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 ...

Popping the hood revealed a 413 Max Wedge, and this was a 1962 Dodge Dart 440 convertible that we found in a backyard in El Paso, Texas.designates the series, not the engine size. The owner wanted to ...

1964 was the last year of the B-Body Dodge Polara; from 1965 onward, the nameplate was relegated to full-size duties. It stayed on the mid-size platform just enough to witness the (what is now largely ...

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 ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

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 ...

Chryslerhas been making big-block engines for production cars since the 1950s. These huge mills with stellar horsepower helped make the 1960s the golden era for muscle cars, providing effortless grunt ...

Q: Greg it was a pleasure meeting you at The Bloomsburg Nationals car show and reminiscing about the races at Beaver Springs Dragway, those best of seven match races in the 1960s, and the Dodge and ...