Muscle car mania abounds in this fabulous coffee table collection! Take this high-octane tour through the design, development and research involved in producing the greatest V-8 in Detroit history. Firebreathing Mopars race to life in Robert Genat's stunning color photographs. From the 1951 Chrysler Saratoga to the muscle cars of 1971, up through the new-for-2003 engine, the Hemi's greatest racetrack feats and achievements are brought vividly to life. Packed with facts, cutaways and fascinating details on the most collectible Hemi-powered cars in history. Charger, Road Runner, Superbird, Challenger, Barracuda, Super Bee and the rest are taken for test drives in this powerful look at the legendary Hemi V-8 and the cars it powered into the history books. Contains coverage of Hemi clone and racecars. This high-performance history will quicken the pulse of Hemi fans worldwide.
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Mopar Max.com, April 2007
"Worthy of a place on your shelf...There are numerous engine close-ups showing well-detailed correct engine bays and engines. There are also many shots of engines which are perfect for the would-be Hemi restorer. ”
"Worthy of a place on your shelf...There are numerous engine close-ups showing well-detailed correct engine bays and engines. There are also many shots of engines which are perfect for the would-be Hemi restorer. ”
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Take a high-octane tour through the design, development and muscle cars behind the greatest V-8 in Detroit history. Fire-breathing Mopars come roaring to life--from the 1951 Chrysler Saratoga through the muscle cars of the 1960s and ‘70s right up to the newest Hemis in Dodge's line of cars and pickups. Packed with facts and fascinating details, the book features cutaways of the most collectible Hemi-powered cars in history, as well as a look at Hemi clones and racecars.
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Good overview; great photos,
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This is the latest in a long line of very good automotive-related books from author Genat. The photos are top-notch and the text informative, if a little simplistic. The overview of the early and late hemi's origins at the beginning of the book is top notch. The chapters on the many Mopar bodystyles that featured the hemi option are also quite good. My only quibble is that the book often does not show the featured cars' engines in the make and model chapters. However, if you're a Mopar enthusiast or a hemi nut, this book will "light your fire." Despite the minor quibbles above, it's a great book and I can heartily recommend it.
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Ma Mopar should be proud,
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This review is from: Hemi: The Ultimate American V-8 (Hardcover)
Robert Genat's "Hemi The Ultimate V-8" (2002) continues to be a marvelous study for one of the great automotive engines of all time. More than the usual photo book, this 165 page hardback offers considerable statistical analysis for Chrysler's mightiest muscle motor.
Through nine absorbing chapters Genat explains the hemispherical combustion chamber engine ("Hemi"), Hemi cars (B body types), Hemi racers, and Hemi clone cars. This outstanding presentation speaks to the legendary motor and its cars through its first 20 years (1951-71). (Hopefully, today's Hemis, briefly reviewed toward the end of the book, have been reserved for a second volume.) The photos, herein, are creatively posed and informative in presentation. Readers see the Hemi's internal workings, dual carbs (side by side and short rams inductions), super stock pipes (one on each carb barrel), air grabbers, coyote dusters, and shakers in vivid color. Hemi orange will always make one breathless! (A few historical black and whites present the Hemi's earliest days on road and track.) The best portion of this book is chapter six, "Hemi Daytonas and Superbirds". Genat's discussion tells experienced truth while hitting the high points about these winged rides. (It was in one of these blue Superbirds in 1970- I learned as a kid- that highway side fence posts disappear above 150 mph!) If you want to know more about "Tonas" and "Birds"-- read this chapter. Genat's book concludes with Hemi statistics in Appendixes A and B. Finally, he provides an authoritative bibliography for further research. This book is recommendable to all Hemi-heads, car lovers, and automobile historians. Of Hemis, Ma Mopar should be proud!
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I'm a huge Mopar Nut found this book very informative from the begining to now it's just a good book
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History has given the nod to the 1904 Welch four-cylinder engine as the first with a hemispherical combustion chamber to power a passenger car. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Road Runner, Super Bee, Super Stock, Dodge Charger, Air Grabber, Historical Collection, Motor Trend, Max Wedge, Charger Daytona, Shaker Hood, Dodge Daytona, Richard Petty, Dodge Coronet, Pro Stock, Lee Petty, The Silver Bullet, Creative Industries, Car Life, Chrysler Hemi, Dick Landy, Dodge Challenger, New Yorker, Plymouth Belvedere, Plymouth Barracuda, Top Fuel New!
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History has given the nod to the 1904 Welch four-cylinder engine as the first with a hemispherical combustion chamber to power a passenger car. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Road Runner, Super Bee, Super Stock, Dodge Charger, Air Grabber, Historical Collection, Motor Trend, Max Wedge, Charger Daytona, Shaker Hood, Dodge Daytona, Richard Petty, Dodge Coronet, Pro Stock, Lee Petty, The Silver Bullet, Creative Industries, Car Life, Chrysler Hemi, Dick Landy, Dodge Challenger, New Yorker, Plymouth Belvedere, Plymouth Barracuda, Top Fuel New!
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