The Pontiac Trans Am Performance and Appearance Package bowed in March 1969. This 1976 Trans Am will soon cross the Mecum Indy Fall Special auction block.

We’re not talking Ford Mustangs, Plymouth Barracudas, or the Chevrolet Chevelle SS here. The well-known names in classic muscle car performance were almost always associated with big-block engines, be ...

If you’re a fan of Chevy big-block engines then certain numbers make you smile a bit when you hear them: 454, 396, and our favorite, 427. But these days, thanks to the aftermarket, you can go ...

The Ford Galaxie nameplate first appeared in 1959, meant to crown the full-size range above the Fairlane. Its name reflected America's space-age obsession, a marketing nod to rockets and satellites ...

All good things must come to an end. Yeah, it may be true, but it still sucks. Such is the case with the COPO Camaro program. With the death of the sixth-gen Camaro, we all knew this day would come, ...

Chevy's Vortec 8100 — AKA the L18, AKA the Vortec 8.1 — was the last of The General's big block V8s, a line of engines that traced its lineage clear back to the fire-breathing muscle cars of the '60s ...

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...

"There's no replacement for displacement!" This has been the battle cry of big block fans everywhere, and for good reason. A Chevy big block brings the thunder, whether you're roasting tires with a ...