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Drag Racing Gassers Photo Archive

Author : Lou Hart
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881880
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Drag Racing Gassers Photo Archive written by Lou Hart and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of drag racings very popular classes formed was the Gassers. During the `50s, Model A and 1932-`34 Fords were considered the hot set-up for these gas classes. Using Ford V-8 "flatheads" and later overhead valve engines, Gas Coupe and Sedan classes had to maintain stock wheelbases and the engine relocation was limited. By the mid-60s, it was rare to find an upper classed gasser with any other body make than Willys, Studebaker, Austin or Anglia. They were the stoutest full-bodied cars on strips nationwide. Touring teams ran four to six times every week, often traveling several hundred miles day and night to make their next dates. This was old school racing! However, interest waned as fliptop funny cars took over in popularity. The battles in A/GS (later AA/GS) ranks created many heroes and villains who etched their marks into drag racing history. Gassers shared with fans of the quarter mile one the most thrilling overall racecar types, and for an era that was all too short, they were literally the Kings of the Sport. Enjoy this photo book that takes you back to that time.

Gasser Wars

Author : Larry Davis
Publisher : Cartech
ISBN 13 : 9781932494662
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book Gasser Wars written by Larry Davis and published by Cartech. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the cars, the drivers, and the evolution of the street classes. In the late 1950s, thousands of street legal hot rods participated in organized drag races across the country -- As the racers got more serious, these cars were street legal in appearance only. in reality they were full-on race cars, with blown Hemi engines, racing slicks, and raised front suspensions. Racers soon discovered that small, lightweight cars were the fastest, and the classic Gasser was born .

Drag Racing Fuel Altereds Photo Archive

Author : Lou Hart
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881835
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Drag Racing Fuel Altereds Photo Archive written by Lou Hart and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2007-04-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fuel Altered, one of the most brutal and exciting cars that ever covered the quarter mile, consisted of a wheelbase average less than 100 inches that was fitted with a blown-supercharged 1500-horsepower engine running on Nitro! With a low center of gravity, the Altered was often compared to a 4,000-pound raging bull, as the driver had all he could handle keeping these beasts on the track! From flatheads to Nitro-burning monsters, see daredevils Mooneyham & Sharp, Gabby Bleeker, John Forska, Willie Borsch, Dale Emery, Leon Fitzgerald, "Big" Glenn Way, Don Green, Sush Matsubara, Leroy Chadderton, and many more blaze the quarter mile to standing-room-only crowds!

Drag Racing Funny Cars of the 1970s

Author : Wallace A Wyss
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583880685
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Drag Racing Funny Cars of the 1970s written by Wallace A Wyss and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2002-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the cars raced by many of the legendary names in drag racing, including Don Prudhomme, Tom McEuen and Jim Dunn. The authors include action shots, as well as clear, detailed "in the pits under-the-shell" shots. Photographs show various makes and models of cars that have been reconstructed as funny cars, plus everything from stock to modified Camaros, Mustangs, Javelins, Dodge Chargers, and Firebirds, to oddball exhibition cars like the "backwards pickup."

Diggers, Funnies, Gassers and Altereds

Author : Bob McClurg
Publisher : Cartech, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781613251058
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis Diggers, Funnies, Gassers and Altereds by : Bob McClurg

Download or read book Diggers, Funnies, Gassers and Altereds written by Bob McClurg and published by Cartech, Incorporated. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains four hundred illustrated full-color as well as black and white photographs depicting the sport of drag racing through the 1960s and 1970s and includes information on the history and nostalgia of the sport.

