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Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s (Paperback)

by Charles Morris (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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'This new title is an interesting read for any Ford fan of the Total Performance era."  


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"A good one for your gearhead library."  


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Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s chronicles these rare cars that still inspire admirers and imitators today. Among racers it's never been a secret that a lighter car is a faster car--particularly in drag racing. When Detroit's automakers got involved in organized drag racing, they paid heed to this principle, issuing a series of rare race-only cars that became legends in their own time. Unbound by warranty and durability concerns, these wild cars featured lightweight additions such as fiberglass and aluminum body parts, Plexiglas windows and many more weight-saving tricks. Under their hoods were wicked, raucous engines that only felt at home on the quarter mile. Cars like the Ford Fairlane 427 Thunderbolt, Pontiac's Super Duty Catalina, Dyno Don Nicholson's Chevy II Wagon, and a whole assortment of Hemi-powered Mopars sit at the top of the heap when you're talking about the fastest American musclecars produced during the 1960s. Few of these cars were produced and very few still survive today. 



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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: CarTech (August 15, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1932494448
  • ISBN-13: 978-1932494440
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 9 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #268,331 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic factory racing at its best, August 27, 2007
By Greg Zyla "VALLCO Drag Racing Gamer" (Coal Township, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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Hey--this is a can't miss book on the history of Detroit's involvement in the golden days of drag racing. I met Charles Morris at Beaver Springs Dragway and rate his book as the best ever written on this subject.

If you want to recapture the great days of the Z-11, The Ramchargers Dodges, all those great 427 Fords, Ken Montgomery, Dyno Don, Hayden Proffitt, Malcolm Durham and all the rest, order this book today. You won't be disappointed.
I was there when Ronnie Sox in his Z-11 came from three down to beat the Ramchargers at Vineland Speedway back in 1963 in a best of 7 match.

That special era is all here in this well written book for those who either experienced, or would like to, the factory battle years and the precursor to the great Funny Cars that these cars evolved into, which is also covered in detail.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Factory Lightweights, October 5, 2007
By Daniel L. Roney (Sarver, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I thought I knew a good bit about these cars, but this book was reading new chapters on all the cars. If you're into these cars, you need this book. It was also good to see pictures of the cars taken in their era taken by a good friend. It was also nice to see pictures taken at the Don Snyder collection which we have visited twice.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for Drag Race fans!, August 1, 2007
Charles does a wonderful job of capturing the essence of 60's Light Weight Race cars. Lots of never seen before photos and information about factory involvement as well as privately campaigned cars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great service,great book
great book brings back past great pic.& reviews


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Published 2 months ago by Billie E. Gaines Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just awesome!
Great book! If you are a musclecar fan, drag racing fan, modeler, or just a car junkie, you need this book! Read more
Published 6 months ago by iraceitall

5.0 out of 5 stars Factory Lightweights
Excellent reference for the factory lightweight drag cars. Contains several historical pictures that are awesome to review.
Published 17 months ago by R. Duane Bonsall

5.0 out of 5 stars Factory lightweights
Just when I thought I knew most of the answers about those wonderful days when drag racing really was about buying on monday what we saw racing on the weekend, here comes a book... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Kathleen Stewart

4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly researched book
I have several of Charlie Morris' books and find that this one every bit as good as the others. Charlie does his homework when researching the subject matter. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Robert L. Garramone

5.0 out of 5 stars The best references to the "Golden Age" of Drag racing.
The "characters" almost seem to be talking right to you from the pages of
this book. It's as if Mr. Read more
Published 19 months ago by DustytheDJ

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm in the book
A must buy for anyone's automotive library. I greatly enjoyed the book. By the author interviewing many of the people that where there and in the know made the book that much more... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Car Geek

5.0 out of 5 stars factory lightweights
The book almost biassed by the other books i've read is alltogrther great!The one with a personal view and photo's are the best in my opinion.
Published 21 months ago by E. Arnold Tomlinson III

5.0 out of 5 stars Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60s
This is a very good, comprehensive history of an era of racing that set the benchmarks for factory sponsored racing. Lots of pictures and informative data. A very good read!! Read more
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