The Chevrolet Caprice Classic with the big block 454 was born into a changing American car market, where full-size comfort ...

The Suburban that carried Chevrolet’s biggest big-block was a short-lived, heavy-hitting answer to the early 1990s horsepower ...

The Chevy 454 SS muscle truck debuted for the 1990 model year, the obvious result of designers’ study hall dreams brought to life. They started with the lightest full-size pickup they could get their ...

The old saying goes, "There is no replacement for displacement." While modern engine technology proves that logic is fundamentally flawed, it's still fun to remember the inexpensive gasoline and ...

Over the years, General Motors allowed Chevrolet to go wild regarding powertrains on several occasions. The bigger, the better, said the engineering teams, so that's how the 'BBC' (big-block Chevy) ...

From its 1965 introduction to its production supersession by the improved Mark V engine in 1991, the big-block Chevy Rat has carved its mark in virtually every form of racing, becoming in the process ...

1971 was not one for the graduation albums of anyone in Detroit. Big and small automakers were served the low-compression-only course from the federal government. Basically, lead and gasoline could no ...

The 454 Chevy V8 engine is widely considered as one of the most iconic engines in General Motors’ history. The fourth generation of the Chevy Big Block was only produced for a few years in the early- ...