The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars: Yenko, Shelby, Baldwin Motion, Grand Spaulding, and More
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2017 Gold Medal Winner of the International Automotive Media Competition! 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. Review: My car-mad son thinks this is a great book and has one of his favourite Shelbys in ... - My car-mad son thinks this is a great book and has one of his favourite Shelbys in it ! So perfect pressie for Christmas. Review: Five Stars - excellent book
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 65 Reviews |
T**R
My car-mad son thinks this is a great book and has one of his favourite Shelbys in ...
My car-mad son thinks this is a great book and has one of his favourite Shelbys in it ! So perfect pressie for Christmas.
A**R
Five Stars
excellent book
M**Y
Much, much better than it looks
Unusual in that for me this is a book with 5 star content presented in a 2 star way. There's nothing in the title that suggests this is anything more than just another book on US Muscle. Even the cover is gimmicky and detracts. Its a real pity because the actual book is excellent in that it is so much more than suggested. Rather than just repeating the history of the big companies and what they did in the late 60's/early 70's, this has chapters on the individual smaller outfits and garage groups who produced what have become almost fabled cars now and in doing so is so much more interesting. Appreciating there is no shortage of output on Shelby its the material on the lesser known producers I found fascinating and new.
C**K
Dave Newhardt takes some great pictures. I do like the cleaver cover with ...
I have to be honest I have not gone past the Royal Pontiac section near the front. I am bias because my black 1968 Firebird graces two pages near the beginning. While the Jim Wangers Judge on the following pages I took care of for over 17 years while it was here in Detroit. The shadow in the Judge as it sits under the Woodward turn a round sign is me. Dave Newhardt takes some great pictures. I do like the cleaver cover with the hoods of both the Camaro and Shelby Mustang being able to peck under the hoods. Just have to be careful not to catch either hood when taking the book off the shelve on putting it back on the shelve.
C**Y
A must have for any muscle car enthusiast!
A wonderful, well written book on the subject providing a captivating mix of technical details, insider trivia and background stories - impossible to put down! The author displays a deep knowledge and passion for American supercars, providing a riveting cross section from classic cars to modern trucks - all illustrated by artful high quality photographs. This book makes a great addition for your enthusiast library or your man cave alike.
J**O
Cars
Gift to my son for Christmas. He likes it
D**A
Dad loves it
Got this for my dad. He loves it.
J**D
Great book
Lots of information you would have a hard time finding on YouTube. Very informative
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