Today is April 13, or 413, which HOT ROD proclaims as 413 Max Wedge Day. Although the 413ci version of Mopar's tall-deck big-block saw use in everything from Dodge dump trucks to Plymouth sedans, the ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Unlike the other factory lightweight muscle cars, this 1964 Plymouth Savoy has been a drag car all its life. Currently owned by Gene Mosbek and powered by a Stage III Max Wedge V-8, it shows just 10.9 ...

Classic Mopar engines are always a fun topic of discussion. Maybe more now than ever with whispers ofthe Hemi returning to Ram 1500s and Dodge Chargers. There are even claims that the Viper will ...

From an automotive perspective, there is nothing as uniquely American as the big-block V-8 engine. Japan and Europe have built V-8s, but they never dared to go as big and bold as the U.S. monster ...

Who invented the muscle car? Before we get on with this never-ending debate, let’s answer the crucial question, ‘What is a muscle car?’ and then we can all agree that the Pontiac GTO was first. Except ...

Introduced in 1956 as a subseries of the Belvedere, the Plymouth Fury gained stand-alone model status in 1959. It spent three decades in showrooms, switching between the intermediate and full-size ...