The popularity of the sport compact genre has attracted a growing aftermarket industry, involving parts suppliers, tuning and customizing shops, and a communications network ranging from magazines and clubs to the Internet. Author Alan Paradise, a veteran observer of the sport compact scene, brings order to the free-wheeling phenomenon in this book, which covers the evolution of the species, profiles the most-popular cars, and provides valuable tips on modifications and where to find reputable dealers and shops. The book is fully illustrated in color, showing some of the better examples of the type - and some of the wildest.
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• Sport Compacts presents a tight and complete examination of the fastest-growing phenomenon on the street, with information for everyone from mall-stylers to club and competition aficionados.
• Illustrated profiles of the cars, from the early Ford Escorts and Honda Civics to the Acura Integra and Subaru Impreza, build a history of the genre.
• Sport Compacts is the first serious overview of the hip-hop customs favored by today’s 18-to-25s, and of the aftermarket business that has grown around them.
About the Author
Alan Paradise has followed the sport-compact culture from the start, creating and editing Sport Compact Car magazine in the late 1980s. He has contributed to and/or edited a dozen other niche publications, including Miata Magazine, Motor Trend Insider, Street Rodder, and Truckin’. He also has owned and restored everything from muscle cars to import performance cars.
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They seem to have come from nowhere-taking over the streets in a fast and furious fashion. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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