Drag Racing in the 1960s

Author : Doug Boyce
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613255829
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Drag Racing in the 1960s written by Doug Boyce and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1960s were a fascinating decade on the race scene. Relive the memories today through this wonderful new book. Drag racing has a long and storied history. Many have said that the first drag race happened shortly after the second car was made. While that may or may not be true, racing prior to World War II was mostly centered around dry-lake activities and top-speed runs. After the war, drag racing became organized with the formation of the NHRA, and during the 1950s, many tracks were built across America to accommodate the racers. Technology in the 1950s centered on the manufacturers updating old flathead designs into newer overhead-valve designs, and the horsepower race really started to heat up. In many forms of racing, the 1960s brought technological evolution. The decade began with big engines in even bigger stock chassis and ended with purpose-built race-only chassis, fiberglass bodies, fuel injection, nitro methane, and blowers. Quarter-mile times that were in the 13-second range in the beginning of the decade were in the 7-second range by the end. New classes were formed, dedicated cars were built for them, and many racers themselves became recognized names in the sports landscape. In Drag Racing in the 60s: The Evolution in Race Car Technology, veteran author Doug Boyce takes you on a ride through the entire decade from a technological point of view rather than a results-based one. Covered are all the classes, including Super Stocks, Altered Wheelbase cars (which led to Funny Cars), Top Fuelers, Gassers, and more.

Fire, Nitro, Rubber, and Smoke

Author : Bob McClurg
Publisher : Cartech
ISBN 13 : 9781932494372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (943 download)

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Download or read book Fire, Nitro, Rubber, and Smoke written by Bob McClurg and published by Cartech. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks back fondly on drag racing's greatest era with 300 of the best drag-racing photos ever taken. Tells the stories of the cars, the racers, and the events that made drag racing such a great sport. Photos cover dragsters, funny cars, gassers, altereds, pro stocks, and exhibition cars, bringing the sights, smells and sounds of the golden age of drag racing to life.

Hubert Platt

Author : Allen Platt
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613253974
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Hubert Platt written by Allen Platt and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Webster's Dictionary lists the term showman as "a notably spectacular, dramatic, or effective performer." In the art of drag racing, Hubert Platt checked all boxes. Known as the "Georgia Shaker," Platt cut his motoring teeth on the long straightaways and twisty back roads of South Carolina while bootlegging moonshine. After a run-in with the law in 1958, Platt transferred his driving skills from illegal activity to sanctioned drag racing and began one of the most dominant runs in drag racing history until his retirement in 1977. After stints in 1957, 1938, and 1962 Chevrolets, Platt's next ride was a Z11 Impala, which carried his first "Georgia Shaker" moniker. Once Chevrolet pulled out of sanctioned racing, Platt found a new home with Ford for 1964 and remained there until he hung up his helmet. Some of the cars he campaigned became icons in their own right. His factory-backed and personal machines included a 1963 Z11 Impala, 1964 Thunderbolt, 1965 Falcon, 1966 Mustang Funny Car, 1967 Fairlane 427, 1968-1/2 Cobra Jet, 1969 CJ Mustang, 1970 427 SOHC Mustang, and 1970 Boss 429 Maverick. A 1986 NHRA Hall of Fame member, Platt's lasting legacy on the sport can’t be denied. Whether he was launching his Falcon with the door open, conducting a Ford Drag Team seminar, or posting low E.T. at the 1967 US Nationals in his Fairlane, Platt's imprint on drag racing was all-encompassing. His son and biggest fan, Allen Platt, shares his dad's iconic career in, Hubert Platt: Fast Fords of the "Georgia Shaker"!

Quarter-mile Chaos

Author : Steve Reyes
Publisher : Cartech
ISBN 13 : 9781932494259
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Quarter-mile Chaos written by Steve Reyes and published by Cartech. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quarter-Mile Chaos" looks at the treacherous side of drag racing's golden age. Almost 200 rare and stunning photographs from the late 1960s and early to mid 1970s capture terrifying fires, explosions, and crashes, all by-products of the quest to go faster. "Quarter-Mile Chaos" is full of up close and personal documentation of the perilous task of reaching the 1,320-foot mark first. Armed with just a couple cameras and some film, veteran drag racing photographer Steve Reyes shot some of the most dramatic and eye-catching pictures of these quarter-mile warriors. Reyes roamed the nation's hazardous strips in search of the perfect action photo. The result is some of the most breathtaking drag racing imagery ever recorded depicting out-of-control demolition and devastation during drag racing's most entertaining era.

