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American Muscle Supercars: Ultimate Street Performance from Shelby, Baldwin-Motion, Mr. Norm and Other Legendary Tuners
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Product Description
The American muscle car began, not in the factories of the Big Three automakers, but in the garages and dealerships of a Detroit subculture bent on making the hottest, highest-performance cars on the street. American Muscle Supercars
Author-photographer David Newhardt profiles the tuner/builders who have dominated American performance--names like Mr. Norm’s Grand Spaulding Dodge, Nickey Chevrolet, Don Yenko, Carroll Shelby, George Hurst, and Baldwin-Motion. And he focuses on the tuners who continue to lead the way, builders such as Steve Saleen, Calloway, and SLP, whose vehicles are the fastest ever built. From the oldest of these muscle tuners, commanding top dollar at today’s classic-car auctions, to the latest attempts by Ford and Chrysler to get into the game with their SVT and SRT divisions, this book gives readers a full and fascinating look at American high-performance in its purest form.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #245925 in Books
- Published on: 2008-09-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 192 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"If the vibrant green Yenko Nova hood on its cover doesn't stir you to check out what's on the rest of the pages, you might want to check your pulse. The stunning Motion Corvette and Camaro photos alone are worth the price of admission." --John Nelson, ChevyHiPerformance.com
"It focuses on the specialist builders and dealers of short-run cars, dealers like Royal Pontiac, and the two pre-eminent manufactures, Hurst and Shelby American." --Richard Truesdell, Musclecar Enthusiast
"Photographer and author David Newhardt went on a treasure hunt to seek out these special cars and drag-race survivors by Royal Pontiac, Nickey Chevrolet, Tasca Ford, Baldwin-Motion and Shelby." --Mark Maynard, San Diego Union Tribune
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“If the vibrant green Yenko Nova hood on its cover doesn't stir you to check out what's on the rest of the pages, you might want to check your pulse. The stunning Motion Corvette and Camaro photos alone are worth the price of admission.” – John Nelson, ChevyHiPerformance.com
“Photographer and author David Newhardt went on a treasure hunt to seek out these special cars and drag-race survivors by Royal Pontiac, Nickey Chevrolet, Tasca Ford, Baldwin-Motion and Shelby.” – Mark Maynard, San Diego Union Tribune
“It focuses on the specialist builders and dealers of short-run cars, dealers like Royal Pontiac, and the two pre-eminent manufactures, Hurst and Shelby American.” – Richard Truesdell, Musclecar Enthusiast
“With 192 pages of supercar information, and over 200 high quality photos, you’ll have a hard time putting down this fantastic look at American high-performance in its purist form.” – Camaro Performers
“This book examines the supercars from the early years to today’s attempts by Ford and Chrysler.” - Hotrod & Restoration
“The histories of these builders are augmented by contemporary and archival photos, period ads, and scrapbook photos.” - Muscle Car Review
“…as much as you’ll enjoy the narrative, you’ll probably spend more time going over the numerous photos of the cars.” - Auto Restorer
“David Newhardt has taken a new and refreshing look at those great cars in his new book, American Muscle Supercars, by examining how they came about.” – Albert Drake, Cruzin Magazine
“Photographer David Newhardt went on a treasure hunt to seek out these special cars and drag race survivors…” – Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune
“Well illustrated thanks to David’s highly creative photographic talent, along with lots of thrilling vintage photos, everything you ever wanted to know about how these famous names got their start modifying and racing muscle cars is all here, and in an easy-to-read style that is highly entertaining. It’s a must-read for all fans of muscle cars.” – Richard Lentinello, Hemmings Classic Car
From the Inside Flap
Well before American automakers hatched the muscle car, enterprising racers were building and selling super-high-performance American cars. Known today as tuner builders, this enterprise had its origins in auto dealerships like Michigan's Royal Pontiac, which built and sold Super Duty Pontiacs directly to drag racers. Tuner cars like those from Royal dominated the early days of American super stock drag racing.
It didn't take long for other dealers and high-performance tuners to catch on. Soon names like Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge, Nickey Chevrolet, Don Yenko, Carroll Shelby, George Hurst, and Baldwin-Motion were duking it out regularly on the nations's drag strips. Today, their rare, purpose-built performance cars are among the most valuable American collector cars.
The tuner tradition continues to this day. Cars built by Steve Saleen, Callaway, and Berger are among today's fastest vehicles. Period. No other automobile holds as much street cred as an American Muscle Supercar.
Customer Reviews
American Muscle Supercars
This is the best compilation of info on the Supercar dealers of the muscle car era. Very good on the dealer info, and, incredible photography.
Good but not stellar
I think the focus on dealer-prepped cars is good and a subject that was long overdue, but there are some mistakes that detract from the overall enjoyment of the book. I was surprised to learn that 1968 1/2 Cobra Jet Mustangs were available only as fastbacks, for example.
I also felt there was too much emphasis on the newer incarnations of these cars. While seeing Berger's late-model Camaro creations is nice, they offered too many pages on this stuff.
American Muscle Supercars
I thought they did a good job with this book. Lots of good pictures. I don't remember seeing another book that just covers the specialty dealers. They even have a few ads from the magazines from back then. I put 4 star because of price. Maybe it is still high because it is a newer book?
