The small-block Chevrolet engine is 70 years old in 2025 and what better way to celebrate one of the most influential engines of all time than by building one? The Hemmings team is taking it one step ...

The small-block Chevy engine has long been a cornerstone of American automotive performance, quietly powering some of the fastest street cars in history. With its versatility, affordability, and ...

Racer Brown, HOT ROD’s tech editor, understood the intrinsic value of the small-block Chevy to such a degree that it changed his life. Despite the fact that more advanced cars in the same price class ...

When Chevrolet introduced the Vega 2300 to the public in September of 1970, performance enthusiasts immediately scoped out the dimensions of the engine compartment and began speculating on the ...

Cale has spent the last year as a contributer for South Africa's leading motoring magazine, and writing for CARmag.co.za. After completing his Higher Certificate in Film at the SAE Institute, he ...

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...

The small-block Chevrolet V8 has powered over 100 million vehicles throughout the years, providing power for everything from high-horsepower muscle cars to workhorse pickup trucks. It's also one of ...

Chevrolet is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its small-block V8 engine, a milestone for one of the brand’s most iconic powerplants. Scratch that—never mind Chevrolet's most iconic engine, try ...

The GM Gen 6 Small Block is a family of gasoline eight cylinder engines produced by General Motors Company for use in various vehicles, including sports cars, pickup trucks, SUVs and possibly vans.

General Motors and heavy-duty trucks go a long way back. For the time being, the Chevrolet Silverado HD and its GMC-branded twin do the heavy lifting for the Detroit-based automaker. The Silverado HD ...

Automotive engine technology has advanced many miles since Carl Benz put a one-cylinder gas motor in the Patent Motorwagen, creating the first car ever in the late 19th Century. A couple of decades ...

American automotive performance in the 1950s was a simple recipe. If you wanted to go faster, you didn't optimize what you had; you just added more to it. More displacement, more iron, more horsepower ...