How to Build Altered Wheelbase Cars

Author : Steve Magnante
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1934709263
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book How to Build Altered Wheelbase Cars written by Steve Magnante and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Build Altered Wheelbase Cars, renowned writer Steve Magnante first walks readers through the colorful history of the altered wheelbase period and then shows them how to perform these radical modifications themselves. Magnante's fun and colorful style makes for entertaining reading, and the coverage of floorpan mods, chassis alterations, and both front and rear suspension upgrades are covered in great detail on three different chassis types. After reading this book, the basic technical tenets of altering vehicle wheelbase will be understood and the almost mythical legend surrounding such cars will be fully realized. What were once considered "race only" modifications can now be civilized for street use, and Magnante carefully reviews all of the relevant points for optimal appearance, performance, and safety.

Chevy Drag Racing 1955-1980: A Celebration of Bowtie's Success at the Drag Strip

Author : Doug Boyce
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613254997
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Chevy Drag Racing 1955-1980: A Celebration of Bowtie's Success at the Drag Strip written by Doug Boyce and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relive the glorious first 25 years of Chevy drag racing in this comprehensive and nostalgic history. With the introduction of Chevy’s OHV V-8 in 1955, the brand’s domination on the drag strip immediately snowballed. Drag racers loved the compact V-8. It was lightweight, revved high, and responded like no other engine previously produced to modification. Chevy saw a record year in sales in 1955, thanks to a combination of a restyled body and the new mill. It was the age of ingenuity, and those who could get their hands on the new engine were swapping it into engine bays that once housed other weaker mills. Ford’s flathead, one that had dominated for so long, was rendered obsolete almost overnight. Chevy had a winner and dominated the sales charts for years to come. Aftermarket manufacturers got on board and offered up all the go-fast goodies needed to make Chevy a winner, no matter what category they ran. From Dragsters to Stock, Chevy’s success was immediate. And it was a long-term success, thanks to a combination of years of great styling and a vast array of driveline combinations. Accomplished racing author Dour Boyce takes a celebratory look at those years of success, with a focus on the first 25 years (1955 through 1980). Chevrolets gave rise to such stars as Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, “Jungle Jim” Liberman, “Sneaky Pete” Robinson, “Dyno” Don Nicholson, Sox & Martin, Dick Harrell, Dave Strickler, and many more. World champs and fan favorites all drove Chevys. The success showed in the record books. No brand has won more races and events or has set more national records than Chevrolet. And unlike the other manufacturers, Ford and Chrysler, it was done with little to no factory support. Whether you are a hardcore Chevy fan or just love catching up on the history of drag racing during the golden age, this nostalgic look at Chevy racing history is sure to entertain for hours on end.

American Drag Racing

Author : Robert Genat
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760308714
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book American Drag Racing written by Robert Genat and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2001 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top fuelers, funny cars, super stocks, pro stocks and fuel altereds star in this look back at the evolution of drag racing from 1955 to present. Modern color photos are accompanied by the stories of those who drove the cars at dragstrips across America.

Urban Outlaw

Author : Magnus Walker
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473542006
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Urban Outlaw written by Magnus Walker and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** Magnus Walker is one of life’s originals. Serial entrepreneur, fashion designer, TV presenter, motivational speaker and one of the world’s most prolific Porsche collectors, the dreadlocked, tattooed hoarder of individual creativity is a very modern incarnation of success. Raised in the urban decay of Thatcher’s Britain, Sheffield-born Magnus Walker left school with just two O levels and drifted for several years before buying a one-way ticket to America. Now, 30 years and three successful businesses later, by following his instincts, rejecting convention and pursuing his passions Magnus has succeeded against all the odds. Here, for the first time, is the full story of his journey from a Northern steel town to the bright lights of Hollywood, from a boy with little hope to an anti-establishment hero. Along the way we’ll witness his potent combination of inspiration and graft, discover his motivations and his ambitions, and come to understand his philosophy and the keys to his success. Inspiring and exhilarating, URBAN OUTLAW is a compelling tale of succeeding through pure instinct and determination by a man who was brave enough to follow his own path.

