The muscle car era of the 1960s and 1970s is renowned for its iconic V8 engines, but many underrated powerplants played crucial roles in shaping automotive performance. From torque-rich designs to ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Stan Wiggins, Houston, TX:I have a question regarding camshafts. What is retarding and what is advancing the camshaft? I mean, if I drill the cam sprocket and install a bushing, which way do I ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, American carmakers devised several clever marketing strategies to promote their high-performance vehicles. Among those were cool names that gave the potent V8s at the heart ...

The 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 and 1964 Pontiac GTO are generally regarded as the first American muscle cars. The era they spawned saw many other carmakers strap powerful V8 engines onto a lightweight ...

With the one of the nation's largest gatherings of rare Chevys at the 7th annual Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, naturally, we wanted to look under the hoods. This show always brings out the unique ...

Name the first three things that come to mind when you hear ‘year 1964.’ Pony Car, Muscle Car, Muscle Engine – so where’s the Oldsmobile 4-4-2? It’s hidden in the folds of history, overshadowed by the ...

2011 AMSOIL Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge Mid-America Racing Engines Dave Bruns from Mid-America Race Engines bolts his 383 stroker to the dyno for its turn during the 2011 AMSOIL Mopar Muscle Engine ...

There are some parameters within the definition of a muscle car that aren't set in stone, like size and number of doors, but the one non-negotiable feature is the engine. No matter how cool a ride ...