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. Today’s muscle car aficionado is ...

Any '90s kid who had cable TV will distinctly remember the '00s-era commercials that posed the question, "That thing got a HEMI?" While the tongue-in-cheek commercial was used to point out that not ...

The HEMI engine is named after the engine's hemispherical shaped piston heads. While Chrysler brands popularized and trademarked the name, HEMI-style engines were developed in the early 1900s. The ...

The Hemi name is so tightly welded to Chrysler that it is easy to forget the combustion chamber shape itself is not proprietary hardware. While the company turned the hemispherical head into a ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Fantastic sound. The smell of burnt rubber. Ridiculous power. Chrysler's HEMI V8 family had all of these traits since the first 331-cid (5.4-liter) FirePower unit entered production in 1951. The ...

During the mid-1960s, many Americans were obsessed with automobiles. Teenagers cruised the main drag through countless small towns on warm summer evenings. Families loaded up in their cars to attend ...

Let's pretend it's May 1962 and you're a diehard Chrysler loyalist who loves drag racing. You could search for a used 392 Hemi, but good luck keeping the bottom end from grenading after slapping on an ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...