Hot Rod Gallery II

Author : Pat Ganahl
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613252811
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Hot Rod Gallery II written by Pat Ganahl and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the best-selling original book, Hot Rod Gallery: A Nostalgic Look at Hot Rodding’s Golden Years: 1930-1960, author and historian Pat Ganahl opened his archives and shared 192 pages and 350 photos of "some" of the most interesting and best photos of his collection. Filled with fascinating images of some of the coolest cars and builders, long-forgotten car clubs, and great shots of the dry lakes, nostalgia fans flocked to grab a piece of hot rodding history all in one convenient package. Well, if some is good, more is better, right?" In Hot Rod Gallery II: More Great Photos and Stories from Hot Rodding's Golden Years, Ganahl dug deeper into his massive archive for even cooler and more never-before-seen photos in both color and black and white to provide another album of great hot rodding photos. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he had more great stuff in old files and folders, hidden away for decades. In this edition are even more dry lakes shots, post-war rods, lead sleds, show circuit cars, and a chapter on marvelous mills. He even dug a little deeper into the early 1960s. If you liked the first edition of Hot Rod Gallery by Pat Ganahl: A Nostalgic Look at Hot Rodding's Golden Years: 1930-1960, you may like this one even more. Ganahl guarantees that it is filled with images you have never seen, and he offers his commentary and a lifetime of expertise in this selection of fantastic images from his expansive archive. You can spend hours looking at all the details and soaking in the history in these images, and we know you’ll enjoy this book as much as you did the first.

We Were The Ramchargers

Author : David G. Rockwell
Publisher : SAE International
ISBN 13 : 1468605763
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (686 download)

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Download or read book We Were The Ramchargers written by David G. Rockwell and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 200 new images, the new edition of We Were the Ramchargers is perfect for drag racing enthusiasts. This book takes readers behind the scenes with the group of Chrysler engineers who, from the 1950s through the 1970s, became one of the most successful and influential drag racing teams of all time. The only team of engineers from an automobile manufacturer to drag race successfully, the Ramchargers broke the most time barriers in drag racing history and earned the most National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Super Stock titles during the sport’s golden era of factory competition. Author Dave Rockwell, a Ramcharger himself, interviewed more than 40 team members, competitors, and track operators for We Were the Ramchargers, making it the first and only book to provide inside details on all elements of the Ramchargers story. In addition to chronicling the races they won and legendary cars they developed (including the High and Mighty, 426 Hemi, and first Funny Car), Rockwell opens corporate and personal files to take readers behind the doors at Chrysler (showing, among other things, how the Ramchargers helped pioneer the platform team concept), while revealing the personalities of the men who made it all happen. (Second Edition, ISBN: 9781468605754, ISBN: 9781468605761, ISBN: 9781468605778, DOI: 10.4271/9781468605761)

The History of NHRA Pro Stock, 1970-2019

Author : Nhra Publications
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The History of NHRA Pro Stock, 1970-2019 written by Nhra Publications and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No collection of a true student of the sport will be complete without The History of NHRA Pro Stock. From the achievements of pioneers such as Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins and the famed Sox & Martin through season after season of utter domination by Bob Glidden to today's six-second, 210-mph factory hot rods, The History of NHRA Pro Stock guides readers through the years of milestones, groundbreaking technology, and career turning points in this fascinating segment of NHRA competition. This newly revised and expanded edition covers the greatest moments in the 50 years of Pro Stock competition.

Speedseekers

Author : Alexandra Lier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500514658
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Speedseekers written by Alexandra Lier and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The love of fast cars has moved into top gear. From its beginnings as a rebellious underground pasttime, it has become a huge cult, spawning its own exciting subcultures in music, art and fashion. Speedseekers is the ultimate book on the world of Hot Rods and Custom Culture. Alexandra Lier spent a decade at the epicentre of the scene revving engines and burning rubber with the world's foremost mechanics, racers and adrenaline junkies. With hundreds of full colour photographs and graphics throughout, this book - more exciting than a nitro-burning supercharged Hemi - is the ultimate cult guide to the greatest human obsession of all... going fast!