Muscle Car Milestones

Muscle Car Milestones
Author: Brian Medford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2013-05-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781484905296

AutoTrader Classics continues the MileStones tradition with a focus on the most American of automotive traditions...the muscle car! We celebrate a time when automakers were busy finding new ways to shoehorn big horsepower into normal cars, all while keeping ahead of each other. These were the machines that powered a generation of gearheads and launched the horsepower wars!

Muscle Car Milestones

Muscle Car Milestones
Author: Dan Lyons
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2001
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760306154

Colorful package distills the essence of the 27 most influential muscle cars from the 1960s and '70s.

The All-American Muscle Car

The All-American Muscle Car
Author: Joe Oldham
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2017-05-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0760353352

Get the full history of the American muscle car in The All-American Muscle Car, from it's origin as an act of descent, to where it sits now.

The Age of the Muscle Car

The Age of the Muscle Car
Author: Clay Fees
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2022-01-31
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1476678146

A breed unlike any seen before or since, the powerful, stylish American muscle car defined an era in automotive history. This history traces the rise and fall of these great performance cars from their precursors in the 1950s through the seminal appearance of the Pontiac GTO in 1964 and then year by year to the end in the 1970s. Approachable and nontechnical yet deeply informative, it puts the bygone muscle car in its cultural and aesthetic contexts, describes developments in styling, performance and marketing, and revels in the joys of muscle car ownership in the 21st century.

1 of 1 Muscle Cars

1 of 1 Muscle Cars
Author: Wes Eisenschenk
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2023-09-22
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1613258003

Learn about the rarest muscle cars ever produced with this new book. In the world of muscle cars, many were produced and sold in large enough quantities that they would be considered special but not particularly rare at the time of production. The Boss 429 and Plymouth Superbird were produced for racing homologation reasons, and since they were very expensive to produce, the manufacturers ensured that they would be rare. However, there is rare, and then there is rare. Prototypes and special factory builds, factory production cars, and super car tuners and builders are all covered in this new book by muscle-car historian Wes Eisenschenk. Some are single examples, some are very close to being the last remaining example, and all are extremely rare. Some have no surviving example known to exist. Featured cars include a Boss 429 Cougar, a 1971 Pontiac Ventura II Sprint 455, a 1965 Chevelle 300 COPO car with the L78 option, and a 1970 FK5 Deep Burnt Orange Metallic Superbird. Dealer promotional specials include a 1968 AMC AMX Von Piranha, a 1970 Dick Harrell LS6 454 Camaro, and a 1973 Nickey Chevrolet 427 Nova. These are cars that you will read about but likely never see. For a fun ride through muscle-car history and great stories of the rarest muscle cars ever produced, add this book to your automotive library today.

The Legendary Muscle Car

The Legendary Muscle Car
Author: Jim Glastonbury
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0785834796

Look into this fascinating book to discover the intoxicating world of muscle cars. Includes information on models, facts, and other interesting information on America's pride and joy.

Ultimate Guide to Muscle Cars

Ultimate Guide to Muscle Cars
Author: Jim Glastonbury
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2010-04-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780785820093

A muscle car is not a piece of Italian exotica, a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, cars which are just too complex and too specialized; nor is it a German Porsche, which is too efficient and too clever by half; nor yet a classic British sports car, a Morgan, TVR or Jaguar, which could never be regarded as fitting the bill. Sports cars, by and large, are not muscle cars, with two notable exceptions: the legendary AC Cobra of the 1960s, and the Dodge Viper of the 1990s. These followed the muscle car creed of back-to basics raw power. In effect, muscle cars always were, and always will be, a quintessentially North American phenomenon. The basic concept is something like this: take a mid-sized American sedan, nothing complex, upmarket or fancy, in fact the son of car one would use to collect the groceries in any American town on any day of the week; add the biggest, raunchiest V8 that it is possible to squeeze under the hood; and there it is. The muscle car concept really is as simple as that.

Muscle Cars: American Icons

Muscle Cars: American Icons
Author: Auto Editors of Consumer Guide
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2015-08-07
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781680220971

Experience the wild and wooly glory days of muscle cars through colorful photos and vintage advertising. Showcases the Motor City performance cars of the 1962-72 era and the muscle car revival of the 2000s. Covers many milestone machines, with a strong focus on the purpose-built drag racing cars that influenced Detroit's showroom screamers. Special spreads focus on period aftermarket speed parts and dress-up equipment. Brief captions describe key performance advancements and provide entertaining facts and figures.

Wild About Muscle Cars

Wild About Muscle Cars
Author: J. Poolos
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2007-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404237889

Introduces the powerful midsize cars from the late 1950s through the 1970s known as muscle cars and discusses what they look like, their history, the three most popular models, muscle car events, and related topics.