This overlooked gem features an engine with performance pedigree, but it goes largely unloved because of its badging.

The well-known names in classic muscle car performance were almost always associated with big-block engines, be they Ford Mustangs, Plymouth ’Cudas, or the Chevrolet Chevelle SS. What you may not know ...

Two red Corvettes, spanning nearly 60 years of performance history, headline the latest Corvette Dream Giveaway.

Produced during the short-lived but exciting era when muscle cars reigned supreme, these high-horsepower motors ran their way to legendary status one quarter mile at a time. The muscle car era started ...

During the era when muscle cars reigned supreme, GM's Chevrolet division developed some of the greatest big-block V8s of all time. Since the early 1960s, American carmakers started offering more ...

Compact Mopar muscle often flies under the radar, and the Dart is a perfect example. Small-block 318- and 340-V8 cars remain ...

From the March 1965 issue of HOT ROD: The 396ci big-block Chevy had just dropped, and we were justifiably excited by its big valves, high-flow ports, and 425 horsepower. Chevrolet’s 427 engine that ...

Debuting for the 1964 model year, the Chevy Chevelle was built to compete with the Ford Fairlane as Chevy’s mid-size A-body entry. The Chevelle, whose name was taken from either French or Hebrew ...

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...