The 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado did something American automakers had largely abandoned since the 1930s: it put a big V8 engine ...

Big-block V8 engines have long been at the heart of American muscle car performance. Some of these engines became mass-manufactured icons while others remained as hidden gems, known only to hardcore ...

Ford's effort to catch up with competitors in the overhead-valve V8 sweepstakes hit the market in 1954 and was called the "Y-Block." That's in reference to the engine block's deep skirting surrounding ...