Lucky us! We happened to get our paws on a crate Hemi-and the green light to run it to within an inch of its life on the dyno. Even better, we had a chance to bolt on a selection of go-fast goodies to ...

Don Schumacher Racing's DSR Performance division has recently launched a new crate engine that overshadows the Hellephant C170 in both power and twist. Enter the Direct Connection 1200, a supercharged ...

Ticking the Hemi V8 option on your Dodge or Plymouth order in the late 1960s was an expensive way to ensure you’d be the fastest guy in town, provided you could keep its dual carbs in tune and your ...

I'm sitting at a small table at the Waffle House in Ocala, Florida, when I ask this question, and "Big Daddy" Don Garlits nearly slams his fist in his scrambled eggs and tomatoes as he leans across to ...

The 1960s are littered with a plethora of high-performance powerplants, often with overlapping names and terms. The 426 is a victim of such naming conventions, with two prominent engines boasting the ...

Introduced in 1951 as a two-door hardtop version of the Cranbrook, the Plymouth Belvedere became a stand-alone nameplate in 1954. Initially a full-size automobile, the Belverede was reassigned to ...

During the mid-1960s, many Americans were obsessed with automobiles. Teenagers cruised the main drag through countless small towns on warm summer evenings. Families loaded up in their cars to attend ...