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 ...

The 1969 Camaro SS 396 sits at a rare intersection of big-block power, limited production, and fast-rising collector demand. Buyers today chase these cars not only for their period-correct performance ...

Big-block engines sit at the heart of some of the most iconic American performance cars and trucks, yet the term is often ...

Chevrolet has one of the longest and most distinguished histories in terms of muscle cars, engines, and racing. The brand is known for iconic cars like the 1953 Corvette and the 1970s Monte Carlo, all ...

The 1965 model year brought a number of aesthetic and functional changes for the Chevy Corvette Sting Ray. The depressions at the hood's leading edge were nixed, the horizontally oriented faux front ...

[This story first appeared in the premier issue of MotorTrend Classic in 2005] If H.G. Wells Enterprises Inc. advertised time-machine test-drives tomorrow, it'd be tempting to hop in and twist the ...

Chevrolet and Ford were the big guns of American car production in the postwar era, with the Bowtie coming out on top on most occasions – including in 1965 when the Mustang had its first full ...

There are many ways that automakers, particularly American ones, categorize the V8 engines they produce. They can essentially be put into one of two categories: big-block engines and small-block ...

The U.S. is known as the land of excess for many reasons. Take the automotive landscape, for example. You have big SUVs and even bigger engines. However, there was a time when engines in American cars ...

Chevrolet was a very inspirational carmaker in the sixties and seventies, acting as a muse for artists who got struck by the Bowtie’s high-performing muscle. The Beach Boys chanted about the real fine ...

It’s one thing to overhaul a beat-up old muscle car from the ground-up to create a shiny new restomod, but it’s something else entirely to modify only select bits and pieces to keep the old-school ...

Chevrolet’s 427 engine that set Daytona on its ear in 1963 and was appropriately dubbed the “Mystery V8” because the secrecy which enveloped the project has risen like the legendary phoenix from the ...