Explore the golden age of Ford drag racing, from the flathead V8 hot rods of the prewar era to the legendary factory-backed race cars that dominated American drag strips. Written...
Rebuild your American Motors Corporation (AMC) V-8 enginewith help and guidance from Don’s Auto Parts & MachineShop, which is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the home ofAmerican Motors! The AMC Gen...
Drag racing has a long and storied history. Many have said that the first drag race happened shortly after the second car was made. While that may or may not...
With the introduction of Chevy’s OHV V-8 in 1955, the brand’s domination on the drag strip immediately snowballed. Drag racers loved the compact V-8. It was lightweight, revved high, and...
Stock-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...
Learn how to rebuild and modify the GM 4L80E transmission! As the successor to the venerable and popular Turbo Hydra-matic 400 (TH400), the 4L80E was the next flag bearer in...
The year 1960 was an important one in auto manufacturing; it was the year all of the Big Three unveiled entrants in a new class of car called the compact....
New Hemi Engine Swaps: The Ultimate Guide to Installing 5.7L, 6.1L, 6.4L & Hellcat Engines in Any Vehicle Discover the secrets of transforming your classic ride into a modern powerhouse...
Rebuild and modify your Ford inline six with help from the leading performance builders of these engines, Vintage Inlines! Covering Ford’s small 6-cylinder engine made famous in Falcons, Comets, Mustangs,...
Ask any automotive enthusiast what his or her favorite chase scene to appear in a movie is, and the majority will respond with “Bullitt.” It has made the top 5...
Rebuild Your Allison 1000- or 2000-Series Transmission with Ease Get ready to tackle your next transmission rebuild project with confidence using this comprehensive and easy-to-follow book. Featuring step-by-step procedures, this...
The history of hot rodding and performance cars has been well chronicled through the years. Books and magazines have covered the cars, builders, pioneers, engineers, early racers, muscle cars, street...
Revive Your Chevy/GMC Truck - The Ultimate Restoration Guide! Introducing the essential restoration guide for Chevy/GMC truck owners. Dive into the world of third-generation C/K pickups, known as "squarebody" trucks,...
This revised edition is new to our WorkBench Series, and expands on our already popular original edition of How to Build and Modify High-Performance Manual Transmissions. How to Rebuild and...
When most people think of speed parts, they rewind a few decades and think back to the Ford flatheads that were so prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. However, did...
Although not the first V-8 engine ever produced, Henry Ford’s side-valve V-8, launched in 1932, certainly qualified as the first mass-produced V-8 sold to the public. Over time, however, the...
Camaro Special Editions: 1967-Present Experience the legacy of Chevrolet's iconic Camaro, a powerhouse that made its mark in the fall of 1966 and revolutionized the wildly popular "pony car" segment....
Introduced in 2006, the 6L80 has become the most popularGeneral Motors transmission in production today. Millions areon roads around the world, and the 6L series of transmissionshas overtaken the 4L60E...
When Chrysler released the “new” third-generation Hemi engine in 2003, the automotive public placed high expectations on the Hemi’s triumphant return. The Hemi Gen III 5.7L, 6.1L, and 6.2L supercharged...
Bring that old Oldsmobile engine back to life with this new,all-color Workbench-edition book. Oldsmobile caught the performance world by surprisewhen it launched its new overhead valve (OHV) V-8 in 1949called...
In How to Build Affordable Hot Rods, author and lifelong hot rod aficionado Tony Thacker takes you through the process of building a hot rod on a budget. Drawing on...
Automotive enthusiasts who have followed hot-rodding trends over the last decade know that GM’s LS-series engine is the most popular swap on the market. Similar to the first generation small-block...
Muncie 4-speeds (M20, M21, and M22) are some of the most popular manual transmissions ever made and continue to be incredibly popular. The Muncie was the top high-performance manual transmission...
Forty years after its introduction, the Fox Body Mustang has come of age, and this new book chronicles all the best procedures for restoring these affordable yet appreciating classics! In...
