Musle cars en hot rods - USA: boeken - historie en modellen

The Great Classic Muscle Cars Compared - Brooklands Portfolio

Brookland boek over de Amerikaanse 'muscle cars' uit de jaren 1966-1970. Vergelijkingstests van de Chevrolet Chevelle, Impala, Camaro en Corvette, Pontiac GTO en Firebird, Dodge Charger, Coronet, Super Bee en Dart GTS, Oldsmobile 4-4-2 en Cutlass, Ford Fairlane, Galaxie, Mustang, Shelby Mustang, Cobra en Torino, Plymouth Fury, Barracuda en Roadrunner, AMC Javelin en Cougar, Cyclone, enz.

• De 14 artikelen, overgenomen uit toenmalige Britse en Amerikaanse autotijdschriften, geven veel informatie over historie, modelwijzigingen en techniek.
• Ook rij-impressies, tests, vergelijkingstests, technische gegevens, enz.

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

De Amerikaanse muscle car ontstond niet in de fabrieken van grote autofabrikanten, maar in de garages en dealers van een hot-rod subcultuur die zich richtte op het creëren van high-performance straatauto's. Dit boek catalogiseert deze opmerkelijke auto's en de bouwers die ze op de Amerikaanse markt introduceerden.

Het behandelt de Royal Pontiac-dealer in Michigan en hun aangepaste Royal Pontiac Bobcats, evenals nieuwe auto's van bekende namen zoals Carroll Shelby, Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge, Nickey Chevrolet, Don Yenko, George Hurst, Baldwin-Motion, Calloway, SLP en Steve Saleen.

Dit prachtig geïllustreerde boek belicht de belangrijke bijdragen van tuners en bouwers aan de Amerikaanse autogeschiedenis door de uitzonderlijke machines die ze hebben gecreëerd.
Van de oudste muscle tuners die hoge prijzen behalen op oldtimerveilingen tot de nieuwste voertuigen van Ford en Chrysler met hun SVT- en SRT-afdelingen, biedt dit boek lezers een uitgebreide en fascinerende kijk op Amerikaanse high-performance auto's.

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Hot Rod Magazine - 75 ans: L'histoire officielle

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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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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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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