#Big Block

Big-block V8 engines — the 396, 427, 454, and their legends.

1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 454, hood up at a misty swap meet
Car Features

The 454 LS5 and How It Made the 1970 SS a Heavyweight

Dan Reeves · · 7 min
1970 Ford Ranchero GT 429 Cobra Jet, engine bay at a night cruise-in
Car Features

The Muscle Crown: SS 454 Versus Ranchero GT 429

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
Dark green 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 454 parked in a dim garage with dramatic reflections
Car Features

The 1971 SS 454 - Big-Block Luxury at Its Peak

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Classic Chevy Nova with hood open showing a big block V8 engine in a garage
Car Features

Small-Block vs Big-Block Nova

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1967-1970 Chevrolet Impala SS427 coke-bottle body, three-quarter front view
Car Features

1967 to 1970 Impala: Coke-Bottle Curves and the SS427

Tom Ramirez · · 9 min
Close-up of a chromed supercharger blower on a big-block V8 poking through a hood scoop
Car Features

Blowers, Big-Blocks and the Pro Street Sound

Dan Reeves · · 9 min
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454, last big-block year twilight
History & Heritage

1972: Chevelle's Last Big-Block Year

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1969 Corvette big block drag racing with front wheels lifting off the NHRA track at launch with tire smoke billowing from the rear
History & Heritage

Corvette drag racing in the big-block era

Wayne Coburn · · 6 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454, new car showroom floor
History & Heritage

1970: The Year GM Lifted the Displacement Cap

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454: NHRA Super Stock staging lanes
Car Features

NHRA Big-Block Chevelle Classes Explained

Mike Sullivan · · 7 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454, drag strip launch, tires smoking
Car Features

The 454: How One Engine Became a Drag-Strip Legend

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
COPO Camaro and the aluminum ZL1 427
Car Features

COPO Camaro and the aluminum ZL1 427

Mike Sullivan · · 10 min
Chrome and cast iron V8 engine bay detail of a classic American truck under warm garage light
Restoration & Tech

Big Block vs Small Block in Classic Trucks

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 big-block engine bay
Car Features

Big-Block vs Small-Block Muscle Engines

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 at a show, from the 1968 to 1970 golden era of muscle cars
History & Heritage

The Golden Era 1968-1970: Why It Was the Peak

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, rain-soaked city avenue at dusk
Car Features

The Boss 429: Ford's NASCAR Hemi-Killer

Mike Sullivan · · 8 min
1970 Chevelle SS454
Car Features

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454: A Big-Block V8 Spotlight on Detroit's Finest Hour

Tom Ramirez · · 5 min
Black 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 454 in a moody parking garage
Car Features

The 1971-1972 Monte Carlo: The First Generation's Big-Block Peak

Tom Ramirez · · 11 min