{"product_id":"chrysler-s-motown-missile-mopar-s-secret-engineering-program-at-the-dawn-of-pro-stock-1","title":"Chrysler’s Motown Missile Mopar’s Secret Engineering Program at the Dawn of Pro Stock","description":"The drama of 1970s Chrysler Pro Stock drag racing\nunfolds in this new book, which focuses on the racing and\ntechnological evolution of the legendary Motown Missile\nand Mopar Missile racing programs from 1970 to 1977.\nUnequaled by any other drag racing development program,\nthis was a huge undertaking in term of time, money, and\neffort.\n\nThe 1970s saw great change in Detroit and in auto\nracing, with Pro Stock being a huge draw for fans. Chrysler\nracing historian and author Geoff Stunkard presents a\nchronological recollection, drawing from many interviews\nand summaries of the actual technical efforts that the factory\naccomplished and including both rare, unpublished\ntechnical and personal images from the team members and\nsome of the most dramatic images taken by the sport’s best\nphotographers.\n\nFrom the earliest days of owner\/engine builder Ted\nSpehar, factory engineer Tom Hoover, and driver Don\nCarlton, the narrative is a colorful look at the team’s inner\nworkings, programs, victories, and even defeats. Set\nagainst a backdrop of characters like Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins,\n“Dandy” Dick Landy, and “Dyno” Don Nicholson, Carlton’s\ndriving prowess had few equals. Indeed, called by one\nperiod scribe as a “cyborg,” the likeable pilot would pay the\nultimate price as a drag racing driver. From the Challengers\nand `Cuda to the Demons and Colts, the book showcases\nthe cars that made Chrysler so much a part of this racing\nera, as well as Ted Spehar’s never-before-revealed information\non the 1970s Pro Stock engine program.\n\n• With Ford and Chevrolet closing the gap on performance,\nit was up to Chrysler to find ways to beat them\non the track\n• This book will be a behind-the-scenes look at how and\nwhy Mopar campaigned an “in-house” Pro Stock race\ncar\n• This book will feature never-before-seen before photos\nand stories being brought to publication for the first\ntime\n\nAbout the Author\n\nGeoff Stunkard is a veteran journalist and author as well\nas a lifelong Mopar aficionado. Having served as the\neditor of Mopar Enthusiast and written scores of articles\non Chrysler cars and racing, he has in-depth knowledge\nof Hemi racing history. Stunkard is the owner of Quarter\nMilestones Publishing, a multimedia production and design\nfirm based in Johnson City, Tennessee.","brand":"CarTech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378206818584,"sku":"9781613254752","price":29.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/14492_1777e7d8-2ece-4b1c-bd89-169ec530d82e.jpg?v=1772282508","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/ar\/products\/chrysler-s-motown-missile-mopar-s-secret-engineering-program-at-the-dawn-of-pro-stock-1","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}