Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969
Author | : Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
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ISBN | : 9781610592406 |
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Author | : Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
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ISBN | : 9781610592406 |
Author | : Harold W. Pace |
Publisher | : Motorbooks |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780760317839 |
This book takes an in-depth look at more than 50 race car manufacturers and more than 100 racing specials. Many of these have never before been covered in book form. "Vintage American Road Racing Cars takes an encyclopedic approach, providing vintage and modern photography, specifications, and a narrative history for each car or manufacturer. Knockout photos of period-appropriate memorabilia, tools, etc., add to the nostalgic feel of this high-quality book. Vintage racing is gaining in popularity every year. According to "Victory Lane magazine, vintage races are attended by about 1.5 million people in the U.S. each year. Around 5,500 people own a vintage race car in the U.S., but, including crew and workers, about 22,000 Americans participate in vintage racing at some level. Another 20,000 participants live in Europe and Asia.
Author | : Michael T. Lynch |
Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Sports car racing |
ISBN | : 9780760303672 |
Traces the history of stock car racing and looks at major drivers, teams, and racetracks.
Author | : Joel E. Finn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
ISBN | : 9780964776937 |
Author | : Alex Gabbard |
Publisher | : Cartech |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Stock car racing |
ISBN | : 9781932494099 |
Stock car racing in the 1960s featured intense behind the scenes battles between the factories, rules makers, track owners, promoters, and racing teams. Everyone was trying to keep up with the rapid year-to-year changes that brought more cubic inches, more horsepower, smoother shapes, and faster cars. The fans were the beneficiary as they were treated to incredible competition and incredible race cars. The '60s were a sensational era of stock car racing that will never be seen again. Factory engineers produced wild and powerful stock cars that raced in shootouts from Southern dirt and small ovals to bigger and bigger super-speedways. The racer's edge sought by each factory led one small team after another to pack up and pull out. This was the era of back-door racer support from General Motors, Ford's "Total Performance" agenda to win everything, and Chrysler's fantastic Hemi-powered stockers. Special racing engines and exotic prototypes with advanced concepts that never saw the light of day all added up to fantastic drama and incredible racing, all told in these pages.
Author | : Charles L. Betts |
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Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Automobiles |
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Author | : Griffith Borgeson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
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The complete story of the men, the machines, the tracks, the engineering and the feats of the great yeats between the wars when American racing cars achieved classical perfection.
Author | : Craig Cheetham |
Publisher | : Gareth Stevens |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780836877243 |
This book describes American cars that came of age in the 1950s, such as the Cadillac Series 62, the Chevrolet Bel Air, the Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Fairlane, the Ford Thunderbird, and others.
Author | : Ford Easton |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2014-07-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781500171780 |
Human beings have always been driven to compete. Foot racing became horse racing became automobile racing, and we continue to redefine the word “fast.” Whether you prefer the tales of American bootleggers customizing Prohibition-era automobiles to outrun the law or the natural progression of cars replacing horses on the streets and on the racetrack, automobile racing flourished as a sport for many years in the United States before stock car racing truly came into its own in the 1950s. The economy rebounded after the end of World War II. The GIs brought home skills and knowledge about advances in technology, and civilians had learned how to get the most out of old machines during the war. Scrap steel was no longer reserved exclusively for the War Effort, and the junkyards were filling up with worn out cars as people started to invest in new ones to replace them. A very competitive stock car could be purchased at the junk yard for $25 or so. By adding another $75, a clever builder could make it race ready. Teams of weekend warriors could compete head to head against well-funded, highly trained teams and have a real shot at winning. It was a perfect combination: knowledgeable mechanics and fearless drivers in cars that the public recognized from their daily life. The grandstands filled and new tracks turned up all across the countryside to satisfy the public's interest in watching these race cars compete. Associations formed to standardize the tracks, which were often farm fields that had been lovingly sculpted and paved by the farmers themselves to give the drivers and their crews a place to showcase their talent. These men and women entertained, awed, and inspired a generation of "motor heads" and race fans. This book is a tribute to the drivers and other figures from Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania who shaped stock car racing in the 1950s.
Author | : Phil Drackett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Automobiles |
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