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 fully updated and revised edition of a popular bestseller takes a year-by-year approach to what a prospective buyer should look for when evaluating a 911. From 1965 to the present, the author examines problem areas on each model, details what to ask the seller, cost of replacement parts, update[...]
Each of the eighteen masterpiece horse barns featured here is an innovative, beautiful structure that embodies the owners' love and appreciation for horses. Author Randy Leffingwell has selected barns that possess exceptional qualities--a clever response to site challenges; meticulous attention to d[...]
Through hundreds of rare and unpublished photos from GM's media and design archives and an in-depth text by renowned Corvette historian Randy Leffingwell, Corvette Sixty Years celebrates the first six decades of America's sports car, covering the revolution and evolution of America's longest continu[...]
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 [...]
Filled with extensive research by acclaimed automotive journalists David Newhardt and Randy Leffingwell, this book is a definitive resource for every Mustang lover. Covering every model, including the stock Ford models, Shelby GTs, Cobras, Bosses, Mach 1s, and many more, Newhardt and Leffingwell's p[...]
Born in the Bohemian town of Maffersdorf on September 3, 1875, Ferdinand Porsche displayed unparalleled automotive engineering genius from his earliest years. Following stellar work at Austro-Daimler, as well as with his own engineering firm, he formed his own automobile company after World War II, [...]
Who knew more than one hundred years ago that the freedom-loving, speed-hungry, cutting-edge motorcycle fanatics who founded Harley-Davidson were making history along with bikes? The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, showcasing a century of bikes that shaped motorcycle history, brings th[...]
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[...]