{"product_id":"mopar-factory-drag-cars-1961-1972-hurst-equipped-more-than-50-years-of-high-performance","title":"Mopar Factory Drag Cars 1961-1972 \u0026 Hurst Equipped More than 50 Years of High-Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eStock-based drag racing throughout the 1960s demanded that the cars competing on the track be genuine production models and that they could be purchased by anyone. The strict regulations dictated total commitment from the manufacturers if they were to be successful. None were more committed than Chrysler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrysler attacked Stock (Super Stock) drag racing in the 1960s with the same fervor as it did the NASCAR Grand National, which itself spawned the reintroduction of the Hemi engine. Its engineers designed and produced a new factory Super Stock turnkey race car most years throughout the decade and enjoyed absolute success on the track, forever cementing its legendary performance status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe introduction of Pro Stock in 1970 brought with it exciting heads-up racing with the expectation of producing multiple winners from a variety of brands. Instead, it resulted in total Mopar supremacy, as Hemi-powered Chrysler cars won 12 of the 15 national races throughout the first two years, prompting the NHRA to introduce weight breaks to scupper the Chrysler domination. The new 1972 regulations favored small-blockpowered compact cars and were the first major step toward Pro Stock spiraling away from its roots and into the tube-frame silhouette formula seen today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRacing historian Steve Holmes delves into this fascinating period, capturing the careers of the Ramchargers, Melrose Missile, Bud Faubel, Dick Landy, Sox \u0026amp; Martin, Herb McCandless, Don Grotheer, Motown Missile, and countless others. He provides a blow-by-blow account of Chrysler’s factory drag car programs and the incredible cars it produced to trounce its rivals during the most epic era in Stock drag racing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Mopar drag cars routinely sell for more than $150,000 at auction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The most famous names in drag racing history campaigned Mopar drag cars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• No manufacturer created more factory drag cars in the 1960s and 1970s than Mopar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nGeorge Hurst was a hot rodder at heart, but he was\nalso a visionary, an innovator, a brilliant promoter, and he\nwas particularly skilled at building alliances. Hurst developed\nand marketed a high-performance line of shifters that\nled the industry and became the cornerstone of the company.\nAfter forming an alliance with Anco Industries, Hurst\nmarketed and sold more than 100 speed parts that included\nshifters, heads, wheels, and many other parts. Eventually,\nthe Hurst catalog became the source for high-performance\nparts in the 1960s and 1970s.\n\nJack “Doc” Watson joined Hurst and became a pivotal\nfigure within the company, which led to many performance\nprojects with Pontiac. Over the years, Hurst also partnered\nwith Oldsmobile to build special 442s known as the “Hurst”\nOlds, with AMC to build the wickedly effective SC Rambler,\nand with Chrysler to create a number of Super Stock cars\nas well as the 300H. He also helped build one of the most\nmemorable exhibition cars in drag-racing history, the Hemi\nUnder Glass.\n\nNo other company or individual had as big of an impact\non so many aspects of the automotive industry as George\nHurst. His performance parts were some of the best ever,\nthe competition cars won many races, and the muscle\ncars that bear his name were some of the best of the era.\nScores of interviews, in-depth research, and exceptional\ninsight from veteran magazine editor Richard Truesdell and\nco-author Mark Fletcher have created a great book. In this\nrevised softcover edition, Hurst Equipped: Revised and Updated\nEdition captures the complete story from the production\ncars and race cars to the performance parts.\n\n• New updated, softcover edition of a previous best\nseller\n• Hurst Equipped cars, and factory special cars associated\nwith the Hurst brand, are extremely popular and\nvaluable today\n• Hurst speed parts are still best sellers today for vintage\ndrag racing subjects.","brand":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45128397291800,"sku":"KIT9781613257227\/B10932","price":65.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kit9781613257227b10932.jpg?v=1772253925","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/ar\/products\/mopar-factory-drag-cars-1961-1972-hurst-equipped-more-than-50-years-of-high-performance","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}