The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars

The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 179
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ISBN-10 : 9780760352335
ISBN-13 : 076035233X
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars by : Mike Mueller

"The Complete Book of Classic Chevy Muscle Cars covers the primary muscle and performance cars produced by Chevrolet in the 60s and 70s, such as the Camaro and Malibu"--

The Complete Book of Chevrolet Camaro, 2nd Edition

The Complete Book of Chevrolet Camaro, 2nd Edition
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9780760353363
ISBN-13 : 0760353360
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of Chevrolet Camaro, 2nd Edition by : David Newhardt

A photographic overview of the Camaro from its introduction in 1967 through 2017 features production specifications, facts, and trivia on each car.

The Complete Book of Classic Ford and Mercury Muscle Cars

The Complete Book of Classic Ford and Mercury Muscle Cars
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Publisher : Chartwell
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0785842675
ISBN-13 : 9780785842675
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of Classic Ford and Mercury Muscle Cars by : Donald Farr

Discover every high-performance muscle car built by Ford Motor Company from 1961 to 1970 in The Complete Book of Classic Ford and Mercury Muscle Cars.

American Muscle Cars

American Muscle Cars
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Publisher : Motorbooks
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780760350980
ISBN-13 : 0760350981
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis American Muscle Cars by : Darwin Holmstrom

This is the muscle car history to own--a richly illustrated chronicle of America's greatest high-performance cars, told from their 1960s beginning through the present day! In the 1960s, three incendiary ingredients--developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 million baby boomers entering the auto market--exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll generation. American Muscle Cars chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: their automobiles. From the street-racing hot rod culture that emerged following World War II through the new breed of muscle cars still emerging from Detroit today, this book brings to life the history of the American muscle car. When Pontiac's chief engineer, John Z. DeLorean, and his team bolted a big-inch engine into the division's intermediate chassis, they immediately invented the classic muscle car. In those 20 minutes it took Bill Collins and Russ Gee to bolt a 389 ci V-8 engine into a Tempest chassis they created the prototype for Pontiac's GTO--and changed the course of automotive history. From that moment on, American performance cars would never be the same. American Muscle Cars tells the story of the most desirable cars ever to come out of Detroit. It's a story of flat-out insanity told at full throttle and illustrated with beautiful photography.

The Art of the Muscle Car

The Art of the Muscle Car
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9780760344217
ISBN-13 : 0760344213
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Art of the Muscle Car by : David Newhardt

“Just what is a Muscle Car?” Road Test magazine asked in June 1967. The answer: “Exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder’s philosophy of taking a small car and putting a BIG engine in it. . . . The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face of the 98 horsepower weakling.” Unconcerned with such trivial details as comfort and handling, the vintage American muscle car was built for straight-line speed and quickly became the ride of choice for power-hungry racers and serious gearheads. In a country where performance was measured in brute force, a quarter mile at a time, the muscle car was the perfect machine. In the intervening years, these down-and-dirty, high-performing beauties have earned their place in the automotive pantheon. As prized by collectors and aficionados as they are by denizens of garages and drag strips, classic muscle cars now fetch upwards of a million dollars at auctions and feature in any story of America’s automotive glory days. The icons of muscle car art—including Camaro and Chevelle SS, the Hemi and 440-6 ’Cuda, Challenger, Roadrunner, Super Bee, GTX, Super Bird, Daytona Charger, Super Cobra Jet and Boss Mustang, Talladega Torino, Buick GSX and W30 Oldsmobile 442, and AMX Javelin—are all here, on full display in this lavishly illustrated volume, each described in a detailed essay followed by a gallery of portraits and special gatefold presentations that capture the art of the muscle car at its finest.

The Complete Book of Ford Mustang

The Complete Book of Ford Mustang
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Publisher : Complete Book Series
Total Pages : 327
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780760372883
ISBN-13 : 0760372888
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of Ford Mustang by : Mike Mueller

The Complete Book of Ford Mustang, 4th Edition details the development, technical specifications, and history of America’s original pony car, now updated to cover cars through the 2021 model year.

Muscle Car Source Book

Muscle Car Source Book
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 243
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780760348574
ISBN-13 : 076034857X
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Muscle Car Source Book by : Mike Mueller

"Muscle Car Source Book is a muscle car buff's encyclopedia that chronicles the how's why's, and when's of American muscle car manufacturers like Dodge, Plymouth, Ford, and more"--

Complete Book of GM Muscle

Complete Book of GM Muscle
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Publisher : Motorbooks
Total Pages : 336
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0760332282
ISBN-13 : 9780760332283
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Complete Book of GM Muscle by : Mike Mueller

The ultimate resource on classic muscle cars from GM, with extensive coverage of prototypes, experimental models, anniversary and pace cars, and specialty packages for street and competition driving.

The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars

The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars
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Publisher : Motorbooks
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780760351062
ISBN-13 : 0760351066
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars by : Tom Glatch

Uncover the captivating history of the highest-performace cars in America, illustrated with beautiful photography. The American muscle car began not in the factories of the big three automakers, but in the garages and dealerships of a hot-rod subculture bent on making the hottest, highest-performance cars on the street. The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars catalogs these amazing cars, along with the builders who unleashed them on the American scene. From Michigan's Royal Pontiac dealership and the souped-up Royal Pontiac Bobcats they built and sold, to the new cars from such fabled names as Carroll Shelby, Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge, Nickey Chevrolet, Don Yenko, George Hurst, Baldwin-Motion, Calloway, SLP, and Steve Saleen. This gorgeously illustrated book chronicles the outstanding contribution of the tuner/builder to American automotive history through the amazing machines they created. From the oldest of these muscle tuners commanding top dollar at today's classic-car auctions, to the latest vehicles by Ford and Chrysler, with their SVT and SRT divisions, this book gives readers a full and fascinating look at American high-performance in its purest form.

The Art of Mopar

The Art of Mopar
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Publisher : Motorbooks
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780760359716
ISBN-13 : 0760359717
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The Art of Mopar by : Tom Glatch

The Art of Mopar: Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars is the ultimate portrayal of history's ultimate muscle cars. This is the ultimate visual history of greatest muscle cars. The history of Chrysler Corporation is, in many ways, a history of a company floundering from one financial crisis to the next. While that has given shareholders fits for nearly a century, it has also motivated the Pentastar company to create some of the most outrageous, and collectible, cars ever built in the United States. From the moment Chrysler unleashed the Firepower hemi V-8 engine on the world for the 1951 model year, they had been cranking out the most powerful engines on the market. Because the company pioneered the use of lightweight unibody technology, it had the stiffest, lightest bodies in which to put those most powerful engines, and that is the basic muscle-car formula: add one powerful engine to one light car. When the muscle car era exploded onto the scene, Chrysler unleashed the mighty Mopar muscle cars, the Dodges and Plymouths that defined the era. Fabled nameplates like Charger, Road Runner, Super Bee, 'Cuda, and Challenger defined the era and rank among the most valuable collector cars ever produced by an American automaker.