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• A Guide to Formula Ford - Includes Alexis, Crossle, Elden, Hawke, Lotus 31, Lotus 51, Lotus 61, Lotus 69, Bardahl Special, Titan, Zink Z10. A limited edition book of reprinted automotive magazine articles. Reproduced in photocopier quality this title is not generally available in the book trade or from the larger specialists and includes much hard-to-find information.
• Car Coloring Books - Of all kinds. Great for youngsters.
• Classic Muscle Car Advertising: The Art of Selling Horsepower - Ride along during a historical cruise of muscle car advertising from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Near full size ads paint the history of thundering muscle cars from three tumultuous decades. This valuable reference depicts some of the last remnants of promotional print material containing hard-to-find factory facts and images on muscle car models. More than 160 ads have been restored to their original, vibrant color.
• Cobra: The Shelby American Original Archives 1962-1965 - Cobra tells the story of Carroll Shelby's legendary sport/racing car with hundreds of great photos taken by the Shelby team photographer.
• Complete Mustang: A Model-By-Model History - The Complete Mustang follows the history and technological developments of the car that has captured the heart of American. From the 1963 prototype and 2+2 Fastback, back in 1964, through the high-performance Shelby's, the 1978 King Cobra and the "new breed" Fox Mustang, with its popular 5.0-liter-of-the-pack, engine, and on to the SN-95 and the SVT Cobra to today’s Mustang Mach 1, this book tackles all the great models. Each legendary car comes with detailed specifications, information and production features, and color photography, alongside an extensive narrative text that leads the reader sequentially through Mustang’s exuberant history. For all Mustang enthusiasts and car devotees, this is an invaluable insight and comprehensive guide to a perennial favorite.
• Disaster in Dearborn: The Story of the Edsel - Drawing from Ford Motor Company's Design Center archives and interviews with some of Edsel's design team stylists, Bonsall chronicles the ill-fated car's history, from its first sketches in 1955 to the last 1960 models, "a marketing disaster whose magnitude has made it a household word."
• Drag Racing Funny Cars of the 1960s Photo Archive: From Super Stockers to Floppers - In the 1960s funny cars captured the fans with tremendous smoky burnouts and gigantic wheel stands, they were so unpredictable that you never knew what to expect - they might go straight or end up glancing off the guard rail. Heroes were born and idolized with their driving talents and their showmanship. Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick, "Mr. Pontiac" Jess Tyree, The "Kings of Smoke" - Farkonas, Coil and Minick's "Chi-Town Hustler," Don Schumacher, "Big John" Mazmanian, and "Jungle Jim" Liberman drew standing room only crowds each and every Saturday night under the lights!
• Drag Racing Funny Cars of the 1970s: Photo Archive - This book is a pictorial, with ample captions. It carries you through from early 1970 through the end of the decade, with an emphasis on '70 through about '74. Most of the famous cars here, plus some obscure ones.
• Engine Builder's Handbook: Inspection Machine Reconditioning Valvetrain Assembly Blueprinting Degreeing Cams Tools Engine Assembly - From the very beginning of the book, Monroe's attention to detail and common sense approach has done just that for me. This book is worth reading by anyone who has an interest in engines and rereading before any engine rebuild.
• Ford Fuel Injection & Electronic Engine Control : All Ford/Lincoln-Mercury Cars and Light Trucks 1988 to 1993 -No other book gives you as much detailed, proven information, with 454 pages, including all EEC wiring diagrams, trouble codes and test specifications, and hundreds of photos and illustrations. This is the only choice for Ford enthusiasts, professional repair technicians and high-performance tuners who really want to get the most out of their Ford. This book covers 1988-1993 Models with EEC-IV Multi-Port Fuel Injection.
• The Ford Motor Company Stock Car Racing Stable of the Late 1960's - The purpose of this picture book for model builders is to present color pictures of the Ford Fairlanes, Torinos, Talledegas, and Mercury Cyclones of the late 1960's. The ultimate resource for car color and decal placement all in one convenient book.
• Ford N Series Tractors - The book is well written. It contains many high quality detailed photos for use in identifying variants of the N series tractors. A must for collectors and restorers.
• Ford Trimotor - the Saga of the Tin Goose - This lively story of the Ford triomotor airplane appears in a newly updated, revised edition to introduce new audiences to this story of the first passenger airplane produced in 1928. Only 200 'Tin Goose' planes were ever manufactured, but these made aviation history, pioneering commercial flight runs, airplane ticketing, runway design, and other forerunners to modern flight.
