Muscle Cars: The Meanest Power on the Road (The 500) [Paperback]

Sarah Bradley (Author)

Book Description

Series: The 500 | Publication Date: December 8, 2002

Americans began seeing the automobile as more than just a way to get from point A to point B by the mid-20th century. The people wanted more - More power! More speed! More muscle! Detroit answered the call with a flurry of high-performance vehicles that came to be known as muscle cars. Get the inside story on tire-burning cars, including the GTO, Mustang, Camaro and Hemi.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Crestline (December 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760314365
• ISBN-13: 978-0760314364
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Pictures, February 1, 2004

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Ken Halibozek (The Motorcity) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Muscle Cars: The Meanest Power on the Road (The 500) (Paperback)

I was confused as to who authored this book, as Sarah Bradley's name never appears in my 2002 edition which also has a different car on the front cover than pictured here. The book does have many beautiful and stunning pictures of great muscle cars. Most of the pricing, production figures and engine configurations are very interesting. The only problem with the book was that it was never proofed for errors after printing. Many of the picture inset desriptions are referencing the wrong picture and sometimes even on the wrong page. Some of the descriptions are in error as to the year of the vehicle (eg. a 1967 Chevelle description of a 1968 Chevelle). One of the pictures is even inversed making the Satellite look like a right-hand drive car with funny license plates. It is a shame that such a fine book was never proofed checks for such obvious errors, but, still a fine book for muscle car lovers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Muscle Cars:The Meanest Power on the Road, June 22, 2011

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Shaun (WI) - See all my reviews
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One of my favorate muscle car books. Lots of color pictures It is a smaller book that you can take with you. I noticed some different pictures in here not in other books. If you look around you can get it for a reasonable price too.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Study Guide, March 17, 2009

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Peter W. Robinson "Serenity for Car Buyers" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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Many of the reference books on Muscle Cars are of the coffee-table variety, and are perfect for those who are seated at...a coffee table. This little paperback has the goods and is portable as well.

It is jam-packed with beautiful photos of all of the cars from that era, as well as much of the technical information for each of them. This is an excellent reference for those who want this info at their fingertips, who want to show these cars to someone outside their home. I live in Escondido, which features classic car shows every week. I carry this book with me so I will have an idea of what I am looking at in comparison to other cars from the same year, the same manufacturer, or any other criteria.

Highly recommended!