There’s no getting around it, Brand Xers: The 426 Hemi is King! It didn’t earn the nickname “King Kong” for nuthin. There have been many great V8s out of the 1960s, but none have made the same impact on the banked ovals, strip, and street as this 7.0-liter V8.
Fans of Mopars, the Wellborn family has been involved with Hemis for quite a long time. Their cars have appeared in the buff books for over 40 years, with Tim and wife Pam, in particular, founding the Wellborn Musclecar Museum in Alexander City, Alabama, around 15 years ago.
So it only seems natural for the Wellborns to host a Mopar display at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. In fact, the Wellborns have a display at MCACN every year, with 2025 being cars powered by the 426 Hemi. Though the muscle car peak is generally acknowledged to be 1970, by far the most Hemis were built for 1966, the inaugural model year for the street version of the Hemi that made its debut at Daytona years prior. However, most of the cars in the display were from the latter part of Hemi production. Enjoy!
