The Firedome got a modest 10hp boost in 1954, but the following year a 291 cubic-inch Firedome hemi that made 185hp was introduced. DeSoto's hemi engine continued to grow steadily as the years ...

The second of these Hemi V8 engines was for the 1952 DeSoto FireDome, and it was quite a bit smaller than that first FirePower engine with just 276 cu. in. of displacement, which could generate ...