Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

If we had been asked in 1960 to name the most popular automotive engine of all time, we no doubt would have said the Ford flathead V8. In the years since 1955, though, the Chevrolet small-block has ...

Except for the wider-than-stock rear tires, custom seats and sundry interior flourishes, it looks like just another '56 VW—that is, until you lift the hood and find that the opposed four has been ...