Chevrolet General Manager Ed Cole was always “looking over the horizon” for new technology. In 1957, Cole commanded his engineers to start working on a line of 1960 Chevrolets that would all use a ...

Produced from 1967 to 1969, the first-generation Chevrolet Camaro was offered with a selection of small- and big-block V8 engines. The latter did not exceed 400 cubic inches (6.6 liters) due to a ...

Introduced in 1966 as a competitor for the successful Ford Mustang, the Chevrolet Camaro quickly morphed into a high-profile muscle car. And by 1970, it had already spawned a few limited-edition ...

During the 1960s muscle car golden era, deep-pocketed gearheads had a wide range of machinery to choose from if they wanted to get their fix. From lumbering sedans like the Ford Galaxie to its ...

It all began in 1965 ... well, 1961. At that time, Chevrolet called it the Z-11. Some people called it the "Mystery Engine," and later they called it the offshoot that produced the 348 "truck" engine.

While there is some contention surrounding who produced the first muscle car, we can all agree that Chevrolet was certainly in the mix of it all during America's earliest muscle car days. In an effort ...

One of the rarest of all Chevy Corvettes, and certainly one of the most potent until recently, was the 1969 Corvette ZL1. The L88-based ZL1 was a study in excess intended strictly for competition use.

The Chevrolet big-block is the workhorse racing engine of the muscle-car era. The 427 W first showed up midyear as a stroked 409 for the 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS. However, a year before, ...

Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

American carmakers in the 1960s chased trends like Metallica cutting their hair. Seemingly, every brand had to have a large displacement V8, even producing ...