Model expert Tim Boyd, author of Collecting Muscle
Car Model Kits, turned his attention to the fantastic drag
racing model kits available from the late 1950s through today.
Some racing model kits were actually 3 in 1 kits, where
the builder assembled the drag-race version of the car in
lieu of the street or custom version. Boyd starts by covering
the options, collectability, variety, availability, and value of
these wonderful kits and then concentrates on the highly
detailed drag racing-only kits that became available starting
in the mid-1960s through today. He also shows the differences
between original kits, older reproduction kits, and
new reproduction kits that many enthusiasts find at swap
meets and through online sources today.
Many of these great kits were from the 1960s, an era
when building model kits was a widely popular, serious
hobby, similar to video games today. Not only was it fun to
build the kits but it was also a great way to learn about all
the different race classes and categories because there
wasn’t regular TV or online coverage during that era. The
artwork on those kits was fantastic, and many collectors
today seek original kits largely because of it.
The classes of racing covered are Gassers, Rail Dragsters,
Stocks and Super Stocks, Funny Cars, Pro Stocks,
Exhibition Racers, and more. Drag racing cars that never
actually existed but were created by model companies are
also covered.
Nostalgia drags are some of the most popular events
around the country today. People can’t get enough of these
old race cars that were built in an era when variety, innovation,
and home building ruled the day. This book is great for
modelers in general, model-kit collectors, and drag-racing
fans young and old alike.
• No book has ever been published specifically on drag
racing model kits
• Kits are still popular among boomers and nostalgia
buffs
• This book will appeal to drag racing fans worldwide,
even if they have no experience with model kits
Condition: New
Author: Timothy Boyd
Author Bio: Tim Boyd is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities
on model cars and model car kits. After achieving
regional and national model car contest wins, he became
a model car journalist, eventually authoring more than 500
published works during the next 40 years. His monthly
“Modeler’s Corner” column was a highly popular feature
in Street Rodder magazine for 17 years, and he is by far
the longest running and most prolific contributor to Scale
Auto, the world’s most popular model car magazine.
ISBN: 9781613255650
Publisher: CarTech
Binding Type: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.6
