Inside the Dodge 440 Magnum V8, 1967-71 - Mac's Motor City Garage.com

Inside the Dodge 440 Magnum V8, 1967-71 - Mac's Motor City Garage.com

With 440 cubic inches and nearly 500 lb-ft of torque, the Dodge 440 Magnum V8 was a leading player on the ’60s muscle car scene.   As we often ask at Mac’s Motor City Garage, what’s in a name? In the case of the Dodge 440 Magnum V8, that great engine of the ’60s muscle era, some part of its fame might come down to the cool name. We don’t know what inspired it—a champagne bottle, the Remington.44 Magnum handgun cartridge—but the name had instant …