In the late 1950s, Chrysler decided to seize production on its FirePower V8 engines. These were massive, hemispherical engines that would be revived in the mid-1960s and be rebranded to what we now commonly know to be the Hemi V8 engines. Back in the ’50s, though, Chrysler was looking for a way to keep that big V8 power, but package it in an engine that was lighter. The company — alongside its engine manufacturer Mopar — had put into effect its
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