HILLARY, A VERY WICKED AND DANGEROUS PERSON

HEMIs RULE!

I had  a brand new 1968 Dodge Charger R/T with a 426 hemi engine.  I loved that car and still love to hear that engine at idle. Chrysler rated them at 425 hp for insurance purposes, but they were always more than that. Mine was 555 hp. I saw it on the dyno up at Grand Spalding Dodge in downtown Chicago where I bought it. They said it was the highest reading they had seen up to that time. Of course, I am talking about “stock”. Anyway, the engine wouldn’t idle any lower than about 2000 rpm.

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