think that a 440 hemi baracuda(dodge) or a 442 olds is the HP king of the muscle cars?

Yes.

Nah. The Yugo kicks major ass.

I had a 72 Cuda that had a 440 Interceptor motor.

ferrari 360 modena

or the,

Aston.Martin.DBS.

people forget the torino cobra by ford,now that does have some HP and of course the AC cobra

I agree

well you have those 327 novas and a 396 lemans

Seen a chevelle with a 572 ci big block

Yes.

well 1.......the 440 was not a hemi........hemi's came out in 1964 or 1965 with the 392 hemi.........later, i think in 1969, dodge introduced the 426 hemi in the dodge dart swinger, then the challenger..........

I haven't seen a Hemi on the roads for years now, and I have seen 2 442s in the last year or so...so you do the math.

884....yeah

The Barracuda was a Plymouth. 440 and 426 wedge motors are considered RB motors, which are big blocks. The HEMI had 3 common sizes. 1950 was introduced as a 331, 1956 was a 354 and 1957 was a 392. There were several others, but these were the common ones. Desoto made HEMI's but they had different cubes which caused no parts to interchange. VERY costly now to rebuild. Around 7,000.00

Then of course there is the 426 HEMI. The biggest and baddest. They are a pain to keep up though. I have a 71 Charger R/T with a 440 six pack and it is tough to keep up. Multiple carbs are a pain!

The best muscle car is in the eye of the beholder. What is it to be used for? I have had a few different 6 pack cars that would run with stock HEMIS. My favorite was a 1970 440+6 CUDA. It handled well, and would haul a$$ but it was no good for long trips with factory 4:10 gears.

I had several convertibles, with a 1971 CUDA being my favorite there. But my most thought about cars are 2 different 1970 GTX's that I had. Good ride with plenty of power. One was 4 speed, and the other auto.

I have also rode in many mind boggling American made muscle cars that I would love to have owned. 1969 GTO Judge, 69 and 70 AMX, 1970 442 and a 69 442 HURST, and a few HEMI cars.

I have been a MOPAR guy for over 20 years now. I just had to give a little information, and hopefully not to step on any toes.
Jeff

plymouth is so nondodgeish bro