Dodge & Plymouth Muscle Car Red Book, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

by Peter Sessler (Author), Peter C. Sessler (Author) "The Dodge and Plymouth Muscle Car Red Book is designed to help the Dodge enthusiast determine the authenticity and originality of 1967-74 Dodge and Plymouth..." (more)
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Product Description
The complete collectors reference to Mopar muscle cars just got even better with updated information covering the Dart and Demon as well as recent sensations like the Dodge Viper. This information-packed pocketbook also features production numbers, factory colours, options, specifications, serial numbers, and much more.

About the Author
Peter Sessler is a freelance automotive journalist and photographer, as well as the author of several previous MBI titles, including Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book 1949-1974 (0 7603 0489 0). He lives in Milford, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760308012
• ISBN-13: 978-0760308011
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #469,911 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference tool, August 25, 2001

By	Brian Rathjen (Davenport, IA USA) - See all my reviews

By and large, "Dodge & Plymouth Muscle Car Red Book" is a very useful tool for those involved with restoring classic cars, classic car shows, scale-model car enthusiasts, etc. Even classic game show fans can find this book helpful when playing along with those merchandise giveaway shows from the 1960s and 1970s (e.g., "Let's Make a Deal"). Yes, there are some omissions that some might find irritating, or might even detract from its usefulness. I would have considered this book even more helpful had it listed the contents of option packages; it does give some listings for the performance packages (what most people are interested in, I'm sure), but many people I'm sure are also interested in the contents of the trim, convenience and Quick Order (i.e., Basic Group and Basic Radio Group) packages as well. And, unlike Sessler's "Red Book" for Chevrolet Super Sport models, this book does not list installation rates or options for a particular model or its sister lines; e.g., in the section for the 1970 Plymouth Fury GT, there's no listings for the Plymouth I, II, III and Sport Fury or Suburban station wagon models (the Chevrolet book lists options, prices and installation rates for all Super Sport models and their more conservative family car bretheren). Some people who are restoring the family car members of a line might find this book helpful, too. Also, I also think the omission of year-by-year listings, VINs, prices, weights, etc., for the 1956-1971 Plymouth Sport Fury serves as a turn-off to fans of this model. Also, some people might be interested in special order, Mopar custom accessory and dealer-installed option lists, too (for that finishing touch to that 100-point show car). Hopefully, some or all of these issues will be addressed in a revised edition of "Dodge & Plymouth Muscle Car Red Book." Still, a very useful book for many Mopar muscle car fans that will be used and appreciated by all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BS23V1 ? Nice., January 20, 2006

By	SSHAKERR (L.I. New York) - See all my reviews

Every self respecting mopar tire kicker has a copy of this. Its the broadest reference guide for identifying option codes, VINs, and select serial numbers on mopar muscle. Production totals and option prices are included as well. It lists cars by year and model with a decent breakdown for each.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A ton of infromation, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dodge & Plymouth Muscle Car Red Book (Motorbooks International Red Book Series) (Paperback)

The one thing that this book is lacking is a chapter that explains how to read the fender tag, as most of the cars built from 1960 to 1970 no longer have the build sheet or it can no longer be read.