Order the 2020 Chevrolet Performance Catalog with FREE Priority Mail shipping to U.S. zip codes! Chevrolet didn’t invent the V8 engine, but the introduction of the Chevy Small-Block 65 years ago helped revolutionize it with all-new design and manufacturing features that delivered the two-fold benefit of greater power with lower cost. To put it simply: The Chevy Small-Block made high-performance affordable. Nobody knows V8 performance like Chevrolet Performance. They've been building them longer than anyone, and after 65 years, there’s no end in sight. It’s a legacy that Ed Cole and his team could never have imagined, but one of which they’d be undoubtedly proud. Here’s to the next 65 years of Chevy Small-Block performance from Chevrolet!