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 ...

After the war, Chrysler used the knowledge obtained to create car engines. It released its first Hemi engine in 1951. The Hemi wouldn't gain fame until the 1960s, alongside the excellent ...

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 ...

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 ...

So, contrary to popular belief, Chrysler wasn’t the first carmaker to create such an engine, but it would go on to develop the most popular hemi-headed powerplants of all time. The corporation ...

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 ...