Mustang
Race Cars -
The unmistakable influence of the Mustang on the racing world
is seen here in endurance and drag, Trans Am, and GT racing. This
major volume draws on the history of factory and privately sponsored
efforts to lavishly chronicle the history of factory-produced
models that have been put to the test as racing machines. Vivid
historical and contemporary images reveal Mustangs 35+ years
of competitive racing history.
Ultimate
Mustangs -
by Pat Covert. A celebration of America's beloved Pony
Car, from its splash debut to the sophisticated seventh generation.
No sports car has ever captured the heart of the American consumer
in quite the same way as the Ford Mustang. Here is the saga of
the Pony Car throughout seven generations of design and technological
innovation. Beautiful full-color photographs and comprehensive
text illustrate the Mustang's complete history, year by year,
including interior and exterior evolution, racing advances, and
the people behind the development and success of this American
icon. Development and Evolution: Ford Mustang is revealed to the
public on April 17, 1964, and the love affair begins! Patrick
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. The envy of all the other automakers,
this little sports car is credited with spurring a whole new generation
of American fun machines known as "pony" cars. Ultimate
Mustang has all the details from technical specifications to
beauty shots of the most powerful beasts. The Shelby Mustang:
Carroll Shelby, a race car driver who specialized in turning stock
cars into fire-breathing dragons, packaged specially tuned versions
of the Mustang. The first four generations of Mustangs were beneficiaries
of this Shelby treatment, out of which game legendary names, such
as the GT350 and the GT500. Whether you have a pony car in your
own stable or have always wanted one, Ultimate Mustang is the
only comprehensive guide to this phenomenon of the American automotive
industry.
