Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s - Brossura

Morris, Charles R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1932494448 ISBN 13: 9781932494440

Casa editrice: Cartech Inc, 2007

Riassunto

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 musclecars produced during the 1960s. Few of these cars were produced and very few still survive today. 

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'This new title is an interesting read for any Ford fan of the Total Performance era. --Mustangs & Fords

A good one for your gearhead library. --Hemmings Muscle Machines

L'autore:

Charles R. Morris is an auto enthusiast and freelance magazine writer for a number of automotive publications. A drag racer since 1966, Charlie has run cars in both Stock and Super Stock classes. He is currently the owner of the original Norristown Ford 1963-1/2 lightweight Galaxie and races the car in Nostalgia Super Stock as part of the 422 Motorsports Drag Racing Team.           

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• Editore: Cartech Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1932494448
• ISBN 13: 9781932494440
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 179