The earliest Chrysler automobiles featuring the 331-cubic inch FirePower V8 first-generation HEMI engines came out in 1951, but the hemi engine story doesn't begin there. In fact, it doesn't even ...

Chrysler first started tinkering around with HEMIs ... it's still much smaller than the second run of HEMI engines that debuted in 1964. At 426 cubic inches (nearly 7 liters), the engine was ...

Looking at the first generation HEMI engine especially, we can see how a seemingly mundane upgrade in engine technology led to a cultural renaissance for Chrysler. One that it's all too happy to ...

From a baby-boomer perspective, the 426 is the definition of a Hemi. After a stall in production following the first generation, Chrysler produced what some called the “Elephant Engine.” ...

Let's look at the many Hemi engine sizes Chrysler built over the years. The First-Generation Hemi See All 26 Photos The half-spherical combustion chamber was superior to ordinary wedge-chambered ...

Based on the bones of Chrysler’s first-generation Hemi engine from 1951 to 1958, HOT ROD had a pretty good sense that the new version from 1964 was going to kick ass. Don’t get too excited ...

In 2003, Chrysler reintroduced the legendary Hemi engine to American car buyers after a decades-long hiatus. The first of the "third generation" Hemis was the 5.7-liter, gas-powered, 90-degree ...

similar to a powerplant that first appeared in the 300 Hemi C concept back in 2000 (AW, July 10, 2000). Chrysler clearly has big plans for the engine: It will build 440,000 Hemi engines ...

Most manufacturers dropped it from production lines as it was too expensive, but Chrysler came in and repopularized them once again. Over the years, Hemi engines have gained quite a good reputation ...