But this decision also turned the Belvedere into one of America's first muscle cars. In 1962, Plymouth debuted the Max Wedge, a high-performance big-block V8 engine widely regarded as the predecessor ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlike the other factory lightweight muscle cars, this 1964 Plymouth Savoy has been a drag car all its life. Currently owned by Gene Mosbek and powered by a Stage III Max Wedge V-8, it shows just 10.9 ...

Introduced in production models for the 1966 model year, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) HEMI V8 is arguably the most iconic Chrysler engine from the golden muscle car era. However, it wasn't the ...