto Disaster

1956 was the first year that a hardtop joined the Eldorado line. If you were choosing a performance Eldorado, the Seville hardtop would have been your selection.

1952-1961 DeSoto V-8 Engine Facts

The factory soon found that its competitors were touting power! Not to be outdone, the 1955 Eldorado appeared with multiple carbs and the horsepower race was on!

1966-1970 Chrysler Corporation “B” and “RB” V-8s

PART TWO – The maturity of the Chrysler big block V-8 from 1966 through 1970

Ford Service Manuals – You Can’t Fix Your Car Without One

Many have stumbled, many are humbled – because they thought they didn’t need their Ford-Specific Service Manual!

How Come No Love for the GTO?

It’s Pontiac’s 60th Birthday – but no celebration – and no love!

Lost Highway Patrol 1969 Suburban Discovered on Facebook MarketPlace

This rare California Highway Patrol 1969 Chevrolet Suburban has survived and lives and runs!

The Muscle Car Wars Part 1

The first part of a Series discussing the Muscle Car and its genesis.

1958 – The Year of the “Big Block.”

The introduction of the Big Blocks in the Low-Price Three; Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth in 1958, enabled the Muscle Car for those brands in 1964.

The Horsepower Wars 1949-1957

Without the Horsepower Wars of the 50s – We might not have had the Muscle Car Wars of the 60s!

The 1968-1970 Oldsmobile 350 CID W-31 V-8: The Little Engine that Could!

The Oldsmobile Gen 2 330-350 CID small block was capable of exciting performance from it’s outset, but when equipped with the W-31 option – WOW!

1958-1964: The Storm Before the Storm – Mopar “B” and “RB” Wedge Performance Growth

The Penultimate or the Pinnacle of Chrysler Corporation Wedge Development – the 1964 Stage III 426 CID Wedge V-8.

Cadillac Goes Hot Rod . . . Or Did They?

1956 was the first year that a hardtop joined the Eldorado line. If you were choosing a performance Eldorado, the Seville hardtop would have been your selection.

1949-1960 Cadillac V-8 Facts and Specifications

The factory soon found that its competitors were touting power! Not to be outdone, the 1955 Eldorado appeared with multiple carbs and the horsepower race was on!

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