- Chevrolet
History, 1955-1956-1957 Pictorial History Series - A fascinating
and informative look at the history of the Chevrolet as told
through General Motors archive photos. The book was
written and compiled by John D. Robertson, retired product
expert from the GM archives. Covers the years 1955-1956-1957
- Chevy
1955-1956-1957 - If beautiful pictures of classic Chevrolet
cars is what you are looking for- this is the book for you.
Every car in this photo gallery is in brand new condition.
There are wonderful engine shots and full color photos
of all the classic chevy models of 1955-1956-1957. The text
information is also very complete- good information on all
the options and interior selections on the classic Tri-Chevys
is given.
- American
Cars of the '50s - The golden age of American cars and
trucks are chronicled in this nostalgic combination. Gleaming
chrome, outrageous fins, and those wonderfully brash two tone
paint schemes are shown in abundance in 288 full color
pages. Hearkens to the days when you could tell the make
of a car or truck from the other end of the street and every
fall anticipated a refreshingly new look to your favorite
model. A great gift for the lover of fins and chrome. Motorbooks
Enthusiast Color Series features well over 100 titles on every
subject for which we publish. Cars, trucks, airplanes, trains,
americana, tractors, and so much more! These Crestline bind-ups
combine three related titles in a value priced package. This
is a bind-up of the three classic titles Fifties American
Cars, Chevy 55-56-57, and Classic Pickups of the 1950s.
- Xtreme
Nostalgia Vintage Drag Racing - The "Good Guys Vintage
Drag Racing Association" presents an amazing look at
the world of drag racing with the most extreme machines, filled
with stunning footage of explosions, crashes and hard launches.
These aren't your average car, they're top fuel Funny Cars,
Gassers and Wheel standers with more horse power than all
the cars of The Fast and the Furious combined.
- Return
to Macon County - Return to Macon County features a yellow
1957 Chevy and a young Don
Johnson. (of Miami Vice fame).
- Two
Lane Blacktop - One of the most famous car movies of all
time. The baddest 1955 Chevy around. Some vintage drag racing
footage also, and an early Pontiac 1970's GTO. (The 55 Chevy
in that movie was later reused in American Graffiti.)
- Funny
Car Fever: The Birth of Drag Racing's Wildest Class -
There wasn't’t always a class for these “funny-looking”
cars. In the mid 1960s, many of drag racing’s fastest
drivers were outgrowing the Super Stock and Factory Experimental
classes, building cars that stretched and eventually broke
the rules. Promoters discovered they could pair up these altered-wheelbase,
injected, blown machines in exhibition match races—and
the spectators came running. Rivalries were born, the Funny
Car class was created, and the cars kept getting faster and
faster. Funny Car Fever is a humorous, heart-felt, first-hand
account of the most exciting and memorable years of the Funny
Car class. Steve Reyes followed these fiberglass-bodied, nitro
burning machines and their drivers from the years leading
up to the creation of the Funny Car class through its halcyon
days. He’s included over 350 of his favorite images
and more than a few never-before-heard stories to bring
the feeling of the class and the era home to you.
- Factory
Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s
- Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of
the '60s chronicles these rare cars that still inspire admirers
and imitators today. Among racers it's never been a secret
that a lighter car is a faster car--particularly in drag racing.
When Detroit's automakers got involved in organized drag racing,
they paid heed to this principle, issuing a series of rare
race-only cars that became legends in their own time. Unbound
by warranty and durability concerns, these wild cars featured
lightweight additions such as fiberglass and aluminum body
parts, Plexiglas windows and many more weight-saving tricks.
Under their hoods were wicked, raucous engines that only felt
at home on the quarter mile. Cars like the Ford
Fairlane 427 Thunderbolt, Pontiac's Super Duty Catalina,
Dyno Don Nicholson's Chevy II Wagon, and a whole assortment
of Hemi-powered Mopars sit at the top of the heap when you're
talking about the fastest American muscle cars produced during
the 1960s. Few of these cars were produced and very few still
survive today.
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