In 1964, the company started producing the 426 Hemi V8 engine, the revamped brand of hemispherical ... number of vehicles over its run like the Dodge Coronet and Plymouth Road Runner.
banning non-production engine technology from competition. Thus the 426 Street HEMI became available in automobile showrooms ...
We may never know why 426 Street Wedge-powered '66 Dodges were built a year after the engine was discontinued, but we have ...
Richard Petty drove this Dodge Charger in both the 1974 and 1975 seasons, scoring 23 wins in 60 races, and winning the ...
The only exception was the limited edition 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracudas ... In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the 426 Race HEMI engine, Mopar also established the "Tom Hoover ...
the 426 HEMI V8 is perfectly tuned for power and speed, producing 425 brake horsepower and 489 lb-ft of torque. The 426 was the engine of choice for NASCAR Dodge Chargers and Daytonas during the ...
Restored in 2008, this 1969 Dodge Charger 500 is one of only 27 examples fitted with the 426 Hemi and four-speed manual combo ...
Thanks to a ban on big engines for all GM divisions ... but Chrysler decided to go full-bore and make the 426 Street Hemi available to all Dodge and Plymouth intermediate cars.
Dodge’s pony car ... had with an inline-six-cylinder engine or a broad range of increasingly muscular V-8s, reaching all the way up to the legendary 426 Hemi. The market for muscle and pony ...