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 ...

When talking about high-performance Mopars from the golden muscle car era, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi is the first engine that comes to mind. But Chrysler had a beefed-up, race-ready V8 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...