Muscle Cars [Hardcover]

Peter Henshaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 2004

Muscle cars are an American phenomenon, created and promoted for an enthusiastic audience by Detroit’s Big Three automakers. Celebrate the mean machines developed by Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors (as well as attempts by a few other manufacturers) with 1000 exciting color photographs that include 400 interior, exterior, and engine shots. Technical specifications highlight the evolution of muscle car power and styling. In addition, a model-by-model history, including the Mustang, Camaro, Thunderbird, Pontiac GTO, and all the other greats is featured. All the classic muscle cars that are such an integral part of America’s sports car culture, from the classic Corvette to the exhilarating Dodge Viper, are covered in this extraordinary book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (December 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592233031
• ISBN-13: 978-1592233038
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent primer on muscle cars, September 20, 2005

By 

T. Mathew (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Muscle Cars (Hardcover)

This book features muscle cars from the beginning early 60s until the mid 70s, divided by manufacturer. The photography is generally very good. While this is a broad subject, and the book is coffee table format, the text occasionally has some errors in it. Also, a lot of the pictures feature cars that are slightly modified from original, which can be confusing if you are new to muscle cars. Many of the pictures appear to be from a couple of meets, when the photographer tried to obtain as many examples as possible, sometimes at the expense of authenticity and pristiness of the cars.
The book does do a good job in featuring the signature muscle cars of each major American manufacturer of the 60s and 70s. If you are looking for research-quality material and photos of original autos this is probably a little superficial, but this book makes an excellent primer if you are just getting in to muscle cars.