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 ...

According to Chrysler, more than three million 383s and million 440s were produced between 1959 and 1978, when big-block production ended. Chevy seems to pump out that many small-blocks in a year.

In the Mopar world the Hemi revels in superstar status, while the related big-block wedge is the quiet hero providing power to the masses. Built in large numbers from 1958 through 1978, the wedge came ...

On this special episode of Car Craft presented by Amazon Automotive, John McGann and Kory Holmes begin to restore a 1965 Dodge Coronet for a Vietnam Veteran. Teardown and engine assembly are just the ...

In May 1957, Chrysler president Lester Lum Colbert established a team to develop a competitor for the emerging compact car market. About two and a half years later, the company introduced the first ...

Engine development has taken thousands of small steps from the 1850s single-cylinder engine used by Carl Benz in the Patent Motorwagen to the 1,600-hp W16 in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. V8 engines ...

The Dodge Charger wasn't born to whisper. From the moment Chrysler launched the first generation in 1966, it was clear that this wasn't just another fastback trying to steal showroom attention. But ...