How Chrysler’s 426 Hemi Gained Its Nickname: The Elephant

Occasionally an engine will develop a nickname based on either the automaker’s own internal designation for it, like the Ford ‘Coyote’ V8 or the Chevy ‘Small Block.’ Similarly, engines will earn nicknames from the public like the Ford ‘Five Oh’ or Chevy ‘350.’ Other than perhaps the Chevy LS, no other engine line has become synonymous with ridiculous levels of power and sheer hubris like the Chrysler ‘HEMI.’ To anyone with even a passing knowledge of muscle cars, Chrysler

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