Thanks Walter!
We can thank Walter P. Chrysler for the introduction of the HEMI to the automotive market. The first ones were 331 cubic inches in displacement, similar to what is pictured here.
Table of Contents
- HEMI engines led the way in the muscle cars of the 50s!
- '56 Chrysler New Yorker Newport
- HEMI engines in a nutshell...
- HEMI videos
- The latest HEMI news!
- Vote for or add YOUR favorite HEMI video!
- HEMI stuff on eBay!
- What people are blogging about HEMIs...
- And even more great HEMI stuff on eBay!
- Motor Trend Photo Gallery
- And yet even more great HEMI stuff on eBay!
- HEMI sites on the web...
- Great HEMI stuff on Amazon
- Tell us all your best HEMI story...
- Chrysler bookmarks
- Great HEMI stuff on CafePress
HEMI engines led the way in the muscle cars of the 50s!
This picture shows the passenger side of my 1956 Chrysler New Yorker Newport, which featured a 354 HEMI that supplied 280 housepower!
'56 Chrysler New Yorker Newport
You could really feel the torque in this puppy, even at 50 years and climbing!
I wasn't in this car for five minutes, before I knew I'd be taking it home.
The power steering was like air!
It was a lead sled, for sure, but it was fast, beautiful and it slept two comfortably!
The power steering was like air!
It was a lead sled, for sure, but it was fast, beautiful and it slept two comfortably!
1956 Chrysler New Yorker Newport
HEMI engines in a nutshell...
A Hemi engine (from hemisphere) is an internal-combustion engine in which the combustion chambers are of hemispherical form.
The latest HEMI news!
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- On paper, the 5.7-liter V-8 is a little bit of a disappointment compared to the similarly sized Hemi V-8 in the Dodge Ram. Despite double overhead camshafts ...
- Ford Looking to Revolutionize the Auto Sector with Mustang GT 5.0
- 1960s, with the ability to match the displacement of Dodge's 5.7-liter Hemi. The new engine, developed by some skilled engineers, under a limited budget, ...
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- Budwig, who has the distinction of being only one of two performers whom Papa Hemi's co-owner Matt Vandernoot has ever booked two days in a row -- because ...
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- Patrick Clover Cars Series 1:64 Scale Die Cast Metal Car L5735 - White/Green Pick-Up Truck BEDLAM with Gold HEMI Engine $23.99 Mattel Hot Wheels 2006 St. Patrick Clover Cars Series 1:64 Scale Die Cast Metal Car L5735 - White/Green ...
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- A 52-year-old Hillsborough native, Craig said NASCAR king Richard Petty's Plymouth HEMI engine would echo through the town when he raced. "It'd give you chills," Hobby added. Hobby recalled spectators who climbed trees for a better view ...
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Great HEMI stuff on Amazon
Dodge "That's Right, I said Hemi" Screen Print T-Shirt (Sizes M - XXL) - X-Large
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- Bentrepreneur Bentrepreneur Sep 3, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
- 5 stars! Love the pictures of the New Yorker and the engine. Nice write-up. If you get a chance, check out my Mopar Restoration blog.
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