The Chevrolet 454 SS pickup started life as a short-lived, straight-line bruiser with a simple mission: put big-block power ...

The Chevy 454 Big Block V8 is one of the most legendary powerplants in American automotive history. Known for its massive displacement and stump-pulling torque, it powered everything from muscle cars ...

Only 12 examples of the 1971 Corvette 454 LS6 ZR2 have ever been made, and only six are believed to exist, making this the ...

The age of muscle cars built up momentum for six years before erupting at the debut of the 1970s, and there was one particular motor that can righteously be called the epitome of that piston cataclysm ...

Chevy's 454 was part of the big-block's Mark IV generation, hitting the scene in 1970, right before the oil crisis, securing its status as one of the last great powerplants of the American muscle car ...

It’s no big secret that the current generation Chevy Camaro is fast becoming one of the most accessorized vehicles on the planet, but for 2011 things are about to get even better. GM Performance Parts ...

Chevy's small-block V8 is bound to pop up in conversations thanks to its omnipresence in American automotive culture. But it had a larger sibling that made a strong case for the phrase "There is no ...

The Monte Carlo Landau 454 sits at the crossroads of luxury coupe styling and big block bravado, and its brief production window has turned it into one of Chevrolet’s most intriguing early‑1970s ...

Big blocks are fun, and we freely admit to being addicted to their easy torque and big horsepower numbers. Two months ago, we assembled a dirt-cheap 454 big block that made 408 hp and 511 lb-ft of ...

Big-money engines are cool. We all drool over them, but the reality is that for a good street engine, there’s such a thing as too much power. For most working-class people, anything over 500 hp is ...

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 ...

(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist who welcomes reader questions on old cars, auto nostalgia and old-time racing at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pa. 18840 or email at extramile_2000@yahoo.com)., ...