Rather than sporting the EV powertrain one would expect, this particular car boasts an absolute beast of a big block: a 565 cubic-inch twin-turbo Chevy-pattern V8.

The big block was originally quoted as a 632 cubic-inch an earlier video about the build, which would make it a 10.3-liter Chevy V8 crate engine with an astonishing 1,004 horsepower and 876 lb-ft ...

Instead, it has a honkin’ 8.1-liter big-block Chevy V8 with a turbo strapped to it. It’s the work of Evan Thompson, who’s been known by his buddies to do this type of thing.

So, with that being said, play the first video below and watch the 440 cubic inches of HEMI V8 turn the exhaust headers a glowing red-hot in a matter of seconds, while whistling happily on the dyno.

At the height of the muscle car craze, the engineering wizards at Oldsmobile created a "Frankensteinesque" big-block V8 with four valves per cylinder that could've become the most iconic American ...