Dodge Dynamite! 50 Years of Dodge Muscle Cars

by Grist, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781845841126
• ISBN10: 1845841123
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-15
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing

Summary

Since the 1950s, Dodge has produced a series of charismatic performance cars that have given the company a unique reputation among American car makers. The original Charger and Challenger and the more recent Viper and Caliber SRT are outstanding examples of the companyrs"s commitment to cars of high performance and aggressive styling. Peter Gristrs"s pictorial history of these typically American machines gives a fascinating insight into their ancestry and evolution and celebrates the huge impact they have made on the road and on the track. His account is an exciting introduction that will appeal to everyone who is interested in American automobile history. When the first Dodge performance cars were conceived in the early 1950s, they were a brave step for a company that was well known for its dependable saloons and pickups. Peter Grist describes this change of direction and the radical new thinking that resulted in the creation of the innovative Dodge "Hemi" V8 of 1953. This remarkable engine provided the power for the first sporting Dodges and led to the race-bred D-500 series of 1956, the first Dodge Muscle car. The author includes illustrations of Dodgers"s styling experiments.

Author Biography

Peter Grist has been writing about American automobiles for over 15 years. He started with the Chrysler Corp Club UK, which he ran for more than 10 years, editing it’s monthly magazine, TalkFlite. This lead to writing for high street magazines. He currently owns three Dodge vehicles, has already published a book on Dodge and is currently writing the official biography of American car designer Virgil M. Exner Snr. He is married to Catherine and has three children.



 



 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 5
Bibliography	p. 5
Foreword	p. 6
Preface	p. 7
The Dodge Brothers - 1899-1928	p. 8
Post War Dodge & the Early Hemi - 1946-1955	p. 16
The First Dodge Muscle Car - 1956-1959	p. 28
Lull Before the Storm - 1960-1963	p. 39
The Hemi Reborn - 1964-1968	p. 51
The Aero War - 1969-1971	p. 74
The Big Shrink - 1972-1989	p. 100
From the Ashes - 1990-1999	p. 111
New Shape of American Muscle - 2000-2007	p. 129
Wild & Wonderful, Dodge Concept Cars - 1954-2007	p. 150
Dodge Specifications and Chronology	p. 167
Index	p. 173
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