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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. 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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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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. 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