American Muscle Cars: A Full-Throttle History
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760350132 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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EXCELLENT For Any Muscle Car Fan, Very Well Written, Beautiful Photos, Covers Cars From 1960 To 2015 Stephanie Sullivan American Muscle Cars is much more than it appears. The book comes in the format of a coffee table picture book but unlike those the content is much more than the vapid caption/commentary that's the usual fare. And the photography is excellent too.If you want a great retrospective and tour through the history of American muscle cars for gearheads of any age this book is an excellent choice. But especially as a gift for any muscle car lover who grew up in the 60's, 70's or 80's. Cars are covered from 1960 through 2015 showing how the muscle car story has continued.While I got this as a gift I cheated and read/looked . Amazon Customer said The book does a good job covering the vintage Muscle Cars (including AMC. The book does a good job covering the vintage Muscle Cars (including AMC!) but lacks coverage on the modern Dodge Challenger and Charger. While it covers the "The book does a good job covering the vintage Muscle Cars (including AMC" according to Amazon Customer. The book does a good job covering the vintage Muscle Cars (including AMC!) but lacks coverage on the modern Dodge Challenger and Charger. While it covers the 2015 & 2016 Mustang and Camaro, there is no mention of the Scat Pack Challengers or Chargers and no photos of the Hellcat Challenger or Chargers. Disappointing as these are the most powerful Muscle Cars to date. 015 & "The book does a good job covering the vintage Muscle Cars (including AMC" according to Amazon Customer. The book does a good job covering the vintage Muscle Cars (including AMC!) but lacks coverage on the modern Dodge Challenger and Charger. While it covers the 2015 & 2016 Mustang and Camaro, there is no mention of the Scat Pack Challengers or Chargers and no photos of the Hellcat Challenger or Chargers. Disappointing as these are the most powerful Muscle Cars to date. 016 Mustang and Camaro, there is no mention of the Scat Pack Challengers or Chargers and no photos of the Hellcat Challenger or Chargers. Disappointing as these are the most powerful Muscle Cars to date. "Five Stars" according to fergus. great
Holmstrom is often irreverent (note the "clackers" use mentioned above), but is so in a charming, funny way which allows him to simply say what he means?"the best example is when describing what post-WWII babies wanted from their cars: sex appeal. "American Muscle Cars is a fantastic book, sized perfectly for any coffee table. The writing is informative yet thrillingly engaging, creating an extremely rare occurrence: a coffee-table book that is still fun to read straight through. Overall, American Muscle Cars is a well-written, well-laid-out, entertaining read that would be a joyful addition to any auto enthusiasts' book collection." - TheNewsWheel
From that moment on, American performance cars would never be the same.American Muscle Cars tells the story of the most desirable cars ever to come out of Detroit. In those 20 minutes it took Bill Collins and Russ Gee to bolt a 389 ci V-8 engine into a Tempest chassis they created the prototype for Pontiac's GTO--and changed the course of automotive history. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll generation.American Muscle Cars chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool America