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Total Performers-Ford Drag Racing in the 1960s

Total Performers-Ford Drag Racing in the 1960s
By Charles Morris

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The 1960s was arguably the most important decade for drag racing. It had exciting cars, thrilling races, and most importantly, factory participation. Among the best high-performance cars and engines were those coming from Dearborn, Michigan. Ford Motor Company's "Total Performance Years" saw a breakthrough as drag racing helped the younger, performance- and style-conscious consumer to begin receiving some recognition. Factory participation in drag racing pushed the envelope for high performance developments. Ford's FE-series engine, Police Interceptor, GT 390, Single Overhead Cam, Cobra Jet, and Boss 429 are all covered in detail. See the cars and the drivers that made them famous - Dick Brannan's Goldfinger, Bill Lawton's Mystery Mustang, "Dyno Don" Nicholson's Eliminator Comet, Gas Ronda's stretched Mustang, Al Joenic's Batcar, and more. Accomplished journalist and life-long Ford aficionado Charles Morris takes you back to the Total Performance Years through first-hand accounts as well as over 400 rare photographs. A drag racer since 1966, Morris has run cars in both Stock and Super Stock classes. He is currently the owner of the original Norristown Ford 1963 lightweight Galaxie and races the car in Nostalgia Super Stock as part of the 422 Motorsports Drag Racing Team. This book is a must read for all drag racing fans, not just Ford enthusiasts.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #606681 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-10-30
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 192 pages

Editorial Reviews

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Performance in Motion, Dec/Jan 2006
"If you are a fan of the 1960s style drag racing this a great book to read. There are more than 400 photos, many quite rare, for you to see."


Midwest Racing News, September 28, 2005
"This book appeals to all drag racing and motorsports fans of the 1960s-not just Ford enthusiasts. Morris combined technical information and drawings into the book while still keeping the subject matter understandable to all readers complete with brilliant color photos of many now-vintage drag racing cars in action."


Georgia Drag Racing.com, December 2005, reviewed by David Dilbeck
"It's a very interesting and informative book that you'll be glad to add to your drag racing library! It will also make a great gift for Ford fans or for any drag racing fan."

Customer Reviews

Fast n Friendly 5
Nice book covers most all of the big-time ford flyers from the sixty's and seventys.
Brought a lot of memories from U.S. Nationals at Indy.
Best of the best were there, this book covered them.
Nice purchase ,will do the Mopar book next.
Worked for G.M. hated them

Ford Fans5
This is a great book. It covers everything Ford did drag racing wise in the 60's

Wonderfully showcases drag strip racing breakthroughs in automotive performance 5
Total Performers: Ford Drag Racing In The 1960s by journalist and dedicated racing fan Charles Morris clearly documents the decade of the 60s as one packed with exciting cars, thrilling races, and substantial factory participation in the development of drag racing vehicles and technologies. Enhanced with 130 full color and 390 black/white photographs, Total Performers wonderfully showcases drag strip racing breakthroughs in automotive performance that included Ford's FE-series engine, the Police Interceptor, GT 390, Single Overhead Cam, Cobra Jet, Boss 429, and more. Here are all of the cars and their drivers that made drag racing history. Also very highly recommended from CarTech Auto Books & Manuals for car racing enthusiasts and fans is Pat Ganahl's Von Dutch: The Art, The Myth, The Legend (1884089984, $39.95).