Hello John & Lori!
 >
 >  LH> And yes, Dodge had the 426 Hemi when all the Chevy had was a 6 
anger,
 >
 > Chevy came out with the 265 small block in 1955. The
 > 426 was first built in 1963.
I though the 426 was a wedge head until 1965. The '63-64's were wedges, with 
the ram induction, and a 4 barrel carb over each head with LONG intake 
runners.
 >
 > LH> but we can't forget that Dodge had a 392 Hemi also. (Very early in
 > LH> the in the life of Dodge.)
 >
 > The Dodge brothers built their first car in 1914.
 > Chrysler bought them out in 1928. The hemi didn't
 > arrive until 1951. The 392 was built first in 1957.
The 392 was only available in Chyslers and Imperials, never in a Dodge. It 
also was only around for two years '57-58.
Gerry
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