How To Rebuild Big-Block Chevy Engines. Tom Wilson "A lot of good solid information for the money." -Classic Sixties. Covers all big-block Chevy engines from 1965 to 1991.

In modern times, the big block V8 is no longer a factor in vehicle production. Its most recent iteration dates back to 2007 when Chevy's Vortec 8100 L18 powered heavy-duty pick-up trucks ...

8 Old Muscle Cars You Didn’t Know Had Big-Block V-8 Power. We’re not talking Ford Mustangs, Plymouth Barracudas, or the Chevrolet Chevelle SS here.

Another promising aspect of classic truck ownership - so long as you're not aiming for antique trucks from the 1950s or 1960s - is they're still relatively cheap, and largely cheaper than buying a ...

GM set out to make the Vortec 8100 a tough and resilient engine for folks looking to tow. It's based on the old-school Gen-VII Big Block and effectively is a 454 with a longer (4.37-inch) stroke.

Ford's 460 cubic inch big-block V8 rivaled the Mopar 440 for longevity, output, and the variety of vehicles in which it was used. The 460 and its little brother, the 429, premiered in 1968.

We take an old 396 block and about $5,000 with a few gallons of 92 octane to create street brawler from Super Chevy ... GM stopped offering the little big-block in cars and trucks altogether.

The truck was also available with a 396-cubic-inch (6.5-liter) big-block V8 that sent 325 horsepower and 410 pound-feet ... the truck is barely 20 years old and is not exactly a classic.

This 1941 Ford COE flatbed truck could provide just that, with power coming from a 454 big-block Chevy V-8 engine, and this unique hauler is up for auction at Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and ...

The Ford F-250 and F-350 added an available big-block V-8 engine to the mix. This was the final big-block V-8 ever offered by Ford in a pickup truck. Photo: Ford Heritage Vault ...

In the world of Ford pickup trucks, 1997 represents the great dividing line between the earlier squared-off designs and the later, curvier and much larger pickups that came after.Leading up to the ...