Building or restoring any classic car is a daunting task. Before you can turn a single wrench, though, you have some important decisions to make. Namely, what to power it with in the first place? There are a myriad of crate engines these days. Some are fully built, race-ready setups with turbochargers or nitrous kits, featuring compact Japanese engines that should fit in any classic engine bay. In this article, we list ten of the best crate engines for your next classic car build. We decided to break up the list into sections by application, with some for General Motors, some for Ford, Mopar, and a few at the end, specifically for racing and foreign classics.
