An updated, enlarged fourth edition of Marc Cranswick's complete model history of General Motor's upmarket F body variant. Featuring a new foreword - and five new sections - written by legendary Firebird designer John Schinella, plus 128 new photos and 24 extra pages, Cranswick brings the Firebird legend to life in even more glorious detail.
The economy, high performance and luxury exploits of American Motors. A colorfully illustrated account of an iconic company, that forged new styling and engineering paths, while bringing Jeep to a wider international audience. In the fashion and racing worlds, AMC was a winner!
Covering Chevrolet’s specialized sport coupe, during the classic 1967-81 era. Relive those outlandish Camaros, from legendary speed shops Baldwin-Motion, Dana, Nickey and Yenko.
Volkswagen's first mid-size car, was also its final new design in a 30-year air cooled odyssey. The Type 4 411 and 412 held to VW tradition, while introducing new engineering directions and refinements. VW's biggest ever car faced off against mainstream competition. Would Dr Porsche's ideals still hold out, for VW's transitional car?
A personal study of the designs and people behind the Porsche marque during its golden air-cooled era. This book shows how the company projected its glamorous image, and provides factual evidence that proves Porsche's pre-eminence in the sports car field.
The history of Ford's first American-designed and built subcompacts. Following the Mustang II and Pinto through a challenging decade, as they competed with domestic and imported rivals in the showroom, and on the racetrack. This book examines icons of the custom car and racing scene, as Ford took Total Performance into a new era.
Chrysler Corp's classic rear-drive slant six and V8 compacts of the '60s and '70s. From economy cars to muscle cars, from the street to the strip. The Mopar marvels that challenged rivals and inspired a generation.
A look at BMW's 5 series in the classic era. Observes model changes and development from 1972, to the end of e39 5 series production. Complete descriptions and pictures of BMW Motorsport cars, plus the exotic tuner specials from Germany. BMW's rise in business internationally is also examined.
Though American Motors never approached the size of Detroit's Big Three, it produced a long series of successful cars that were distinctive, often innovative and in many cases influential. This history examines AMC's cars from the company's formation in 1954 through its absorption by Chrysler in 1987. The Gremlin, Pacer and Eagle vehicles are examined in detail, as are the AMC custom cars of George Barris and Carl Green. The text details AMC's...
Porsche AG, today the most profitable car company in the world, was in 1975 a small but headstrong German automaker on the verge of its most significant development. New national laws were changing the way manufacturers designed their products, but the auto consumer was also craving more exciting and innovative design. That innovation came in 1975 with the release of the revolutionary Porsche 924. This book begins its analysis with the creatio...
Fairlaner Torino Ranchero V8 Dynamite 19551979. In the post-war years, Henry Ford delivered the Right Size Ford, the practical ride many American families wanted. As things got fancier in the fifties, Ford jazzed up matters with the Fairlane, a legendary Dearborn nameplate. Covering the evolution of Henrys family chariot into the muscle car, with all those hallowed V8s of yore, this book reveals the commercial and performance zenith of late 60...
The complete history of Mazda's rotary engine-powered vehicles, from Cosmo 110S to RX-8. Charting the challenges, sporting triumphs, and critical reactions to a new wave of sports sedans, wagons, sports cars ... and trucks!
This book covers the history of BMW's 5 series midsize sedan and X5 SUV from 1972 to the e60's makeover for 2008 and the development of the e70 X5. It includes more than 200 photographs, along with an index covering BMW technical innovations and listing all model variants by number ID, model "e" code, and production dates"--Provided by publisher.