My other vehicles include a 1937 Dodge “Plow Truck” I designed myself and my latest project, a 1962 Rambler Classic two-door with a new 327 V8 Rambler (not Chevy) engine I already dropped in.

The DNA of a muscle car often looks like this: high-compression 327-inch four-barrel V-8 engine, four-speed manual transmission, bucket seats, console, limited-slip rearend, dash-mounted tach, and ...

This fastback rocks a 327-cubic-inch (5.4-liter) V8, one of several engine options available that year. The 327 V8 came in two flavors, starting with a two-barrel version rated at 250 horsepower.

In the late 1950s, there was a compact car movement led by the AMC Rambler American. All the Big Three automakers began ...

This car would have cost much more than the base MSRP, though, because it was built with AMC’s biggest car engine at the time: a 327-cubic-inch V8 rated at 250 horsepower.

The Marlin was unique, however, and preceded the 1966 Dodge Charger, which had a similar fastback roofline. Many people think the Charger came first, but that’s just not so.

When a Rambler shopper opted for the Classic 550, 660 or 770, power came from a sturdy 287-cubic-inch AMC V8 engine.The top-of-the-line Ambassador got the 327-cubic-inch version.

Compared to the then-standard Rambler inline-six engine, this rotary was incredibly short, and would have allowed for packaging solutions like transverse front or rear, or, if Rambler was really ...

Q: Hi, Greg, I really enjoyed your article about the little 195.6-inch Rambler American six-cylinder flathead that I also have in my car, a 1959 Rambler American. It runs so quiet and smooth. You r… ...

The DNA of a muscle car often looks like this: high-compression 327-inch four-barrel V-8 engine, four-speed manual transmission, bucket seats, console, limited-slip rearend, dash-mounted tach, and ...

The Marlin was unique, however, and preceded the 1966 Dodge Charger, which had a similar fastback roofline. Many people think the Charger came first, but that’s just not so.