The Chrysler Hemi and Chevrolet big block did more than power quarter-mile passes. They became shorthand for two rival philosophies of American horsepower, each with its own mythology and fan base.

The general view is that the 1960s muscle car era kicked off with Pontiac's 1964 introduction of the GTO. The GTO would spark a revolution across Detroit's automakers, putting the youth market in its ...

A project 3 and a half years in the making by a well-known big-block expert is finally nearing completion. There was a time in American muscle car culture when the Big Block V8 was the king of engines ...