Musle Cars and Hot Rods - USA: Books - History and Models

The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars : Yenko, Shelby, Baldwin Motion, Grand Spaulding, and More

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.
This book 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.

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The Great Classic Muscle Cars Compared - Brooklands Portfolio

Brookland book about the American 'muscle cars' from the years 1966-1970. Comparison tests of the Chevrolet Chevelle, Impala, Camaro and Corvette, Pontiac GTO and Firebird, Dodge Charger, Coronet, Super Bee and Dart GTS, Oldsmobile 4-4-2 and Cutlass, Ford Fairlane, Galaxie, Mustang, Shelby Mustang, Cobra and Torino, Plymouth Fury, Barracuda and Roadrunner, AMC Javelin and Cougar, Cyclone, etc.

• The 14 articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Muscle cars - Les sportives d'oncle sam (Autofocus)

A book entirely dedicated to the famous American sports cars, which had their moment of glory between 1964 and 1974: from the Pontiac GTO to the Pontiac Firebird SD-455, including the Ford Torino, the Ford Mustang II, the Mercury El Gato, the Dodge Diamante, the Chevrolet Super Nova and the greatest myths in the category.

From a young age, Alexis Tremulis was passionate about sports cars, including a certain Ford Mustang. In partnership with a friend, he even set up an American car garage in the United States. Back in France, he decided to share his knowledge and experience acquired in Uncle Sam's country, by producing books on the subject.

Through a very beautiful collection of original photos provided by the photographer Pierre-Yves Gaulard, a dense but easy to access text, "Muscle cars - Les sportives d'oncle sam" allows you to discover and rediscover all the atypical high-performance Muscle Car models, their evolution and the many technical and aesthetic aspects that have characterized them.

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Hot rods (Vitesse)

Rodding began in the 1930s in California, USA. Aboard their old modified Ford Ts, young people, for fun, raced from one traffic light to another, on the dry lakes of southern California and on the beaches of Florida.
In 1932, Ford launched its "Model B", with a powerful engine, the first V8 offered on a popular vehicle and also equipped with stripped-down bodies (fenders and running boards removed), which presented itself as a great opportunity for pure speed enthusiasts, already reaching 200 km/h at that time.

The term "hot-rod" only appeared after the Second World War to describe these old used cars bought by young people and then modified by them to gain competitiveness. Over the years, we see the appearance of specialized magazines, but also high-performance kits which will follow the evolution of the technique and the structuring of races on dry lakes.

From the 1960s, several polyester replicas were created to deal with the shortage of pre-war sheet metal bodies. A multitude of specialized companies were born with the arrival of vehicles built solely to win trophies at shows (show cars).
The 1980-1990 period saw the emergence of a much more sober style: high-tech. In France, the Rod movement emanated from the Custom movement, which appeared in the 1980s and consisted of modifying old obsolete French cars to bring them up to date mechanically and aesthetically.

Through a superb collection of three hundred photos, the book "Hot Rods" exhibits more than forty cars covering all styles of hot rodding, ranging from traditional Rods, wild meetings or even extreme Rat Rods described through their technical characteristics, stories and anecdotes.

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Hot Rod Magazine - 75 ans: L'histoire officielle

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The official retrospective of the history of Hot Rod Magazine, revered by car enthusiasts worldwide, offers a comprehensive account of all things automotive performance. A reference for roadsters, slingshot architecture, funny cars, coupes, customization, dirt racing, drop-dead racing, muscle cars, pro touring and America's fastest street cars, this magazine has captivated the attention of fans with its imaginative team over the years.

Author Drew Hardin guides us through the rich history of the Hot Rod Magazine team's contribution to the automotive world. But it's not just the cars that are the stars, as the book also shines a light on the personalities who helped shape the myth: from pioneers like Alex Xydias, Vic Edelbrock, and Wally Parks, to drivers Don Garlits and Don Prudhomme, to hot rod legends Tommy Ivo and Norm Grabowski, to renowned journalists Gray Baskerville and David Freiburger, and to innovative builders like Boyd Coddington, Pete Chapouris, and Chip Foose, to name a few.
This book, illustrated with over three hundred photos from the magazine's archives, offers a captivating look at the history and personalities who have shaped the automotive world.

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