Once the possession of greasers and gearheads, muscle cars are now amongst the most cherished and collected works of art on the planet, fetching millions of dollars at auction. In this lavishly illustrated book, the icons of muscle car are on display, each described in a detailed essay followed by a[...]
The 1960s and early 1970s were the age of raw American automotive power. Whether it was a classic Hemi 'Cuda, Pontiac GTO, Charger, or Boss Mustang, big engines were king at local drag strips and cruises. Muscle Cars explores this era with a broad survey of classic muscle. Each chapter is organized [...]
The birth of the muscle car, mid-sized cars with big engines and big horsepower, marked not only a revolution in performance-but also a revolution in marketing. For the first time ever, American car manufacturers tailored their product to a youth audience. The genre thrived in the 60s and early 70s [...]
As prized by collectors and aficionados as they are by denizens of garages and drag strips, these icons of muscle car art-including Camaro, Chevelle SS, Hemi and 440-6 'Cuda, Roadrunner, GTX, Super Bird, Boss Mustang, Buick GSX, W30 Oldsmobile 442s, and AMX Javelins-are presented in this lavishly il[...]
American Muscle Cars 2014 is the ultimate collection of Detroit muscle. Featuring studio portraits of the hottest hardware from the 1960s and 1970s, master photographer Peter Harholdt has captured each car in vivid color. GM, Ford, Dodge, and Plymouth are all represented in this 16-month, 12x12-inch[...]
The comprehensive photographic guide to every classic Dodge and Plymouth muscle car from the golden age of American performance. The Complete Book of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle collects every car and every engine from the classic era of Dodge and Plymouth, including the immortal Road Runner, Dodge Da[...]
Total Performance. That policy, dictated by Henry Ford II--"the Deuce," as he was known within Ford Motor Company--provided the fixed star that guided the company through the wild, wonderful years of the classic muscle-car era. Total Performance led to the creation of the Ford Thunderbolt, an experi[...]
A muscle-car book unlike any other, featuring the rarest vehicles on Earth. In the 1960s, something explosive happened in the automotive world: the United States' evolving V-8 engine technology was met by 75 million baby boomers, all with an extreme need for speed and all entering the auto market at[...]
"American Muscle Cars 2015" is the ultimate collection of Detroit muscle. Featuring studio portraits of the hottest hardware from the 1960s and 1970s, master photographer Randy Leffingwell has captured each car in vivid color. GM, Ford, Dodge, and Plymouth are all represented in this 16-month, 12x12[...]
"American Muscle Cars 2015 Mini" is the ultimate collection of Detroit muscle in a smaller size, perfect for your office or garage. Featuring studio portraits of the hottest hardware from the 1960s and 1970s, master photographer Peter Harholdt has captured each car in vivid color. GM, Ford, Dodge, a[...]
"Ford Muscle Cars 2015" is the must-have collection of performance vehicles by America's original automaker. From the obvious Mustangs and Torino GTs to the more obscure Galaxies and race-ready Fairlanes, this large-format calendar celebrates the lineage of total performance that has inspired the en[...]
From 1963 to 1974, muscle cars were the kings of the road--no other American automobiles have ever inspired as much passion as these classic performance cars."Muscle Car Source Book" is a one-stop resource for muscle car fans. Heavily illustrated with vivid color photography of all the muscle cars f[...]
A muscle-car calendar unlike any other, featuring the rarest vehicles on Earth."""American Muscle Cars 2016" features 16 months of brutish machines from America's fastest decade, captured in all their glory by renowned auto photographer Randy Leffingwell. Showcasing some of the rarest of the outrage[...]
Dive into 16 months of Ford muscle cars, from the golden age to right now.Total Performance. That policy, dictated by Henry Ford II - "the Deuce," as he was known within Ford Motor Company - provided the fixed star that guided the company through the wild, wonderful years of the classic muscle-car e[...]
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 [...]
This is" the" muscle car history to own--a richly illustrated chronicle of America's greatest high-performance cars, told from their 1960s beginning through the present day In the 1960s, three incendiary ingredients--developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 [...]
A muscle-car calendar unlike any other, featuring the rarest vehicles on Earth."""American Muscle Cars 2017" features 16 months of brutish machines from America's fastest decade, captured in all their glory by renowned auto photographers Tom Loeser and Ron Kimball. Showcasing some of the rarest of t[...]
A smaller muscle-car calendar unlike any other, featuring the rarest vehicles on Earth."American Muscle Cars Mini 2017" is the ultimate collection of Detroit muscle in a smaller size, perfect for your office or garage. Featuring studio portraits of the hottest hardware from the 1960s and 1970s, mast[...]
Chevrolet didn't invent the overhead-valve pushrod V-8 engine, but without question Ed Cole and company perfected it. And General Motors' Bowtie division wasn't the first to put the engine design in a production car, but it was the first to put the engine design in an affordable production car and m[...]
Build--Learn--Customize--Play
The World's Best Cars In The Palm Of Your Hand.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, start your engines and bust out your bricks How to Build Brick Cars is here for the inner creative person in us all. Featuring over a dozen fully realized builds of c[...]
When John Z. Delorean and his cadre of enthusiastic rule benders took it upon themselves to bolt Pontiac's hottest engine into a mid-sized Tempest, disobeying orders from the top of General Motors food chain, they created something that should not have been and will never be again: the muscle car. T[...]
It's no secret among car collectors and enthusiast that the pursuit of "lost" cars is what drives many gearheads. Finding an abandoned, restorable car is one of the most common dreams among collectors and a touchstone for the hobby. Top shows like the Pebble Beach Concours and Chicago's Muscle Car a[...]