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  • SKU: 9781613255308
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  • Date Of Publication: February 2021
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Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick

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Arnie “the Farmer” Beswick was called “the consummate underdog” by Hot Rod magazine. While there was good reason, there is much more to his unbelievable career.

 Born a third-generation farmer in the small town of Morrison, Illinois, Arnie Beswick’s driving career began not behind the wheel of a straight-line terror but that of a tractor. On local dusty roads, Arnie’s budding reputation grew with street cars, as the “flying farmer” was coined to describe his driving style. When drag racing began in the Midwest in the early 1950s, Arnie was one of the pioneers who campaigned Dodges and Oldsmobiles. In 1960, he purchased his first Pontiac and never looked back.

 At the beginning, he didn’t like the “farmer” nickname, but he quickly learned to utilize the name to lull his competition into complacency. After all, what could a simple farmer know of the world of high-performance drag racing? Throughout the 1960s, Arnie’s Mr. B’s Passionate Poncho, Mystery Tornado, Star of the Circuit I and II, Tameless Tiger, and Super Judge all contributed to dispel the myth that a simple farmer couldn’t dominate straight-line racing.

 Arnie was an innovator, fierce competitor, entertainer and showman who always gave fans their money’s worth at the track. He is still brand loyal--sticking with Pontiac long after production models ceased. Arnie has always been a fan favorite for this reason, and he continues to exhilarate fans at the track with his cast of potent Pontiacs.

• Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick is the most renown Pontiac drag racer in history 

• This is the first book covering the career of Arnie Beswick 

• Contains never-before-seen images and a first-person account of the subject’s career

Author: Dean Fait

Author Bio: Growing up just southeast of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Dean Fait was born the grandson of a Chevrolet-Pontiac dealer. After a move to Moline, Illinios in 1990, he joined a local Pontiac club, and met Arnie “the Farmer” Beswick. Shortly after, Dean was given the opportunity to put together a two-and-a-half-hour video documentary on Arnie’s career and started traveling with him. In the late 1990s, Dean wrote articles for souvenir programs as well as other various magazines (Pontiac Enthusiast) and newspapers with Arnie noting him as his “historian”.

ISBN: 9781613255308

Publisher: CarTech

Binding Type: Paperback

Illustrations: 450 photos

Language: English

Pages: 184

Printing Status: In Print

Edition: NA

Country Made: NA

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