The NASCAR-bred 426 Hemi powered some of the most legendary Dodge muscle cars, but you couldn't get it in just any Dodge.

Introduced for the 1960 model year as a full-size car, the Dodge Dart was downsized twice until 1963, when it became a compact. Its size kept it away from the horsepower wars of the intermediate ...

For the uninitiated, the Dodge Dart is not much of a car. Born in 1959 to suit the transportation needs of Americans, the boxy car that lacked the glamorous lines of other vehicles of the time went ...

The early '60s were without a doubt the golden era of Super Stock drag racing, and Chrysler Corporation was the undisputed leader of the movement. Beginning with the Maximum Performance 413 Wedge ...

The 426 HEMI was so powerful, in fact, that NASCAR banned it in 1965. Chrysler soon started offering a barrage of performance cars equipped with the 426 HEMI for general customers. The production-spec ...