Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become ... Chevrolet 305? Each engine would make a fine small-block powerplant for your hot rod build, but one crucial ...

When most people wreck their car, they either scrap it or repair it back to factory condition. Not Blackie Gejeian. After a ...

When was the last time you saw a Hudson Pacemaker? How about one with a beefed-up small-block V8 powerplant under the hood?

Ford's first V8 ushered in a new era. Here are some of the most interesting models it powered, from the '30s to the '50s.

From the editors of HOT ROD and MotorTrend, V8: The Engine of America, a MotorTrend Documentary Special, explores the legacy of the V-8, its significance in American car culture, and the ...

Once a staple of the hot rod and modification scenes, the era of the big block V8 engines has largely ended thanks to technological advances in the 1980s and 1990s. The result was 340 horsepower ...

We’ve been living in the golden age of internal combustion, especially when it comes to the V8. At no point in history have V-8 engines, and the cars and trucks they are in, been more powerful ...

The Dodge Demon 170 is legal in some ways and not legal in others, the determining factors of which are its top speed and how ...

Lots of folks are fiddling with tuned Ford V8 hot rods. A man, brandishing a megaphone ... But, little did they realize that ECU engine tuning would be a real thing in the future.

Now, 75 years later, both car and engine are hall of famers, worthy of a birthday bash. The Ford Motor Company, the MHRA (Michigan Hot Rod Association) and the Early Ford V-8 Club of America are ...