{"product_id":"american-muscle-cars-a-full-throttle-history-hardcover","title":"American Muscle Cars: A Full-Throttle History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarwin Holmstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Glatch\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is\u003ci\u003e the\u003c\/i\u003e muscle car history to own--a richly illustrated chronicle of America's greatest high-performance cars, told from their 1960s beginning through the present day \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the 1960s, three incendiary ingredients--developing \u003cb\u003eV-8 engine technology\u003c\/b\u003e, a culture consumed by the \u003cb\u003eneed for speed\u003c\/b\u003e, and 75 million \u003cb\u003ebaby boomers \u003c\/b\u003eentering the auto market--exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined \u003cb\u003ethe sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll generation\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Muscle Cars\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles this tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: their automobiles. From the \u003cb\u003estreet-racing hot rod culture\u003c\/b\u003e that emerged following World War II \u003cb\u003ethrough the new breed of muscle cars still emerging\u003c\/b\u003e from Detroit today, this book brings to life the history of the American muscle car. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Pontiac's chief engineer, \u003cb\u003eJohn Z. DeLorean\u003c\/b\u003e, and his team installed a big-inch engine into the division's intermediate chassis, they immediately invented the classic muscle car. In those 20 minutes it took Bill Collins and Russ Gee to bolt a 389 ci V-8 engine into a Tempest chassis they created the prototype for \u003cb\u003ePontiac's GTO\u003c\/b\u003e--and changed the course of automotive history. From that moment on, American performance cars would never be the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featured cars represent \u003cb\u003eall American automakers \u003c\/b\u003eof the time--\u003cb\u003eChrysler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFord\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGeneral Motors\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eAMC\u003c\/b\u003e--as well as landmark models like the \u003cb\u003eChallenger\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCharger\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRoad Runner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSuper Bee\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSuper Bird\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e'Cuda\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCamaro\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChevelle SS\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e442\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBoss Mustang\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGTX\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJavelin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAMX\u003c\/b\u003e, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Muscle Cars\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the most desirable cars ever to come out of Detroit. It's a story of flat-out insanity told at full throttle and illustrated with beautiful photography.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarwin Holmstrom\u003c\/b\u003e has written, co-written, or contributed to more than thirty books on subjects ranging from motorcycles and muscle cars to Gibson Les Paul guitars, including \u003ci\u003eIndian Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e GTO: Fifty Years\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcyclying\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTop Muscle: The Rarest Cars from America's Fastest Decade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e BMW Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life Harley-Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e. Darwin is a former senior editor at Motorbooks and former Midwestern editor for \u003ci\u003eMotorcyclist\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1983, \u003cb\u003eTom Glatch\u003c\/b\u003e has contributed hundreds of stories and photographs to major collector, Corvette, Mustang, muscle car, and Mopar magazines. Tom grew up during the muscle car era, and his first car was a very quick 1970 Plymouth Duster 340. Tom and his wife Kelly have contributed photographs to books by other Motorbooks authors, as well as Motorbooks' Corvette calendars. When not pursuing old muscle cars, Tom works for a Fortune 500 corporation as a data and systems analyst and developer. He lives in southeastern Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 12.2 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757240680736,"sku":"9780760350133","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eeae1c48580434ebf0c9b87f2a98faa3.webp?v=1780097546","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-muscle-cars-a-full-throttle-history-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}