Chrysler Panicked Over a Fake GM Rumor in 1962 — It Accidentally Built Jay Leno’s 425-HP Max Wedge Polara by Jack Harmon Jay Leno daily-drives a 1964 Dodge Polara carrying a race-only 426 Max Wedge V8 that should never have fit under a full-size Dodge’s hood. The reason it does traces back to a rumor about General Motors that turned out to be completely wrong.
