Chevrolet in the Sixties is the color chronicle of a decade rich in performance, engineering, styling, and racing success.The Corvette Sting Ray, Chevelle, Camaro and El Camino all highlighted the dominance of Chevrolet in the 1960s. Illustrated with Chevrolet archival photography, beautiful new color photos, and period advertising. Text features interviews and comments from engineers, designers, and GM executives.
Muscle car mania abounds in this fabulous coffee table collection! Take this high-octane tour through the design, development and research involved in producing the greatest V-8 in Detroit history. Firebreathing Mopars race to life in Robert Genat's stunning color photographs. From the 1951 Chrysler Saratoga to the muscle cars of 1971, up through the new-for-2003 engine, the Hemi's greatest racetrack feats and achievements are brought vividly to life. Packed with facts, cutaways and fascinating details on the most collectible Hemi-powered cars in history. Charger, Road Runner, Superbird, Challenger, Barracuda, Super Bee and the rest are taken for test drives in this powerful look at the legendary Hemi V-8 and the cars it powered into the history books. Contains coverage of Hemi clone and racecars. This high-performance history will quicken the pulse of Hemi fans worldwide.
In the last decade, lowriders have roared out of the West Coast and Southwest, popping up on commercials, movies, music videos and hobby store shelves in the form of model kits. Long associated with Hispanic culture, these amazing customs are quickly gaining acceptance among car enthusiasts and the general public. Divided into chapters examining the major types of lowriders-traditional, bombs, trucks, Euros and new age-this all-color, bilingual title features stunning examples of each, emphasizing the painstaking artistic and mechanical ingenuity that goes into the cars. In addition, there's a chapter discussing lowriders overseas, and sidebars examining the phenomenon of lowrider bicycles and the mechanics of hydraulic suspensions. English and Spanish text.
The firebreathing V-8 Hemi powered the most beloved, respected and powerful cars to ever roll out of Detroit. The Hemi engine dominated on the drag strip, on the oval track, and on the streets of America from coast-to-coast. Featured here in vivid color are Chrysler's Hemi-powered muscle cars, including the Roadrunner, Charger, Charger Daytona, Barracuda, Challenger, Super Bird, Super Bee, GTX and more. Includes coverage of Hemi race cars.
Motorcycle cops are among the most skilled riders ever to throw a leg over a two-wheeler, performing all the tasks of their car-driving counterparts, but on much faster and more vulnerable machines. This full-color book takes readers into the world of the modern motorcycle officer, offering comparisons of popular police bikes built by Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki and BMW; special equipment for the bikes and officers; training and patrolling techniques; and the special tasks associated with motorcycle officers.
Die Ära der Muscle Cars begann 1955, als Chrysler die jugendliche Kundschaft mit preiswerten Fahrzeugen und frisierten Achtzylindermotoren zu den Händlern lockte. Es begann ein PS-Wettrennen zwischen den amerikanischen Automobilherstellern um die Käufergunst. Richtungsweisend waren neben den Konstruktionen von Chrysler die Modelle von Dodge und Plymouth, die einzigartige Autos wie beispielsweise den Dodge Charger 500 oder Plymouth Roadrunner hervorbringen sollten. Innerhalb der Anhängerschaft der Kultautos entstand für Fahrzeuge dieser drei Hersteller schnell die Szenebezeichnung MOPAR. Heute, 50 Jahre später, steht die moderne Generation der Muscle Cars in den Showrooms der Autohändler und Dodge Viper und Chrysler Crossfire sind die neuen Stars. Autor Robert Genat beschreibt in seinem informativen Text die aufregende Geschichte dieser Fahrzeuggattung, zu der auch verschiedene Pick-up-Modelle sowie die aktuellen Fahrzeuge Chrysler 300C und Dodge Magnum RT gehören. Perfekt in Szene gesetzt und stimmungsvoll fotografiert von Davis Newhardt begeistern die amerikanischen Sportwagen den Leser immer wieder aufs Neue.