• Ford That Beat Ferrari: A Racing History of the Gt40 (The) - The Ford That Beat Ferrari: A Racing History of the Gt40
• Ford, Lincoln & Mercury Stock Cars - From 1949 through 1998, many of NASCAR's most memorable cars have come from Dearborn. Modern and archival color photos feature legendary cars like the Talladega, Torino, Galaxie and Thunderbird, as well as the men who have driven them, such as Bobby Unser, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. Also highlighted is Ford's role in the 1960s Aero-Wars, when the Big Three developed groundbreaking aerodynamic effects specifically for NASCAR. Includes the Taurus that debuted on the NASCAR circuit in 1998.
• Ford of the Sixties - Fords of the Sixties is full of beautiful photography and inside stories from the men that brought Ford its design and performance success throughout the decade. Stories never before heard are drawn from first-hand interviews and in depth research from the archives of Ford Motor Company Archives, Henry Ford Museum and the Detroit Library National Automotive Collection. If you want the inside story of Ford this all-color classic is a must for your library.
• Ford Mustang Ads: The Marketing of America's Ponycar (CD-ROM) - Take a nostalgic journey back to the beginning of the Mustang. See the very first Mustang ad as it appeared in magazines back in 1964. Then follow the evolution of America's favorite "ponycar" right on up to the latest GT supercars. This unbelievable CD-ROM collection of almost every Mustang ad released by Ford will fascinate you for hours! This is the largest collection of Mustang ads available.
• Ford Parts Interchange Manual - Useful for some basic understanding of the Ford Mustang and more advanced information concerning what parts from other models will fit. The illustrations make it all the more illuminating.
• Ford Racing Century: A Photographic History of Ford Motorsports - Ford Racing Century: A Photographic History of Ford Motorsports.
• Ford Seattl-ite - Nuclear Car.
• Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance: Parts and Modifications for High Performance Street and Racing - Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance is a comprehensive guide to the tips, tricks, and techniques of top Ford performance experts that will help Fords or Mustangs run harder and faster. Engine building techniques are included for street machines, drag racers, tow vehicles--for just about any Windsor-equipped Ford. Whether owners have a 289, 302/5.0L, or 351W/5.8L, Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance is the guide to performance success--on or off the strip.
• Ford 351C and Boss 351 Hi-Po Engine Series - Ford 351C and Boss 351 Musclecar and Hi-Po Engine Series.
• Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance: Parts & Modifications, Street & Racing - The 5.0-liter performance wave has propelled Ford's Windsor small block to the top of the performance heap. Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance is a comprehensive guide to the tips, tricks, and techniques of top Ford performance experts that will help Fords or Mustangs run harder and faster. Engine building techniques are included for street machines, drag racers, tow vehicles--for just about any Windsor-equipped Ford. Whether owners have a 289, 302/5.0L, or 351W/5.8L, Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance is the guide to performance success--on or off the strip.
• GT40: An Individual History and Race Record - In the 1960s the Ford Motor Company decided to enter the arena of sports car racing and challenge the European manufacturers, specifically Ferrari, for supremacy. The result was the GT40, and by the mid-1960s the car was posting victories at the most prestigious sports car endurance racing events around the world. In this comprehensive history of Ford's GT40, Ronnie Spain describes the development of the marquee and features chassis records and photos of each and every car built.
• How to Build a Traditional Ford Hot Rod - Chapter by chapter the text and images explain to the reader what it takes to build a true American classic. The parts, assemblies and period correct accessories required and the steps to bring them together are documented in words and pictures.
• How to Build & Power Tune For V8 221, 255, 260, 289, 302 & 351cu in Small block Engines - How to Build & Power Tune For V8 221, 255, 260, 289, 302 & 351cu in Small block Engines.
• How to rebuild your Ford Engine 351C, 351M, 400M, 429, 370, 460 - This is a great book for anyone wishing to rebuild any of the engines this book covers .I used it years ago when I built my first 460.It is easy to read and understand.
• How to rebuild Ford Big block V8s Engines - If you own a Ford car or truck which has a big block FE engine you need to have this book. This text is absolute in its coverage of all technical specs found throughout the successful history of this legendary engine series. Included are idiot proof step by step procedures for the entire overhaul of a big block Ford, as well as very exciting narrative on the racing history of these NASCAR dominating monsters.
• How to build big-inch Ford Small Blocks - By increasing the bore and stroke of your current engine, you can add those cubic inches without the hassle of switching to a big block. George Reid thoroughly explains the concept of building a stroker, paying special attention to the effect that increasing the bore and stroke have on the engine as a whole. With this information, you'll be better able to tailor your heads, cam, intake manifold, carburetor, and exhaust system to get the most out of the extra cubes. Also included is a complete guide to factory head and block castings, as well as aftermarket block and head guides, so you can choose exactly the right parts for your project. This book is a definitive guide for building a big-inch Ford small block, complete with four engine buildups ranging from 331 to 408 cubic inches.
