Today is April 13, or 413, which HOT ROD proclaims as 413 Max Wedge Day. Although the 413ci version of Mopar's tall-deck big-block saw use in everything from Dodge dump trucks to Plymouth sedans, the ...

Who invented the muscle car? Before we get on with this never-ending debate, let’s answer the crucial question, ‘What is a muscle car?’ and then we can all agree that the Pontiac GTO was first. Except ...

Unlike the other factory lightweight muscle cars, this 1964 Plymouth Savoy has been a drag car all its life. Currently owned by Gene Mosbek and powered by a Stage III Max Wedge V-8, it shows just 10.9 ...

Chrysler’s 426 Hemi is the corporation’s most famous engine of the classic muscle era, but it’s far from the only one. Before the Hemi became available for street duty in 1966 the top-performing ...

The 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) HEMI V8 is arguably Chrysler's most iconic engine ever. However, it's not the only beefed-up mill that powered street-legal and race-spec Mopars alike in the 1960s.