Eventually, there was an option for a 275 horsepower 327 V8 variant, but you needed a bigger engine for a faster Camaro. We return to one of Chevy's famous boat cars for our next item on this list ...

While a Ford Boss 351 powered the Grifo IR-8 from 1972 to 1972, all earlier iterations hid a Chevy V8 between their shock towers. The first such engine was a 300-hp 327-ci (5.4-liter) small-block ...