After making its hemi V8s famous, Chrysler entered a new phase in 1958 with its wedge-head B Series V8. While the Chrysler, DeSoto, and Dodge hemi V8s were a great engineering success for the Chrysler Corporation, they were less than optimum for the automaker’s bottom line. With their complex valvetrains and heavy construction the hemis were expensive to produce, and what’s more, the three V8s shared no major components. To streamline the pro…
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