Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars - Softcover

Leffingwell, Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076033305X ISBN 13: 9780760333051

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2008

Synopsis

Over 17,000 copies of this title sold in hardback. Now available in paperback, it is the only definitive history of muscle cars from before the baby boomers of the 60 s and the emergence of the V8 engine to today s million-dollar collectables. Unlike anything ever seen before, these were brutal, exciting machines, built for speed and power and quickly became defined as vehicles for the rock-and-roll, sex-and-drugs generation. A chronicle of this period in history through it s signature automobiles, this brings to life the history of America Muscle Cars from hot rodding after WWII to the new breed of muscle cars coming out of Detroit today. With David Newhardt s exquisite photography and text that pulls no punches this is the definitive resource and history for Muscle cars. Over fifty years of pulse-pounding muscle cars in one volume Bestselling Muscle Car book now in Paperback 17,000 sold in hardback! High-quality colour photographs and engaging text make this title a bargain for enthusiasts The bestselling, definative book on Muscle cars history In the 1960s three incendiary ingredients 'developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 million baby boomers entering the auto market' exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined the sex, drugs, and rock & roll generation. Muscle: America TMs Legendary Performance Cars chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: their automobiles. From the street-racing hot rod culture that emerged following World War II through the new breed of muscle cars emerging from Detroit today, this book brings to life the history of American muscle. Featuring exquisite photography of classic muscle cars by top photographer David Newhardt and a text that pulls no punches, Muscle: America TMs Legendary Performance Cars is the definitive muscle car history.

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Review

Muscle not only documents the development of the ever-famous American automobile trend, but its whopping 382 full-color pages are packed with eye-catching and gorgeous photography --Mopar Muscle

If any single book can be called the essential volume on the entire muscle car era, it has to be Muscle. A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in muscle car history as it fully captures the essence and significance of this era --Muscle Car Enthusiast

Don't know anything about muscle cars? You can fix that. Think you know everything? There's something you don't--and it's here --Edmonds dot com

From the Back Cover

“Don't know anything about muscle cars? You can fix that. Think you know everything? There's something you don't—and it's here.”

—Edmonds.com, May 2007

In the 1960s, three incendiary ingredients—developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 million baby boomers entering the auto market—exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. These brutish machines were unlike any the world had seen or will likely see again Muscle cars were the four-wheeled embodiment of the sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll generation.

Muscle: America’s Legendary Performance Cars chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: the automobile. From the street-racing hot rod culture that emerged following World War II through the new breed of muscle cars emerging from Detroit today, this book brings to life the history of American muscle. Featuring exquisite photography of classic muscle cars by top photographer David Newhardt and a text that pulls no punches, Muscle: America’s Legendary Performance Cars is the definitive muscle car history.

“A boldly illustrated, entertaining introduction to, or reminder of, the muscle car era.”

—Road & Track, January 2007

“If any single book can be called the essential volume on the entire muscle car era, it has to be Muscle. A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in muscle car history as it fully captures the essence and significance of this era.”

—Musclecar Enthusiast, December 2006

“Muscle not only documents the development of the ever-famous American automobile trend, but its whopping 382 full-color pages are packed with eye-catching and gorgeous photography.”

—Mopar Muscle, October 2006

“A must-read because it not only deals with the individual cars, but delves into the bigger picture: the social forces and automobile industry climate that gave rise to muscle cars.”

—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 2006

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 076033305X
• ISBN 13: 9780760333051
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384