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Although, most memorable of all was the Hurst\u003cbr\u003eHemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda campaigned by\u003cbr\u003eBob Riggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiggle started his career in the early 1960s as a car\u003cbr\u003ebuilder and mechanic for Hurst-Campbell and eventually\u003cbr\u003eascended to pilot the Hemi Under Glass. When he left\u003cbr\u003eHurst in 1969, the Hemi Under Glass franchise transferred\u003cbr\u003ewith Riggle. He continued for six more years as the owner\/\u003cbr\u003edriver of a succession of Hemi Under Glass renditions.\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1990s he resurrected the concept of the original\u003cbr\u003ecar—making four different versions (1966, 1967, 1968,\u003cbr\u003eand 1969)—and continued to thrill drag racing fans with his\u003cbr\u003ewheelstanding antics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of this writing, Bob’s last run with the Hemi\u003cbr\u003eUnder Glass was in the summer of 2019. 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They say the story was easy to tell—given\u003cbr\u003etheir unprecedented access not only to Bob but also to\u003cbr\u003ehis vast archive of photos that reflect his ongoing popularity.\u003cbr\u003eMany of the photos in this book are seen in print for the\u003cbr\u003every first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Bob Riggle is recognized as the greatest wheel stander\u003cbr\u003eof all time and as drag racing’s most popular exhibitionist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Many never-before-seen photos from the Bob Riggle\u003cbr\u003earchive illustrate this history of Hemi Under Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Bob Riggle has made 10s of thousands of drag racing\u003cbr\u003epasses, entertaining 10s of millions of fans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Truesdell is a veteran magazine editor with\u003cbr\u003emore than 25 years of experience. 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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\nMany fans of drag racing consider the most interesting era to be from the \n1950s through the 1970s, the years when the sport really took off. During \nthat period, so much changed from a speed and technology standpoint that \npeople often refer to this time as the golden age of drag racing.Drivers \noften became associated with a particular manufacturer, such as Chevy, \nFord, or Chrysler through sponsorship, factory team rides, or sometimes \nsimply their own preference. 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If you are a \nfan of a certain era of racing, a Ford fan, or certainly a \"Dyno Don\" fan, \nthis book will be a welcome addition to your library.","brand":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45179716927768,"sku":"KIT9781613257227\/B06019","price":57.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kit9781613257227b06019.jpg?v=1772256240"},{"product_id":"mopar-factory-drag-cars-ultimate-box-set-mopar-factory-drag-cars-hemi-under-glass-hurst-equipped-dyno-don","title":"Mopar Factory Drag Cars Ultimate Box Set: Mopar Factory Drag Cars, Hemi Under Glass, Hurst Equipped, \u0026 Dyno Don","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\u003cp\u003eWhile the established stock and modified brackets are\u003cbr\u003elong-recognized as the heart and soul of drag racing, it was\u003cbr\u003ethe wheelstanders that more often than not put butts in the\u003cbr\u003ebleachers. In that category, some of the most well-known\u003cbr\u003enames included Bill “Maverick” Golden’s Little Red Wagon,\u003cbr\u003eBill Shewsberry’s L.A. Dart and Chuck Poole’s Chuck\u003cbr\u003eWagon. Although, most memorable of all was the Hurst\u003cbr\u003eHemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda campaigned by\u003cbr\u003eBob Riggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiggle started his career in the early 1960s as a car\u003cbr\u003ebuilder and mechanic for Hurst-Campbell and eventually\u003cbr\u003eascended to pilot the Hemi Under Glass. When he left\u003cbr\u003eHurst in 1969, the Hemi Under Glass franchise transferred\u003cbr\u003ewith Riggle. He continued for six more years as the owner\/\u003cbr\u003edriver of a succession of Hemi Under Glass renditions.\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1990s he resurrected the concept of the original\u003cbr\u003ecar—making four different versions (1966, 1967, 1968,\u003cbr\u003eand 1969)—and continued to thrill drag racing fans with his\u003cbr\u003ewheelstanding antics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of this writing, Bob’s last run with the Hemi\u003cbr\u003eUnder Glass was in the summer of 2019. He claims to have\u003cbr\u003eretired (he was 83 years old at the time), but he’s claimed\u003cbr\u003ethat before!