The Chevy 454 and Pontiac 455 V8 engines both came from General Motors. What are the biggest differences between them, and ...

Early ‘90s SUVs and trucks are experiencing a surge of new interest these days, with top models like the GMC Syclone and GMC Typhoon grabbing the attention of buyers hungry for some of that old-school ...

Introduced in 1970, the Chevy 454 — affectionately known as the Rat Motor – was the largest displacement Chevrolet engine to enter the big-block engine showdown of the muscle car era. At 454 cubic ...

One of the first modern performance trucks, the 454 SS was C1500 turned into a tire-shredding street weapon powered by a big-block V8 that was once available on muscle car legends such as the Chevelle ...

Over the years, General Motors allowed Chevrolet to go wild regarding powertrains on several occasions. The bigger, the better, said the engineering teams, so that's how the 'BBC' (big-block Chevy) ...

Famously featured under the hood of the 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454, the 454 V8 is a big-block engine that helped define the golden age of muscle cars. Very few engines ever came close to the power and ...

(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist who welcomes reader questions on old cars, auto nostalgia and old-time racing at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pa. 18840 or email at [email protected])., ...

The Chevy 454 SS muscle truck debuted for the 1990 model year, the obvious result of designers' study hall dreams brought to life. They started with the lightest full-size pickup they could get their ...