From the February 1970 issue of HOT ROD: Producing well over 1 hp per cubic inch, Ron Hoettels' home-brewed 283-based four-cylinder beat the legendary Chevy V-8 engine at its own game. Racing history ...

The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air was the final model of the second generation, but despite this, it still introduced a series of notable changes. One of them is the addition of a 283 ci small-block V8 ...

Racing history may very well record that Ron Hoettels of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, served almost singlehandedly to bend USAC midget racing around an important corner and give this colorful segment of the ...