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Bob’s story, one that Mark Fletcher and Richard\u003cbr\u003eTruesdell, co-authors of the 2012 book Hurst Equipped, are\u003cbr\u003ehonored to share. They say the story was easy to tell—given\u003cbr\u003etheir unprecedented access not only to Bob but also to\u003cbr\u003ehis vast archive of photos that reflect his ongoing popularity.\u003cbr\u003eMany of the photos in this book are seen in print for the\u003cbr\u003every first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Bob Riggle is recognized as the greatest wheel stander\u003cbr\u003eof all time and as drag racing’s most popular exhibitionist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Many never-before-seen photos from the Bob Riggle\u003cbr\u003earchive illustrate this history of Hemi Under Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Bob Riggle has made 10s of thousands of drag racing\u003cbr\u003epasses, entertaining 10s of millions of fans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Truesdell is a veteran magazine editor with\u003cbr\u003emore than 25 years of experience. He has written scores\u003cbr\u003eof magazine articles and has been the editor-in-chief of\u003cbr\u003eChevy Enthusiast and Car Audio and Electronics. Currently,\u003cbr\u003ehe is the editorial director of Automotive Traveler.\u003cbr\u003eMark Fletcher has been a regular contributor to several\u003cbr\u003eautomotive websites and magazines. Mark is a long-time\u003cbr\u003emuscle car enthusiast, and owns a Hurst SC Rambler. Currently, he resides in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin.\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.\n\nMany fans of drag racing consider the most interesting era to be from the \n1950s through the 1970s, the years when the sport really took off. During \nthat period, so much changed from a speed and technology standpoint that \npeople often refer to this time as the golden age of drag racing.Drivers \noften became associated with a particular manufacturer, such as Chevy, \nFord, or Chrysler through sponsorship, factory team rides, or sometimes \nsimply their own preference. The more successful drivers became household \nnames in the drag racing community. Chevy had Grumpy Jenkins, Pontiac had \nArnie \"the Farmer\" Beswick, Mopar had Sox \u0026amp; Martin and Dandy Dick Landy, \nand Ford's most successful driver of the era was the legendary \"Dyno Don\" \nNicholson.Nicholson's first wins on a national level were actually in the \nearly 1960s in Chevrolet products. He became extremely successful on the \nmatch-race circuit. Then, in 1964, he switched over to Mercury with the \nnew Comet after General Motors enacted a factory ban on racing activities. \nHe won 90 percent of his match races that year. He stuck with Ford and \nMercury products and won throughout the 1960s and 1970s, even after Ford \nalso pulled the plug on factory team sponsorship. He made it to the final \nrounds in nearly 50 national events during that period, in addition to \nwinning championships, awards, and match races along the way. If you are a \nfan of a certain era of racing, a Ford fan, or certainly a \"Dyno Don\" fan, \nthis book will be a welcome addition to your library.","brand":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45179716960536,"sku":"KIT9781613257227\/9781613255612\/B10932\/B06019","price":109.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kit97816132572279781613255612b10932b06019.jpg?v=1772256394"},{"product_id":"ultimate-drag-racing-driver-boxset","title":"Ultimate Drag Racing Driver Boxset","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the established stock and modified brackets are\u003cbr\u003elong-recognized as the heart and soul of drag racing, it was\u003cbr\u003ethe wheelstanders that more often than not put butts in the\u003cbr\u003ebleachers. In that category, some of the most well-known\u003cbr\u003enames included Bill “Maverick” Golden’s Little Red Wagon,\u003cbr\u003eBill Shewsberry’s L.A. Dart and Chuck Poole’s Chuck\u003cbr\u003eWagon. Although, most memorable of all was the Hurst\u003cbr\u003eHemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda campaigned by\u003cbr\u003eBob Riggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiggle started his career in the early 1960s as a car\u003cbr\u003ebuilder and mechanic for Hurst-Campbell and eventually\u003cbr\u003eascended to pilot the Hemi Under Glass. When he left\u003cbr\u003eHurst in 1969, the Hemi Under Glass franchise transferred\u003cbr\u003ewith Riggle. He continued for six more years as the owner\/\u003cbr\u003edriver of a succession of Hemi Under Glass renditions.\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1990s he resurrected the concept of the original\u003cbr\u003ecar—making four different versions (1966, 1967, 1968,\u003cbr\u003eand 1969)—and continued to thrill drag racing fans with his\u003cbr\u003ewheelstanding antics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of this writing, Bob’s last run with the Hemi\u003cbr\u003eUnder Glass was in the summer of 2019. He claims to have\u003cbr\u003eretired (he was 83 years old at the time), but he’s claimed\u003cbr\u003ethat before!