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 ...

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Here we are breaking down all the details on the Mopar Max Wedge in order to show you why it has been so popular among vintage muscle car fans throughout the years.

Offered only in 1962 (the 426 Max Wedge replaced it in 1963), the 413 Max Wedge was found in 214 Dodges and 298 Plymouths, and only 57 of the latter were installed in Plymouth Sport Fury vehicles.

But the fury did get the bigger 440-cubic-inch (7.2-liter) RB, as well as two versions of Mopar's famous Wedge engine. This 1962 Fury is one of those rare cars.

The Mopar RB big-block didn't die out when the second-generation Hemi appeared in 1964. Chrysler's engine team bored out the 413's cylinders to 440 cubic inches and began using it across the Mopar ...

By 1960, Dodge was a solid sales performer and, along with Plymouth, helped usher in the muscle car era in 1962 with the 413 wedge engine Super Stock Dodge made famous in the Beach Boys song ...