Just how many high-performance V-8-powered Chevys were built from model year 1955-72 has never been tabulated, added up, or figured out. This is partially because many year totals are unknown.

Although Chevrolet developed a V8 engine as early as 1917, the company really made its mark with the small block V8 in 1955. Just three years later the automaker introduced the powerful 348 ci engine ...