In 1964, Chrysler offered an optional V8 with it's popular A-body Dodge Valiant. Banking on the resulting success of the package, Chrysler went on to release a decade-worth of low-priced, high-performance muscle cars based on the Valiant, including the Dart GT and GTS, the Swinger 340, the Demon, and the Duster. Color photography of restored and factory-original vehicles, along with archival images, are accompanied by a history for each, there are discussions of design and production, driving impressions, accessories and options, popular performance upgrades, and the cars' successful histories at the drag strip. Steve Statham is the author of the MBI muscle car books Camaro and Pontiac GTO: The Great One.
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After paying his dues working in a variety of dusty auto parts stores, and then earning a journalism degree from Southwest Texas State University, Steve Statham's career in automotive journalism started with a stint as managing editor at Super Ford magazine. He later served as the editor of Musclecar Enthusiast magazine for many years. Along the way, he has authored and photographed 12 books on automotive history and contributed articles to dozens of automotive publications. Steve also writes fiction, and his new novel is Rules of Force, a sci-fi thriller. When not writing or editing, Statham tries to find time to take his wife and daughter out cruisin' in his 1968 GTO.
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Steve Statham is a Texas-based automotive journalist, photographer and fiction author. Writing is his profession, and cars provided the initial spark. His first automotive journalism job was as managing editor of Super Ford magazine, and he later served many years as editor of Musclecar Enthusiast magazine. Steve has had 12 non-fiction automotive history books published, including Camaro Musclecar Color History, and Maximum Muscle: Factory Special Musclecars. He has been a regular contributor to Road & Track's annual Buyers Guides since 2001, and has been published in Motor Trend's Truck Trend, Mustang Monthly, Corvette Magazine, Muscle Car Review, Sport Compact Car, Mopar Muscle, Automotivetraveler.com and many others. Steve's debut novel, the sci-fi thriller Rules of Force, will be available as an e-book in October 2011. For updates, visit: http://www.stevestatham.com/
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DODGE DART - THE KING OF THE ROAD!,
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This review is from: Dodge Dart and Plymouth Duster (Muscle Car Color History) (Paperback)
I absolutely LOVE Dodge Darts and their Plymouth Valiant sisters. The high performance beautiful, streamlined 6-cylinder Chrysler has certainly earned its place in the hearts of classic car and Chrysler lovers.This book does a big service to Dart afficionadoes; readers will be treated to some really cool pictures of some very serious cars. The Darts and Valiants set new standards and certainly raised the bar in automotive production. It is also a real treat for people who like muscle cars. The Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant, famous for their slant 6 engine have earned their rightful place on the road, in our collective hearts and among those cars used as high performance muscle cars.
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I bought this for my husband, who is a muscle car buff. I try to get him a different muscle car book for Christmas every year. This book made him very happy and he spent much of the next few days reading in his favorite chair.
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Pretty good book for the A-Body fans,
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Not a ton of info you probably don't already know, but it's a good reference book
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The idea that Chrysler Corporation would soon unleash an army of high-performance compact cars into the world did not seem very likely in 1960. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bumble bee stripes, new grille, engine family, hood scoops, engine option, performance car, economy cars, drag strip Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Spaulding, Slant Six, Dart Sport, Road Runner, Chrysler Corporation, Corporate Historical Collection, Dart Swinger, Scat Pack, Dodge Dart, Super Bee, Hang Ten, Max Wedge, Norm Kraus, Fred Schimmel, Hemi Darts, Chevy Nova, Dodge Challenger, Plymouth Valiant, United States, Funny Cars, Gold Duster, Richard Petty, Gary Dyer, General Motors, Hurst Performance Research New!
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The idea that Chrysler Corporation would soon unleash an army of high-performance compact cars into the world did not seem very likely in 1960. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bumble bee stripes, new grille, engine family, hood scoops, engine option, performance car, economy cars, drag strip Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Spaulding, Slant Six, Dart Sport, Road Runner, Chrysler Corporation, Corporate Historical Collection, Dart Swinger, Scat Pack, Dodge Dart, Super Bee, Hang Ten, Max Wedge, Norm Kraus, Fred Schimmel, Hemi Darts, Chevy Nova, Dodge Challenger, Plymouth Valiant, United States, Funny Cars, Gold Duster, Richard Petty, Gary Dyer, General Motors, Hurst Performance Research New!
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