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AMC Muscle Cars (MBI Muscle Car Color Series) By Larry Mitchell. Larry Mitchell steers you through AMC’s impact on the American automotive landscape as well as engineering, design, production and racing heritage. AMC’s popular Javelin ponycar and two-seat AMX coupe lead the pack, with Marlin, Rebel SST, Rebel Machine, Hornet 360, Gremlin X and others rounding out the coverage.
Fully illustrated with modern and archival photographs, production line photos, schematics, concept drawings, and cutaway illustrations. Sftbnd., 8 ¼" x 10 ¾", 128 pgs., 40 b&w ill., 80 color.
AMX Photo Archive: From Concept to Reality By Chris Zinn. Beginning with the early design stages of the AMX, including early sketches, interior design, clay work, fiberglass mockups, and show cars this book moves on to actual production models.
Covers the entire AMX lineup and specials including the SS/AMX, Jeffords/AMX, Dick Teague's AMX and The Big Bad color AMXs. Other pre-production ideas covered include AMX/2, AMX/3, AMX/K, AMX II, AMX III, and Project IV. Paperback, 128pp.
Javelin Photo Archive From Concept to Reality By Chris Zinn. Get an inside look at the development of American Motor's Javelin beginning with the early design stages of the Javelin, including early sketches, interior design, clay work, fiberglass mockups, and show cars. From there move to the actual production models.
Paperback, 128pp.
AMX & Javelin Muscle Portfolio 1968-1974
This book is made up of reprinted Road and Performance tests from major magazines around the world on the AMX, Javelin and the Javelin AMX when those cars were new. Tons and tons of information, facts, performance data and pictures. Rare road tests from Australian and English car magazines as well as major American magazines.
Why try to round up 33 original car magazines and spend a few hundred dollars doing so when you can spend a fraction of that and everything in one book? Quality of the reprints is excellent making this book an excellent performance source for all AMC fans- especially for AMX and Javelin collectors. Read about those powerful 390 and 401 AMX and Javelins, see what the pros who drove the cars years ago had to say.
The Unfair Advantage - Special Edition Hardcover. In 1974 Mark Donohue took a year off from driving at the height of his racing career and wrote a candid and revealing book about his journey through the world of auto racing from amateur races in his own '57 Corvette to winning the Indy 500 in Roger Penske's McLaren M16.
Yet there is nothing sensational about Donohue's story, this is not a tale of fame and fortune, nor an exposé of the scandalous off-track lives of race-car drivers. Rather Donohue presents a fascinating and focused behind-the-scenes look at how a champion driver who won virtually every racing class he competed in prepared himself and his cars to win.
With characteristic modesty, Donohue is quick to attribute much of his racing success to the many "unfair advantages" he had over his competitors, such as faster engines, better tires, and a more professional crew. But after reading just a few chapters of his book, it becomes clear that Mark Donohue's greatest unfair advantage was his own relentless determination to build a better car and be a better driver every time he set foot on a race track.
The Unfair Advantage captures a uniquely American blend of intellect and scrappiness. A graduate in engineering from Brown University, Donohue integrated creativity, openness to new ideas, humor, and his persistent will to win into every part of his approach to racing. When Donohue puts that formula into words in The Unfair Advantag the result is as much an attitude and perspective as anything else. As such, it has had wide reaching and particularly personal impact for almost 30 years in the world of motorsport participants and enthusiasts.
Hardcover, 2nd ed., 353pp.
Trans-Am: The Pony Car Wars 1966-1972 Dave Friedman, foreword by Parnelli Jones. (MBI Publishing Company)
When the Trans-Am series let pony cars loose on the road circuits of America, some of the most exciting road racing in history took place. Until rule changes forced American manufacturing teams to withdraw in 1972, these ground-
pounders enjoyed a golden era of dominance. Fans of vintage racing and muscle cars will enjoy this book's great photography and commentary from series participants, as well as comprehensive race results. Hardcover- 10 x 10 228 pp - 75 color, 325 b/w
Catalog of American Car Id Numbers 1950-59
A handy guide for the restorer or collector. Filled with VINs, body numbers, engine numbers, trim and paint codes, and more. The sure way to check authenticity and locate the right parts.
Sftbd., 8x 10, 460 pgs., 156 ill.
Catalog of American Car ID Numbers, 1960-69 A handy guide for the restorer or collector. Filled with VINs, body numbers, engine numbers, trim and paint codes, and more. The sure way to check authenticity and locate the right parts.
4th ed. Sftbd., 8x 10, 443 pgs., 200+ ill.
Catalog of American ID Numbers 1970-79 A handy guide for the restorer or collector. Filled with VINs, body numbers, engine numbers, trim and paint codes, and more. The sure way to check authenticity and locate the right parts.
Sftbd., 8x10, 350 pgs., 200 ill.
Mighty Muscle Cars The 1960s witnessed a procession of powerful American automobiles that became all but extinct with the advent of stringent safety and emissions laws in the 1970s. This colorful reprint of Decade of Muscle examines all the landmark models produced by Chrysler, Ford, GM and AMC during that period.
Sftbd., 9 x 10 1/2, 128 pgs., 80 color ill.
Hemi The Ultimate American V-8 By Robert Genat. Take this high-octane tour through the design, development and research involved in producing the greatest V-8 in Detroit history. Firebreathing Mopars race to life in Robert Genat's stunning color photographs. From the 1951 Chrysler Saratoga to the muscle cars of 1971, up through the new-for-2003 engine, the Hemi's greatest racetrack
feats and achievements are brought vividly to life. Packed with facts, cutaways and fascinating details on the most collectible Hemi-powered cars in history. Charger, Road Runner, Superbird, Challenger, Barracuda, Super Bee and the rest are taken for test drives in this powerful look at the legendary Hemi V-8 and the cars it powered into the history books. Hardcover: 156 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x 10.36 x 10.16
Muscle Car Milestones Check out the cream of the '60s and '70s muscle car crop. The best of Ford, General Motors, Dodge, Plymouth, and AMC are featured, accompanied by performance specs. Rare cars, one-off production specials and significant, collectible race models are included.
Sftbd., 8 1/4" x 9", 96 pgs. 80 color ill.
Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars: A Supercar Source Book, 1960-2000 (Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars, 3rd Ed) By John Gunnell (Editor). Featuring more than 300 American muscle cars produced during the last 40 years, this is the ultimate guide for high-performance enthusiasts.
This full-color reference features more than four decades of muscle cars from American manufacturers including, AMC, GM, Chrysler, Ford, and Studebaker. Sftbd., 8 1/4" x 9", 96 pgs. 80 color ill.
