The SCCA Trans-Am racing series launched in 1966 and was designed to showcase a new class of sporty domestic cars racing on road courses. In a few short years, it...
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...
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...
Blast through the evolving early years of Funny Car drag racing when door slammers morphed into flip-top rail monsters. The era features historic mounts from Arnie "the Farmer" Beswick, Al...
Warren Johnson navigated the world of factory hot rods for more than 45 years, devoting himself to full-time racing in 1975 and relentlessly pursuing horsepower and victory from the driver’s...
George Hurst was a hot rodder at heart, but he was also a visionary, an innovator, a brilliant promoter, and he was particularly skilled at building alliances. Hurst developed and...
Step into the world where cars became dreams on wheels. In Designing Dreams, Dick Ruzzin unveils the untold story of General Motors, Harley Earl’s groundbreaking vision, and the artistry that...
As Sir Jackie Stewart states in his Foreword, “Pete Lyons was one of the best journalists in Formula 1 at the time I was racing.” Lyons himself writes that when...
Many fans of drag racing consider the most interesting era to be from the 1950s through the 1970s, the years when the sport really took off. During that period, so...
The COPO Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas of the 1960s and early 1970s were the ultimate high-performance GM muscle cars. While few knew about this back channel program at the time,...
Tells the story of the Mustang and Camaro in Trans-Am racing, and the models' competition records. Includes the histories of their competitors - Detroit's 'big four' - and their commitment...
This revised reprint of a classic title covers the history and development of the racing Corvettes, from the car’s beginnings in the 1950s with just 250 horsepower, through the Corvette...
A scrapbook assembled by Art Evans, with remembrances by John Fitch and friends. Not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of the subject it is instead mostly about John Fitch...
As the 1950s dawned, General Motors focused its industrial might on producing revolutionary rather than evolutionary cars with the ultimate goal to become the clear market leader in the automotive...
Chevy-Powered Drag Racing (A Photo Gallery) For more than half a century, Chevrolet has served noticed down the quarter-mile with dominating record-setting performances from nitro-fed Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny...
This new updated edition of Chevrolet Corvette covers the history and development of the racing Corvettes, from the car’s beginnings in the 1950s with just 250 horsepower, through the Corvette...
The COPO Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas of the 1960s and early 1970s were the ultimate high-performance GM muscle cars. While few knew about this back channel program at the time,...
More auto racing has taken place in Southern California than any other equal-area place in the world. Where They Raced - LAP2 provides details and descriptions of over 170 racing...
About this edition ISBN:9781557883087, 1557883084 Page count:201 Published:1999 Format:Paperback Publisher:HP Books Language:English Author:John Carollo, William G. Holder Stock racing is America's most popular motorsport and one of the fastest growing...
Chevrolet created the Camaro in response to the runaway sales success of the Ford Mustang, the first pony car. The Mustang went on sale in April 1964, and by August...
