No, "Nailhead" is not the guy on the movie poster for Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" — that's Pinhead. The name "Nailhead" is a direct result of Buick trying to make a V8 as slim as possible. Buick's 322 ...

Before the early 1970s and the pair of Gas Crises that gripped the nation, nearly every single automaker offered a slew of V8-powered automobiles. At the time, the humble eight-pot was, arguably, the ...

The V8 is famous for that low, gravelly rumble it has, announcing its presence to all the lesser engines nearby as soon as the ignition hits. In most versions of the engine – such as those found in ...