In 1968, Chrysler built 50 special Plymouth Super Stock Barracudas with the vaunted 426ci Hemi. Perched atop the hood was an air scoop designed to funnel every last cfm of cool atmosphere to the ...

One Belvedere II hardtop owner somehow convinced a drop-forged con rod to find a new reciprocating route through the side of its 426 big-inch Hemi block. That was somewhere between 1966 and 1981 ...

We've always wanted a flat hood for our '68 Plymouth Valiant, but despite our best effort, hiding a 500-inch Indy Wedge with dual-quad induction below the stock bonnet proved impossible.

Hood scoops are an easily recognizable sight on any number of vehicles, but their intended purpose may not be immediately obvious. Here's what they're for.

Plenty of American-made classic muscle and sports cars used hood scoops, like the striking first-generation Ford Thunderbird, the coveted 1970-71 Plymouth Barracuda, and the 1967 Corvette Sting Ray.