Many believe that Chevrolet's V8 engine history starts in 1955, with the introduction of the small-block V8 from which pretty ...

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The engine will also be built at the company's 75-year-old Tonawanda plant, which happens to be where Chevy's original small block V8 was produced way back in 1955.

Chevrolet Performance keeps finding ways to upgrade the venerable Small Block V8. For the new ZZ6 350 crate engine that gets a full debut at the SEMA Show, valvetrain improvements help it reach ...

The two carmakers seriously butted heads when each promised to produce a powerful small block V8 engine at an affordable price, resulting in the Ford 351 Windsor and the 350 Chevy. The 350 Chevy ...

This robust and reliable engine found its way under the ... most famously the Crown Victoria. The modular V8 was Ford's answer to GM's mighty small block, and the blue oval's dedication to this ...

Chevrolet debuted a new overhead-valve V8 engine in 1955 with a 265-cubic-inch displacement. It became known as the Small Block Chevrolet. The engine has been a favorite due to its simple design ...

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