• How to rebuild your Ford Small block Engine 221, 260, 289 302, 351W - How to Rebuild Small-Block Ford Engines is a very informative book. This book goes over almost everything involved in rebuilding all Ford small-block V-8 engines from the 221 to the 351W, including parts that interchange with other small-block Fords and tuning up your freshly rebuilt engine.
• How to build Maximum Performance Ford V8s on a Budget - This book addresses high-performance V-8 engines such as the 289, 302, and 351ci small-blocks found in Mustangs, as well as the FE series of big-blocks. It emphasizes a budget approach to building these high performance power plants through the use of over-the-counter factory components and selected aftermarket pieces. For automotive enthusiasts.
• How to Build Max Performance 4.6 Liter Ford Engines - In How To Build Max-Performance 4.6-Liter Ford Engines, renowned engine builder and tuner Sean Hyland gives you a comprehensive guide to building and modifying Ford's 2- and 4-valve 4.6/5.4-liter engines. You will learn everything from block selection and crankshaft prep, to cylinder head and intake manifold modifications. He also outlines eight recommended power packages and provides you with a step-by-step buildup of a naturally-aspirated, 405-horsepower Cobra engine. This is the definitive guide to getting the most from your 4.6-liter Ford.
• How to Tune & Modify Ford Fuel Injection - This is a great book to help you diagnose problems with fuel injected engines that use the Ford EEC-III and EEC-IV computers. It explains how the various sensors work, and how to test them.
• Modern Police Cars - Modern Police Cars. Police Interceptor.
• Mustang 5.0 Projects: Performance and Upgrade How-To's for 1979-1995 5.0 Mustangs - The book has numerous projects that most mustang owners either need or want to do their car. Every project has easy to follow instructions with lots of pictures.
• Mustang Chassis, Driveline & Suspension Tuning: High Performance Modification for Maximum Street or Strip Handling : Covers 4.6/5.0-Liter Mustangs 1979 to Present - Mustang Chassis, Driveline & Suspension Tuning: High Performance Modification for Maximum Street or Strip Handling : Covers 4.6/5.0-Liter Mustangs 1979 to Present.
• Mustang Performance Handbook 2: Chassis and Suspension Modifications for Street, Drag and Road Racing Use. Includes Suspension Geometry, Chassis Setup, Brakes, Tires and Wheels, - Shows you lots of illustrated information & recommendations for upgrading your 90's Mustang 5.0, includes excellent how-to-install pages, useful blue prints for machining, and lots of different aftermarket 5.0 parts manufacturers with their part numbers. This book is a must for 5.0 performance modification projects.
• Mustang 1964 1/2-1973 - This book has a lot on the history of the Mach 1, many details that are harder to find, in addition to a great overall history of the Mustang. Lots of great photos of all the various models during this time period.
• Mustang Forty Years - Ford's Mustang became the Official Car of the Baby Boom. It was a fortuitous accident of timing and a brilliant result of product planning. This sleek, stylish automobile launched the "Pony Car" genre with a staggering 417,000 sales in its first year. Through 40 years of tough competition from Chrysler and General Motors, the Mustang has survived and outlasted them all. Dozens of interviews bring insight to the 40-year-old story, the on-going legend, and the Mustang's future.
• Mustang Performance Handbook : Engine and Drivetrain Modifications for Street, Drag Strip or Road Racing Use. Covers All Models of the Ford Mustang, 1979 to present. - Shows you lots of illustrated information & recommendations for upgrading your 90's Mustang 5.0, includes excellent how-to-install pages, useful blue prints for machining, and lots of different aftermarket 5.0 parts manufacturers with their part numbers. This book is a must for 5.0 performance modification projects.
• Mustang 2005 : A New Breed of Pony Car - The 2005 Mustang, to be released by Ford forty years after the original Mustang, will be both a departure and a return to tradition, as Ford steps away from the aging Fox chassis for its flagship car, yet brings back styling cues from the most popular Mustangs of the past. Ford found inspiration for the new Mustang from its 1967 Fastback model. The 2005 retro-look pony car will include a 4.6-liter, V-8 engine with 300 horsepower — the highest horsepower of any previously built Mustang. This book traces the new Mustang’s evolution from the drawing board to the production line to the street. A photographic celebration of the new car, this book delivers the inside story behind the rejuvenation of one of the most storied cars in automotive history.
