You see plenty of legendary muscle cars from Detroit’s golden era, but the 1970 Dodge 426 Hemi Challenger carried a level of ...

When people hear “426 Hemi,” they usually picture tire smoke, bold fender badges, and the golden age of American muscle. But ...

One of only 475 Dodge Chargers ordered with the 426 Hemi V8 in 1968, this Mopar is also one of only 10 units finished in ...

During the golden age of muscle, the 426 HEMI was fitted into the engine bays of many Mopars, but these five B-bodies stand out due to their single-digit production figures. The Chrysler Corporation ...

Today is April 26, or 426, which HOT ROD proclaims as 426 Hemi day! During the early 1960s, Dodge execs realized the heat had been turned up in NASCAR, and a new engine was needed to take the 1964 ...

It was December of 1962 when Lynn Townsend set the wheels in motion by authorizing the build of a new engine for the sole purpose of being a race-ready engine that could go to the 1964 Daytona 500—and ...

Few engines in American history carry the weight that the Chrysler 426 HEMI does. Born for NASCAR in 1964, the seven-liter V8 was sidelined for the 1965 season because it was not yet available in ...

Mecum Auctions is set to offer a 1966 Hemi Plymouth Satellite at its Kissimmee auction with a six-figure estimate. The 426 Hemi first appeared in 1964 as a race-only engine and immediately made ...

Considered by some as the “Gentlemen’s Muscle Car,” this final production model, the GTX, also has the rare 426 Hemi V8. When muscle cars emerged in the late ’60s and ’70s, Plymouth played a pivotal ...

Khris is a Mechanical Engineer and a classic car aficionado, who adores his Jags, Alfas, and old-school American muscle cars. He keeps tabs on everything from super exotics like an old EB 110 to the ...

Mecum is holding its 2026 Indianapolis auction from May 8-16, and naturally for events of this sort, there will be plenty of rare muscle cars from the pre-EPA era. One of the rarest of the rare is ...