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Ford Total Performance: The Road to World Racing Domination, 1962-1970 [Paperback]

Alex Gabbard (Author)
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April 10, 2000
A racing journalist and historian covers Ford's glory years--the total domination of world motorsports from 1962 to 1970. In 1962, when he was 35, it was Lee Iacocca's dream for Ford to dominate world motorsports. From 1962 through 1970, Ford launched a massive assault on every major venue of motorsport in the world--with unparalleled success. From Formula 1 to Le Mans, NASCAR stock cars to the Indy 500, and from Trans-Am to NHRA drag racing--Ford eventually won championships in each venue.

Racing journalist and historian Alex Gabbard chronicles Ford's rise to world racing domination, taking us behind the scenes with the men responsible for designing, building, and driving the many racing machines that took the racing world by storm during this performance era. Hundreds of rare racing photos help readers relive the many victorious moments in what is considered to be Ford's most successful racing period, the era of "Total Performance."


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About the Author

Alex Gabbard is a noted automotive historian and author of HPBooks's Vintage and Historic Racing Cars and Fast Fords. He is also the author of six other automotive historical and reference books, and a contributor to every major car magazine, including Road & Track, Car & Driver, and Motor Trend.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 183 pages
  • Publisher: HP Trade (April 10, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1557883270
  • ISBN-13: 978-1557883278
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #990,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great, January 7, 2003
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This book could be considered an alternative to Volume One of "The Dust and the Glory" for readers who aren't interested in flathead-era Ford racing. There is really interesting coverage of the Sixties Indy engine program. A few of the photos are the same as "The Dust and the Glory," and a couple of the paragraphs read like direct lifts from it. There are some factual errors with contextual, non-Ford information (e.g., implying that Mark Donohue raced in the Indy 500 in 1968), but the primary information about the Ford racing program seems sound.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ford Total Performance: The Road to World Racing Domination, 1962-1970, December 25, 2008
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This is an excellent book for anyone interested in the early efforts of Ford Motor Company in racing. The books covers Ford's involvement in the various forms of motor racing, Indy, Sports, Nascar, Rally and Drag racing. It speaks to the decisions made at Ford that help them truly dominate the racing scene in the 1960s up till there withdrawal in the 1970s due to the fuel crisis. Good historical information and many fascinating stories and pictures. I recommend this to all Ford fans and to anyone interested in why and how the automakers got into racing.
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Even if your not a Ford guy you should read this book! How small groups of dedicated men can take on the best in the world and win, is an awesome heartlifting story and the pictures of now ancient racecars are truly wonderful.
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The fiasco of the Miller-Ford effort in the 1935 running of the Indianapolis 500 had long been laid to rest when the new corporate motto of "Total Performance" revitalized interest in America's premier 500 mile race. Read the first page
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rear engine cars, rally season, tunnel port, endurance racing, stock car racing, starting grid, handicap system, drag racing, overall victory, international racing, class victory, fastest lap, victory lane, lap record, engineering excellence, engine program, top drivers
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Grand Prix, Super Stock, Cobra Jet, Total Performance, Dan Gurney, Shelby American, Ford Motor Company, Daytona Coupe, Jimmy Clark, Grand National, Parnelli Jones, Henry Ford, Ken Miles, David Pearson, Factory Experimental, Mark Donohue, Bud Moore, Don Nicholson, Graham Hill, Carroll Shelby, General Motors, Mario Andretti, Bill Lawton, Gas Ronda, Hubert Platt
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