“If you actually lean on it hard enough to kick in the second four-barrel, it'll chirp the tires going in the second and third gear.” The statement is made regarding a 65-year-young American legend, ...

In photo at right, Dean Murray, left, and Tony Capanna make measurements on Kurtis 500-A chassis which is being modified to take the DeSoto V8 engine described in story. Engine sits to left side of ...

Founded by Walter Chrysler in 1928, DeSoto sold more than two million cars before it was discontinued in 1961. The company struggled to maintain a solid market share in its final years, but that's ...

Chrysler was founded in 1925 when Walter Chrysler reorganized the assets of the foundering Maxwell Motors Company and reformed it in West Virginia under his own name. Three years later, Chrysler ...