Before the HEMI, There Was the Max Wedge In 1962, before Chrysler had a hemispherical combustion chamber in any production car, they were already embarrassing people at the dragstrip with something called the Max Wedge. The 413 and later 426…

Modern muscle cars are faster, safer, smarter, and somehow less interesting. The 1969 Chevelle SS454 is the reason why, and it doesn’t apologize for any of it.