For whatever reason, though, Plymouth never offered the 426 Street Hemi in the Barracuda in the 1960s, even as its Mopar siblings were all tearing streets up with the Hemi's 425 hp. Sure, there ...

Just like the Dodge Models, the Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda had the 426 Hemi as its more powerful engine option, paired with a four-speed manual or a three-speed auto that delivers 425 hp to the rear wheels.

In the meantime, Plymouth had dominated the 1964 NASCAR season with its all-new 426 HEMI race engine, but since Chrysler didn't make the powerplant available in high-volume production cars, the ...

1964 Plymouth Belvedere hardtop coupe, Medium Turquoise Metallic, rear quarter view, 426 Hemi engine Chrome-plated rocker covers were standard on the earliest 426-cu.in. Hemi V8 engines.

Known as the "Elephant" engine due to its massive size and cylinder heads, the 426 Hemi arrived on dealer showrooms in 1966, available in several models in the Dodge and Plymouth full-size lines.

However, the 426 Hemi was produced by Chrysler for use in NASCAR racing, and appeared on the tracks in the 1964 Plymouth and Dodge lines. Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 in 1964 in a Hemi ...

When Gary Dodane bought his 1970 Plymouth 426 Hemi ’Cuda back in 1983, ... Options on the $3,164 base car included the 426-cid Hemi engine equipped with dual four-barrel carburetors ...

So, is this 426 HEMI a true-blue unit from back in the day. Well, those are pretty at just under 11,000 examples produced from 1965 to 1971, so it's not surprising the mill you see here started ...

The first complete 426 Hemi engines went on the test stands in Highland Park's Building 135 late that fall. ... (Plymouth and Dodge, respectively) and one-car entries by Ray Fox ...

Today is April 26, or 426, which HOT ROD proclaims as 426 Hemi day! During the early 1960s, Dodge execs realized the heat had been turned up in NASCAR, and a new engine was needed to take the 1964 ...

Known as the "Elephant" engine due to its massive size and cylinder heads, the 426 Hemi arrived on dealer showrooms in 1966, available in several models in the Dodge and Plymouth full-size lines.