I started learning to work on cars in the late 1970s by helping my stepdad turn salvaged mid-1960s Chevy Chevelles into street-stock-class race cars. Throughout that period, I had my hands on a number ...

When Chevrolet introduced its 350 cubic-inch small block engine in 1967, it started a phenomenon that lasts even today. Pontiac's 350, introduced in 1968, never saw the same success and was phased out ...

Back in the heyday of the muscle car, just about every car company came out with a V8 engine. The big, gas-guzzling plants weren't terribly efficient or practical, but the ability to step on the gas ...