Dodge Car Books - History and Models

Mopar Muscle - Barracuda, Dart & Valiant 1960-1980

At the dawn of the 1960s, Chrysler Corp introduced a new kind of sophisticated family car called the Valiant. The Plymouth Valiant, and its cousin the Dodge Dart, travelled Detroit's path from economy car to high-performance machine in style. Snazzier still, were the subsequent Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Challenger relations that took on all comers in the pony and muscle car wars.

By the mid '70s a change of pace saw Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare meet the blend of economy, sports and luxury that buyers wanted. All through the years, and underpinning all models, was Chrysler Corp's engineering excellence. Such excellence was apparent on racetracks and drag strips across the country, so too were the exploits of racing heroes that became Mopar legends.
Through hard times and corporate change, Chrysler returned with the modern Hemi V8 motorvated 300s, Chargers and Challengers. The Demon still lives at Highland Park.

Features:
- Written with assistance from Mopar legends Don Garlits, Buddy Martin and Mr Norm
- The first book to cover the Chrysler F bodied cars (Dodge Aspen & Plymouth Volare
- Over 250 previously unseen pictures
- New Mopar artwork
- Examines Chrysler Corp business from 1950s to present
- Examines Chrysler Corp's engineering and styling innovations
- Cover the 21st Century comeback of Mopar Muscle!

Models Covered:
- A, E & F bodied cars:
- Plymouth Barracuda 1964-74
- Dodge Challenger 1970-74
- Dodge Aspen 1976-80
- Plymouth Volare 1976-80
- Dodge Dart 1960-76
- Plymouth Valiant 1960-76.

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Author:	Marc Cranswick
Details:	160 pages, 25 x 20.5 cm / 9.8 x 8.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	8 b&w and 282 colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781787110717

The Complete Book of Classic Dodge and Plymouth Muscle - Every Model from 1960 to 1974

Dodge and Plymouth have been responsible for some of history's most iconic muscle cars - a resume including the immortal Road Runner, Dodge Daytona, Hemi 'Cuda, Challenger T/A, Charger, Super Bee, Super Bird, and GTX.
These cars, often referred to as "Mopars" (short for "Motor Parts," Chrysler's parts division), defined the golden age of the American muscle car. They earned the "Motor" part of the Mopar name by housing the most robust engines of the period: legendary power plants like the original Firepower Hemi, the Max Wedge, the 440 Super Commando, and the famed Street Hemi.
Even their small V8s, like the 340 LA-series engine that powered the AAR 'Cuda, are the stuff of motorhead folklore.

In this book they're all here: every car and every engine from the classic era. This gorgeously illustrated work takes readers through the fifty-plus-year history of Mopar performance, from the Hemi-powered 300 Series through the last cars produced before rising gas prices, tightened emissions, and outrageous insurance rates brought the curtain down on American muscle car production.

Author/photographer Mike Mueller offers an in-depth look at the specialty driving machines that have made Mopar performance an enduring part of American automotive culture for over half a century. With extensive details, specs, and spectacular photographs, Mueller's book stands alone as the ultimate resource on America's muscle cars.

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Author:	Mike Mueller
Details:	288 pages, 27 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm / 10.6 x 9.25 x 0.98 in, paperback
Illustrations:	63 b&w and 462 colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbooks International (USA, 2013)
ISBN:	9780760344774

Dodge Dynamite! : 50 Years of Dodge Muscle Cars

Dodge has produced a line of charismatic performance cars that gave the company a unique reputation among American car makers since the 1950s. The original Charger and Challenger, and the more recent Viper and Caliber SRT, are outstanding examples of the company's commitment high performance cars and aggressive styling.

Peter Grist's pictorial history of these typically American machines gives a fascinating insight into their ancestry and evolution, and celebrates how they changed driving; both on the road and on the track.

Grist describes the full history of Dodge one decade at a time. Starting with their departure from saloons and dependable pickups in the early 1950s, he traces how they created the innovative Hemi V8, created their first muscle car, and would go on to consolidate through the 60s and 70s with the Dart, Charger, and Challenger.

You'll get the full story on historic cars and drivers over the past 50 years, complete with illustrations of Dodge's styling, experiments, and concept cars. With over 200 photographs and period accurate adverts, you'll get a unique look at all of Dodge's fast cars in one handsomely produced title.

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Author:	Peter Grist
Details:	176 pages, 25 x 20.5 x 2.1 cm / 9.8 x 8.1 x 0.83 in, paperback
Illustrations:	298 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2017)
ISBN:	9781787110939

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.

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Author:	Tom Glatch
Details:	224 pages, 26 x 31.5 x 2.4 cm / 10.25 x 12.4 x 0.94 in, hardback
Illustrations:	2 b&w and 248 colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbooks International (USA, 2017)
ISBN:	9780760352496

Hemi - The Ultimate American V-8

Take a high-octane tour through the design, development and muscle cars behind the greatest V-8 in Detroit history. Fire-breathing mopars come roaring to life in this fascinating book - from the 1951 Chrysler Saratoga through muscle cars of the 1960's and 1970's right up to the newest Hemis in Dodges line of cars and pickups.
Fully updated and packed with new and captivating details, the book features cutaways of the most collectible Hemi-powered cars in history, as well as a look at Hemi clones and racecars.

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Author:	Robert Genat
Details:	168 pages, 25.5 x 25.5 x 1.1 cm / 10 x 10 x 0.43 in, hardback
Illustrations:	60 b&w and 160 colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbooks International (USA, 2007)
ISBN:	9780760327470

Dodge (1964-1971) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Dodge muscle cars from the years 1964-1971. Describes the Dodge Charger R/T, Polara 500, Dart GT V8, 880, Coronet, Monaco, 426 Hemi Charger, Dart GTS, Super Bee, Monaco 440, Challenger 440 Magnum, Demon and Charger SE.

• The 32 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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Details:	136 pages, 27 x 20 x 0.8 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.31 in, paperback
Illustrations:	375 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2003)
ISBN:	9781855206380

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