In the middle of the 1960s horsepower wars, Dodge quietly turned a sensible family hauler into a genuine performance machine.

For example, the first high-compression V8 built for road use came about in 1949. It was called the Rocket V8, produced by Oldsmobile, and it made just 135 horsepower. However, just about 15 years ...

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Straight off the bat, it's the engine sizes. The Mopar 383 V8 displaces 383 cubic inches (6.3 liters), sitting between the 340 (5.6 liters) and 440 (7.2 liters). The 340, 383, and 440 all are part of ...

Phil Akerman, 71, of Van Wert has owned this 1963 Dodge Polara for six years. He and his wife, Melody, enjoy taking it to car shows around the area, but she says, for her, “only when there’s good food ...

Introduced in 1960 as the company's top-of-the-line full-size automobile, the Dodge Polara remained in production until 1973 (it was sold as a midsize between 1962-1964). But despite its relatively ...

The latest episode of "Jay Leno's Garage" features what could be called a proto-muscle car. It's a 1964 Dodge Polara with a massive V-8 under the hood. The muscle car era is generally considered to ...