During the era when muscle cars reigned supreme, GM's Chevrolet division developed some of the greatest big-block V8s of all time. Since the early 1960s, American carmakers started offering more ...

"Plenty of folks credit 12-second timeslips to L78s they'd forgotten were bolstered with headers, cam swaps, and other go-faster add-ons" Chevelle spotting in the 1960s involved a lot of guesswork and ...

A detailed look at a 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 396 L78, featuring its high-performance V8, classic Super Sport styling, and preserved originality with long-term ownership history. This showcase ...

It was the high “state-of-tune” that made the Corvette’s L78 engine produce 425hp with 396 cubic-inches. It was introduced mid-1965 and produced more horsepower than any of the other 396 engines ...

Hot-rodders live a life of cars for a bunch of different reasons. Maybe it's the aesthetic appreciation, the performance, the competitive spirit, the historical significance, or the desire to tinker, ...

The first Mark IV big-block 396 El Camino was produced in 1966, but the El Camino finally received Super Sport status in 1968, complete with the same trim that identified its brother, the Chevelle SS ...