American Muscle: Muscle Cars from the Otis Chandler Collection [Hardcover]

Randy Leffingwell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990

Yenko Camaro, Charger R/T, Hemi Cuda, Olds 4-4-2 W30, Corvette ZL-1, Mustang Super Cobrajet Ram Air, and 25 more of the greatest muscle cars ever in marvelous color photography.

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RAndy Leffingwell is an MBI best-selling author whose most recent works are Corvette fifty Years, Mustang Forty Years, and John Deere: A History of the Tractor. He resides in Santa Barbara, California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879384654
• ISBN-13: 978-0879384654
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,822,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictures, March 28, 2004

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William Tull (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Muscle: Muscle Cars From the Otis Chandler Collection (Paperback)

This book has some really good pictures. The cars in this book are very rare muscle cars. Their are statistics showing of how much of each car were produced. Their is also some good information. Too bad they didn't have the 1969 Yenko Nova which is a very rare car.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic photography of rare muscle cars, March 28, 2004

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This review is from: American Muscle: Muscle Cars From the Otis Chandler Collection (Paperback)

This book was a gift from my uncle who liked muscle cars. It is an excellent book on cars from the Otis Chandler collection. The collection seems to be biased towards mopar, especially the famous 426 HEMI cars that have become especially collectible-due to flamboyant design-even by muscle era standards, and the rare Hemi engines. So that is the good and the bad-It is mainly covers Hemi mopar-especially ultra rare convertibles, and GM big block muscle. COPO, Yenkos and other relatively rare and unknown to the general public muscle cars. Very few Fords, but they can be found elsewhere. But the photography is excellent, and each car reflects a story about the muscle car era-insurance, OPEC, etc. while discussing the car. The Challenger T/A has an entertaining descriptive story that I liked the best. Camaros, Chevelles, and Corvettes are well covered. The book concludes with a 1971 Hemi'cuda convertible that is familiar to most tv viewers. This book may cause you to petition Chrysler to reopen the assembly lines and start making the 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda again!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Book when cars were CARS., February 1, 2009

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Jose Lopez "Jose Lopez" (Miami,Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Muscle: Muscle Cars From the Otis Chandler Collection (Paperback)

Although I prefer the Old Hardcover*same book* with the Green Camaro on it. This Book is awesome and takes a Look into Otis Chandler's Famous Collection Of Cars, You Have Ford,Hemi, Amc, And Of Course the Best GM,
Corvettes,Yenko Camaros,Nova,etc. True Muscle, Cars that went Vroom And Went sound to match not your fourbeater econobox and ricecars.This was American Ingeunity which to this day while not the same is getting there *return Of the Camaro*or already there in some cases(Corvette,Corvette Z06,ZR-1) This book brings back memories for those who were there, and brings history to those not lucky enough yet still interested to see them.