Chrysler Muscle Cars: Books - History and Construction

Hemi Muscle 70 Years : Chrysler, Dodge & Plymouth High Performance

In 1950, Chrysler debuted a potent high-performance overhead-valve V-8 engine. Originally called the FirePower, it would soon be better known by the name "Hemi." Intended to power Chrysler's luxury cars, the Hemi found a higher calling: humiliating its competitorson the street and at the race track.

This is the complete illustrated story of the legendary engine and the cars it powered. Author Darwin Holmstrom explores how Chrysler's Hemi engine became the number one choice for drag racers and stock car racers across the country, and more.

On top of learning how the Hemi engine came to be, you'll also see how the Hemi remained the engine to beat on the street, stuffed into some of the most desirable performance cars in automotive history: the 'Cuda, Road Runner, Charger, GTX, and Challenger, to name a few.
The Hemi made such a lasting impact that Chrysler revived it as the top engine for the twenty-first century Challenger and Charger.

Today, Hemi is a household name, known to enthusiasts and consumers alike, often imitated, never duplicated. Having found its way into both sports cars and luxury cars, you'll often hear: "Hey, has that thing got a Hemi in it?" This book answers "yes"...and offers the full exciting story!

Art of Mopar : Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth 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.

Featuring cars from the incomparable Brothers' Collection, "The Art of Mopar: Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars" celebrates these cars in studio portraits using the light-painting process perfected by Tom Loeser. It is the ultimate portrayal of the ultimate muscle cars.

Chrysler 300: 'America's Most Powerful Car'

In 1951 Chrysler produced its first ever V8 engine - and what an engine it was! Technically advanced and featuring hemispherical combustion chambers, the new "Hemi-Head" engine produced much more power in relation to its capacity than any of its competitors could manage.

In 1955 the new Chrysler C-300 was launched. The new model combined muscle (300 horse-power), style (by Virgil Exner) and superb handling for what was a large car.
In its first year of production the new C-300 would win both major American stock car racing series: NASCAR and AAA. So began the legend and for each of the next ten years a new 300 model, identified by a different letter of the alphabet, would appear.

This highly illustrated book, a Veloce Classic Reprint, presents the history of the Chrysler 300. Every model's specifications and role in Chrysler history is examined in detail. Includes sales and production records and a review of the new 300's close relative, the 2005 Dodge Magnum.

Les plus belles Mopar

Célèbre les plus audacieuses voitures issues des usines de Détroit durant l'ère des muscle cars. Le terme Mopar, contraction de Motor Parts, désigne la branche distribuant les pièces détachées des marques du groupe Chrysler.

Mopar a été utilisé par Chrysler pour la première fois dans les années 1920 et désigne également, depuis la période des muscle cars, tous les véhicules du groupe, badgés Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto, Imperial... et depuis 1984 Eagle (ex-AMC).

Réunies pour la première fois au sein de l'incomparable Brother's Collection, ces vingt-cinq icônes surpuissantes vont vous laisser sans voix. Ces muscle cars de Chrysler sont photographiés par Tom Loeser et décrits par l'historien Tom Glatch, qui présentent ces trésors de l'art automobile sous forme de portraits à la qualité muséale.

Art of Mopar - Legendäre Muscle Cars

Zu der Zeit, als die Muscle Car-Szene geradezu explodiert ist, liess Chrysler seine beeindruckenden Mopar Cars von der Leine, die Dodges und Plymouths, welche die ganze Ära prägen sollten.
Namen wie Charger, Road Runner, Super Bee, Cuda und Challenger drückten dieser Zeit ihren Stempel auf. Sie gehören zu den wertvollsten Sammlerwagen, die jemals von einem amerikanischen Autohersteller produziert worden sind.

In diesem Band werden die Fahrzeuge mit einer Vielzahl hochwertigster Fotoportraits, die Tom Loeser in seiner unnachahmlichen Fototechnik geschaffen hat, geradezu zelebriert.