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Chrysler 426 Hemi
SpecifictionIn Feb 1964, four Hemi-powered Mopars swept the Daytona 500, finishing 1-2-3-4. This single event caught the racing world by surprise and eventually prompted NASCAR to impose stricter production rules on Chrysler. Instead of producing only a few blueprinted Hemi motors, they have to produce several thousand and sell them on ordinary production vehicles. Although the motor was basically legislated out of NASCAR in the 1970s, and emission laws, high production costs, and the insurance inductry stopped production of the street version in 1971, the motor still dominates the top drag racing classes more than twenty-five years later.