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Bob’s story, one that Mark Fletcher and Richard\u003cbr\u003eTruesdell, co-authors of the 2012 book Hurst Equipped, are\u003cbr\u003ehonored to share. They say the story was easy to tell—given\u003cbr\u003etheir unprecedented access not only to Bob but also to\u003cbr\u003ehis vast archive of photos that reflect his ongoing popularity.\u003cbr\u003eMany of the photos in this book are seen in print for the\u003cbr\u003every first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Bob Riggle is recognized as the greatest wheel stander\u003cbr\u003eof all time and as drag racing’s most popular exhibitionist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Many never-before-seen photos from the Bob Riggle\u003cbr\u003earchive illustrate this history of Hemi Under Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Bob Riggle has made 10s of thousands of drag racing\u003cbr\u003epasses, entertaining 10s of millions of fans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Truesdell is a veteran magazine editor with\u003cbr\u003emore than 25 years of experience. He has written scores\u003cbr\u003eof magazine articles and has been the editor-in-chief of\u003cbr\u003eChevy Enthusiast and Car Audio and Electronics. Currently,\u003cbr\u003ehe is the editorial director of Automotive Traveler.\u003cbr\u003eMark Fletcher has been a regular contributor to several\u003cbr\u003eautomotive websites and magazines. Mark is a long-time\u003cbr\u003emuscle car enthusiast, and owns a Hurst SC Rambler. Currently, he resides in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nMany fans of drag racing consider the most interesting era to be from the \n1950s through the 1970s, the years when the sport really took off. During \nthat period, so much changed from a speed and technology standpoint that \npeople often refer to this time as the golden age of drag racing.Drivers \noften became associated with a particular manufacturer, such as Chevy, \nFord, or Chrysler through sponsorship, factory team rides, or sometimes \nsimply their own preference. The more successful drivers became household \nnames in the drag racing community. Chevy had Grumpy Jenkins, Pontiac had \nArnie \"the Farmer\" Beswick, Mopar had Sox \u0026amp; Martin and Dandy Dick Landy, \nand Ford's most successful driver of the era was the legendary \"Dyno Don\" \nNicholson.Nicholson's first wins on a national level were actually in the \nearly 1960s in Chevrolet products. He became extremely successful on the \nmatch-race circuit. Then, in 1964, he switched over to Mercury with the \nnew Comet after General Motors enacted a factory ban on racing activities. \nHe won 90 percent of his match races that year. He stuck with Ford and \nMercury products and won throughout the 1960s and 1970s, even after Ford \nalso pulled the plug on factory team sponsorship. He made it to the final \nrounds in nearly 50 national events during that period, in addition to \nwinning championships, awards, and match races along the way. If you are a \nfan of a certain era of racing, a Ford fan, or certainly a \"Dyno Don\" fan, \nthis book will be a welcome addition to your library.\n\nMeet drag racing legend and pioneer Shirley Shahan, the Drag-On Lady!\n\nAs the first woman to win an NHRA national event when she was named Top Stock Eliminator at the 1966 Winternationals, Shahan blazed a trail for women in drag racing. During the golden era of drag racing, it was rare to find diversity in the sport. Shahan is what’s commonly known as a living legend.\n\nIn a career that spanned the 1950s and into the early 1970s, Shahan drove 1956 and 1958 Chevys and was one of the lucky few who was able to purchase one of the rare 1963 Chevrolet RPO Z11 Super Stockers. Later, when she was driving for Plymouth and Dodge, Shahan made the name Drag-On Lady both famous and feared. She then moved to American Motors and raced very successfully with the new SS\/AMX.\n\nFrom 1958 to 1972, Shahan set records and won numerous awards. She was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, Super Stock Magazine Hall of Fame, and Mopar Hall of Fame, and she was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Bakersfield racetrack. In addition, Shirley won the Top Stock category at the very first March Meet at the legendary the Famoso Raceway track near Bakersfield, California, which made her the first person (male or female) to do so. In 1966, she was the named one of Hot Rod magazine’s Top 10 Drivers.\n\nShe raced against the best drivers during the golden age of drag racing and more often than not blew off the doors of her opponents. She had a fierce passion for winning, and in this book, you’ll feel what it was like to be behind the wheel as she steers you through her illustrious career. Fasten your seat belt; it’s going to be a wild ride.\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in central California, Larry “Butch” Leal\u003cbr\u003ewas obsessed with cars from a very early age. 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