The 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS 396 sat in a strange sweet spot. It looked like a Chevelle muscle car from the doors forward, carried a 396-cubic-inch V8 and Super Sport badging, yet hauled mulch and ...
The Chrysler Hemi and Chevrolet big block did more than power quarter-mile passes. They became shorthand for two rival philosophies of American horsepower, each with its own mythology and fan base.