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.

Seven years had passed since Michael Knispel called on a classified ad in the Omaha World Herald about a half-dozen cars for sale outside the small town of Elkhorn, Nebraska. One was a Super Bee that ...

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 ...

You'd expect to find a 426 Street HEMI engine in late 1960s and early 1970s muscle cars like the Dodge Challenger, Charger, and Super Bee; the Plymouth Road Runner and Superbird; and most certainly ...

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 ...

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 ...