A detailed tribute to the hottest performers of the musclecar era! Chrysler's B-bodies and their huge engines and mid-size bodies made pony cars like the Mustang seem small in comparison. This volume traces the B-body's history from its Dodge Coronet/Plymouth Belvedere roots, through the 1968-1971 glory years, to its last gasp in the late 1970s. Includes engineering background, technical specs, and model details, plus interviews with Chrysler designers and engineers.
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This review is from: Charger, Road Runner and Super Bee (Muscle Car Color History) (Paperback)
More of a coffe table book than a reference guide, this book touches on all versions of the cars including the Volare and Magnum variants. Dozens of beautiful pictures and original ad copy capture a time when horsepower meant everything. For some reason the author must have insisted every car photographed be red, I would have liked to see some of the other colors offered. A worthwhile addition nonetheless.
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This review is from: Charger, Road Runner and Super Bee (Muscle Car Color History) (Paperback)
Interesting for someone just getting into this subject, it's more of a recitation of model-year features than an in-depth examination. Prose is a little dry, it livens up when Herd talks to actual designers or drivers.Not bad, and at a good price.
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Interesting for someone just getting into this subject, it's more of a recitation of model-year features than an in-depth examination. Prose is a little dry, it livens up when Herd talks to actual designers or drivers.Not bad, and at a good price.
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In the hot Michigan summer of 1962, the Dodge division was offered the chance to share the platform design of Plymouth's Barracuda, which would have been based on its small Lancer model. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
simulated air vents, bumble bee stripes, hideaway headlamps, body side stripes, engine call outs, stamped steel wheels, glovebox door, standard hood, deck lid, front bucket seats, hardtop models, hood scoops, filler panel, rear quarter panels, vinyl roof, hood vents, muscle car, front disc brakes, vinyl top Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Super Bee, Super Bird, Air Grabber, Dodge Charger, Richard Petty, Super Commando, Bill Brownlie, Charger Rallye, Ram Charger, Monte Carlo, Special Edition, Bobby Isaac, General Motors, Motor Trend, Dodge Coronet, Dodge Fever, Hemi Orange, Buddy Baker, Burt Bouwkamp, Charlie Glotzbach, The Track Pack New!
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In the hot Michigan summer of 1962, the Dodge division was offered the chance to share the platform design of Plymouth's Barracuda, which would have been based on its small Lancer model. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
simulated air vents, bumble bee stripes, hideaway headlamps, body side stripes, engine call outs, stamped steel wheels, glovebox door, standard hood, deck lid, front bucket seats, hardtop models, hood scoops, filler panel, rear quarter panels, vinyl roof, hood vents, muscle car, front disc brakes, vinyl top Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Super Bee, Super Bird, Air Grabber, Dodge Charger, Richard Petty, Super Commando, Bill Brownlie, Charger Rallye, Ram Charger, Monte Carlo, Special Edition, Bobby Isaac, General Motors, Motor Trend, Dodge Coronet, Dodge Fever, Hemi Orange, Buddy Baker, Burt Bouwkamp, Charlie Glotzbach, The Track Pack New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Beauty and The Beast (Treasury of Illustrated Classics) by Kathleen Rizzi on page 18
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