The Chevrolet L79 327 cubic inch V-8 did something unusual in the muscle era. It delivered big-block punch in a small-block package, and it did it in cars that people actually drove to work, to the ...

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 ...

Since 1955, the entry-level division of General Motors has been producing cars powered by a low-cost and reliable V8. Available in a range of sizes, the small-block Chevy gained legendary status ...

Chevrolet’s 327 cubic inch small block proved that clever engineering and smart packaging could beat raw displacement, turning mid-size cars into giant killers on street and strip alike. Instead of ...