With a top speed of Mach 3.35, or 2,221 mph, the Lockheed A-12 “Archangel” or “Oxcart” is the fastest air-breathing jet ever built—even faster than its larger two-seat cousin, the SR-71 Blackbird. But ...

In 1959, Buick unveiled the Wildcat – not the automobile (that would come out four years later), but the division’s new V8 powerplant. Things were going nice and fine until mid-year 1962 when the same ...

Each division of General Motors once had its own set of engines, some shared with other divisions but most exclusive to a particular marque. The proliferation of US-market GM engines reached its peak ...