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 ...

The story of the legendary 426 Hemi doesn’t begin with the 1966 model year. Rather, it starts in 1963, when Chrysler ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

Chrysler's first production "Hemi" V-8 had its roots in the war effort. Like other manufacturers, it was pressing light-duty passenger car engines into service in heavy-duty-and just-plain heavy ...

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 ...

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 ...