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 ...

The age of muscle cars built up momentum for six years before erupting at the debut of the 1970s, and there was one particular motor that can righteously be called the epitome of that piston cataclysm ...

Chevrolet's anxiously awaited 454 SS Pickup arrives just in time to tantalize us with the promise of real muscle-truck performance at a time when the market still offers very little to enthusiasts who ...

Over the last few years, John Lipori's cars have appeared on these pages more than once. One of his cars, a yellow '69 Z/28 was a cover icon. This month, another Lipori car has snatched him a brass ...