The Street Hemi saw its first application in 1966, with 2,714 big-blocks distributed unevenly (some would say unfairly) between the Plymouth and Dodge divisions of Chrysler Motors Corporation. The ...

The iconic 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 engine was born in 1964 as a race-spec unit. It was first raced in a Plymouth Belvedere and then banned due to its unavailability in production vehicles.

Rare Hemi-powered Plymouth resurfaces after decades in hiding and earns six-figure valuation following full restoration. A 1966 Plymouth Belvedere with a story as dramatic as its styling has emerged ...

Joe McCaron has been building Hemi cars for himself for the past ten years. All of the cars have been two-door post cars, and all extremely detailed. His first was a '65 Belvedere A-990 clone, ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Like a nuclear bomb stuffed into the tiny confines of a businessman's demure briefcase, the unpresuming figure of 61-year-old Steve Hagberg standing next to his run-of-the-mill-looking '66 Plymouth ...

In the history of American V8 engines, few have the iconic status and sheer gearhead cachet of Chrysler's 425-hp, 490 lb-ft 426 Hemi V8. But the engine's reputation stands in direct contrast to its ...

Plymouth was a manufacturer with quite a few notable contributions to the muscle car golden era. The Road Runner epitomized the muscle ethos better than almost anything else on the street in 1968 as ...

The story of the legendary 426 Hemi doesn’t begin with the 1966 model year. Rather, it starts in 1963, when Chrysler Corporation found itself far off the podium at both oval tracks and drag strips. In ...

The nearly 20-year run of the Plymouth Belvedere carved a niche in the hearts of American automobile enthusiasts that sustains interest to this day. The car’s overall popularity makes the task of ...