Chevrolet’s 427 engine that set Daytona on its ear in 1963 and was appropriately dubbed the “Mystery V8” because the secrecy which enveloped the project has risen like the legendary phoenix from the ...

When installing the NASCAR cam in the 375-through-435-hp engines, additional piston-to-valve clearance must be cut. A street-driven, 11-second, rat-motored Camaro is not beyond the realm of ...

During the era when muscle cars reigned supreme, GM's Chevrolet division developed some of the greatest big-block V8s of all time. Since the early 1960s, American carmakers started offering more ...

Chevrolet joined the muscle car gathering in 1964 with the arrival of the Chevelle. The moniker had kind fortunes on its side, even though its debut year was laden with big events – the GTO, the 4-4-2 ...

The 1967 Chevelle SS 396 arrived at a moment when Detroit was still figuring out how much power and attitude to pack into a mid-size body, and it answered with a mix of brute force and surprising ...

[This story first appeared in the premier issue of MotorTrend Classic in 2005] If H.G. Wells Enterprises Inc. advertised time-machine test-drives tomorrow, it'd be tempting to hop in and twist the ...