• Official Factory Guide to Building Ford Short-Track Power: How to Build Winning Short-Track Engines for Claimer Class, Spec Series, and Sportsman Racing - Written by engineers from the Ford Racing division, this book provides detailed instructions as well as specific parts lists and assembly techniques for building short track versions of Ford's 351. Includes build lists for low dollar claimer engines, limited late model motors, full competition engines, and NASCAR late model motors. Machining and assembly procedures, factory part numbers, best parts combinations, factory drawings, acceptable salvage yard pieces, and aftermarket components are also included in this official factory prepared book.
• Performance Modifying Ford Trucks: For Street, Strip and Off-Road - Ford trucks are the strongest selling brand of trucks and enthusiast aftermarket activity surrounding the Ford name is very strong. This work provides the Ford enthusiast with the nuts and bolts know-how necessary to modify his vehicle from mild to wild--from street to strip to off the road.
• Pro Stock Drag Racing of the 1970s Photo Archive: From Stockers to Door slammers - Popular drivers like "Dandy Dick" Landy, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, Ronnie Sox, Bob Glidden, Wally Booth, Wayne Gapp, Warren Johnson, "Dyno" Don Nicholson, Lee Hunter, Scott Shafiroff, Brad Yuill, Richie Zul, and many more are all showcased in drag race action in this door-slammer pictorial. A must for hardcore Pro Stock fans!
• Quarter-Mile Muscle! - Quarter Mile Muscle covers the development and success of the muscle cars at the drags in all classes, from Super Stock to the early muscle car-based funny cars. Special attention is paid to low-production factory cars that were intended specifically for the drags - cars like the COPO Camaros, Ford Thunderbolts, and the dealer-built specials from Yenko, Motion, and others.
• Reynard Story: From Formula Ford to Indycar Champions - The Reynard Story: From Formula Ford to Indycar Champions.
• Shelby American Racing History - Tremendously vivid pictures & detailed stories of Shelby American racing history. Includes all racing history for Shelby GT 350s, Cobras (289 & 427), Can Am, etc. Also includes shots of Shelby America's shops and automobile prototypes.
• Shelby Cobra Gold Portfolio, 1962-69 - This book is great for all classic car lovers.
• Standard Catalog of Light-Duty Ford Trucks 1905-2002 - Thorough coverage is given to pickups, panel trucks, sedan deliveries, vans, sport utility vehicles, and work trucks of various sizes and types including specific models such as Ranger, Explorer, F-100 to F-350, Falcon, Ranchero, Econoline, Model T, Model A, Expedition, and Bronco.
• Super Stock: Drag Racing the Family Sedan - "Super Stock" takes a look at what was, in the 1960s, the most popular class of drag racing-factory Super Stock. It traces the evolution of the cars, the engines, the rules, the personalities, and many of the teams, from Super Stock's beginnings in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and the era of the Super Stock 409s, Ramchargers, 421 Pontiacs, and 406 Fords.
• Thunderbird! An Illustrated History of the Ford T-Bird - 320 pages and over 1000 pictures are employed to describe the early Ford Thunderbirds. The 1955-1957 models are clearly defined and there is additional coverage of the 1958 to 1969 versions. Highly recommended.
• Thunderbird Fifty Years - Thunderbird Fifty Years.
• Transmissions Repair Book Ford 1960 to 2001: Automatic and Manual - Transmissions Repair Book Ford 1960 to 2001: Automatic and Manual. C4, C6, FMX and many more.
• Ultimate Mustang - Pat Covert traces every aspect of one of the automobile industry's most fascinating stories, from its concept car beginning to the debut of America's first affordable sports car and beyond. The Muscle Car Era: The Mustang grew bigger and faster as the muscle car era began to take root.
• Vintage Car Wrecks: Motoring Mishaps 1950-1979 - this volume chronicles wrecks of the1950s, 60s, and 70s automobiles. More than 400 post accident images are accompanied by detailed captions providing relevant model and technical information.
• Vintage Ford Tractors: The Ultimate Tribute to Ford, Fordson, Ferguson, and New Holland Tractors - This book, which provides a detailed history of one of the most famous and prolific makes of farm tractors along with over 100 fascinating photographs, is now available in a paperback edition. "Vintage Ford Tractors" covers all American and European models from 1917 on.
• Vintage & Historic Drag Racers - Covers cars that were in action from the 50s into the 70s.
• Vintage Police Cars Color Series - Vintage Police Cars featuring over 80 awesome color photos of antique police cars from the 40s through the 70s.

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