Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars [Paperback]

John Gunnell (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars | Publication Date: December 31, 2001

Featuring more than 300 American muscle cars produced during the last 40 years, this is the ultimate guide for high-performance enthusiasts. This full-colour reference features more than four decades of muscle cars from American manufacturers including, AMC, GM, Chrysler, Ford, and Studebaker. Muscle car listings include a historical background, original factory specifications, available options, original pricing information and an updated price guide, with current values in six condition grades. Features more than 300 muscle cars; Includes a special chapter on muscle trucks; Manufacturers include American Motors, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and Studebaker.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 3 Sub edition (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873492625
• ISBN-13: 978-0873492621
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,396,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Informative..Yes. Accurate..No., January 10, 2004

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Kristina Kantar Goldman "Indiana Kris" (Hammond, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars (Paperback)

When one purchases a "Standard Guide", one would expect a thorough and accurate accounting of the subject. This book does not meet that minimum standard. The information provided as to model information is shoddy and poorly researched. Production numbers are inaccurate, photos are of poor quality and in some cases, identifying the wrong vehicle. One need not be a gearhead to identify or grasp the magnitude of the errors made in this reference guide. For example Steve McQueen DID NOT drive a Charger in "Bullitt". The lack of proofreading and research evident in this "Standard Guide" is an affront to educated automobile afficiandos everywhere.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars, July 13, 2000

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This review is from: Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars 1949-1995: A Supercar Source Book, 1960-1995 (Paperback)

Overall a very informative book on muscle cars from the '60's to the '90's. It's an excellent start for us younger people to learn about the older muscle cars that we didn't get to see as we were growing up. This book covers most of the significant muscle cars that have come out of America from the years 1960-1995. If you are interested in buying a muscle car but aren't exactly sure what car you want to get, this book will help you narrow down your choices.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars, December 31, 2001

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Tom Somerville (Edgewater, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars (Paperback)

Pretty good book in that it covers a lot of muscle cars and a long time span. I like the way the book uses many original ads and it is fairly complete in its coverage. I would like to see better pictures and more proofreading. I noticed that some of the information about certain cars is incorrect or transposed. It also appears that some of the picture captions are not associated with the proper picture.