Our reprise starts with Gray Baskerville’s October 1989 photos and details of Darrell Buehl’s selection and preparation of a 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine ... the stock small-block head.

Why did this engine become the best-selling car engine in history? Simple. The GM small block V8 was powerful but practical.

As they continued developing more product lines, the group reached into the LS bag of tricks and spread that joy to other engine platforms, namely the beloved Gen 1 small-block Chevy, making it ...