While using an adapted Max Wedge block and having the same displacement, the 426 HEMI was a completely different engine than ...

The result was an engine that was as tough as it was hell-bent on producing all-out power. This was the birth of the 426 Hemi. While the 426 instantly showcased its potential in NASCAR ...

But it was thirteen years later – 50 years ago – that the Pentastar automaker rolled out the most iconic Hemi of them all: the Gen II 426. The massive 7.0-liter V8 engine instantly became a ...