To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

Kinnan and Smith were purposely quiet on specifics when building these two engines, yet they ended up amazingly similar. In many cases the brand names are different, but the ideas are the same. Big ...

I started learning to work on cars in the late 1970s by helping my stepdad turn salvaged mid-1960s Chevy Chevelles into street-stock-class race cars. Throughout that period, I had my hands on a number ...

Last year, Chevrolet Performance unveiled its new 350/265 V8 crate engine, which is described as a budget-minded alternative to some of the more powerful and pricier V8s in the automaker’s crate ...

Internal combustion engines have fascinated gearheads and techies since their rise to popularity in the early 20th century. But not all engines receive the same love and admiration. Many enthusiasts ...

Both the Ford 351 Windsor and Chevy 350 small block V8s need no introduction — they're pretty much ubiquitous in the aftermarket scene. While forum users are almost always fighting over which past-era ...