Almost from conception and certainly from its first appearance in 1964 (under the marketing direction of none other than Lee Iacocca), the Ford Mustang achieved iconic status in American car culture - with 100,000 sold in the first 90 days. Over the next 40 years, America's love affair with the Must[...]
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[...]
Starting with the original 1965 concept car, code-named Panther, the Camaro was more than just a Mustang-fighter. It forever raised the bar for the high-performance muscle car. The Complete Book of Camaro covers over 40 years of high performance with an in-depth look at the prototypes and experiment[...]
For 60 years, the Chevrolet Corvette, arguably one of the most recognized sports cars in the world, has been the American sports car, an icon of American horsepower and performance. The list of the car's accomplishments both on and off track is legendary. Chevrolet has never built an ordinary Corvet[...]
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[...]
When Ford wanted to add some spice to its new Mustang pony car in the mid-1960s, it turned to the talented, colorful, and opinionated Texan Carroll Shelby, who was then building the high-performance, Fordpowered Cobra racing sports car. The result: the Shelby Mustang GT350, perhaps the definitive pe[...]
This is the car that launched the muscle car era and gave the Baby Boomers high-speed wings.Trivia freaks might know that Pontiac's "GTO" means "Gran Turismo Omologato," but muscle car fans know it earned its nicknamea The Great Onea at a time when America built the greatest cars on earth. It wasn't[...]