For those who need a reminder, the ZL-1 was an aluminum version (heads and block) of the Chevy Mark IV big-block. Designed for racing, it appeared on the scene in 1969, displacing 427 ci and making ...

With LS swaps all the rage these days, it's easy to forget big-blocks are still alive and thriving. That's because when it comes to making big power and even bigger torque, building it with a ...

I started learning to work on cars in the late 1970s by helping my stepdad turn salvaged mid-1960s Chevy Chevelles into street-stock-class race cars. Throughout that period, I had my hands on a number ...

Tracing the history-and milestones-of what just might be the most significant V-8 engine ever designed. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the ...