Motor City Muscle

by Mike Mueller

• ISBN13: 9780760301968
• ISBN10: 0760301964
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-02-11
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Summary

The high-performance tale of what was undoubtedly the fastest, loosest era in automotive history. Specially commissioned photos plus dozens of archival "behind the scenes" shots offer an inside look at the technical development of each of Detroit's greatest muscle cars. Packed with posters, ads and memorabilia that capture the flavor of raw horsepower.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	6	(5)
Introduction WHO PUT THE MUSCLE IN MUSCLECAR? Defining the Breed's Era and Aura	11	(14)
Chapter One PONTIAC PRIMES THE PUMP The Musclecar Age Begins with the GTO	25	(24)
Chapter Two BUCKETS O' BOLTS Mechanical Milestones & Techno-Trivia	49	(28)
Chapter Three LITTLE PONIES & BIG HORSES One Size Didn't Fit All	77	(26)
Chapter Four POWER TO THE PEOPLE Performance Goes Back to Basics	103	(8)
Chapter Five GO SPEED RACER, GO! Supercars from Super Stocks to Superbirds	111	(16)
Chapter Six WHEELER DEALERS (& ONE SNAKE) How'd They Do It? Not with Volume	127	(22)
Chapter Seven 1970 A Season for Horsepower	149	(14)
Chapter Eight THE SIGNPOST UP AHEAD American Performance Enters the Twilight Zone	163	(18)
Chapter Nine REVIVAL & REBIRTH American Muscle Returns	181	(11)
INDEX	192