Pontiac Firebird, 1967-2000 Photo History
Title | Pontiac Firebird, 1967-2000 Photo History PDF eBook |
Author | George W. Scala |
Publisher | Iconografix |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000-12-10 |
Genre | Firebird automobile |
ISBN | 9781583880289 |
The entire history of "Pontiac's Firebird," from the first models in 1967 to the brand-new 2000 editions, is accompanied by detailed photography from the GM archives. Design and development details, engine specifications, and production information is provided for the vast majority of production models, including the Firebird, Esprit, Formula and, of course, Trans-Am. Rare images from the design room offer glimpses of ideas that never made it to the production line.
Pontiac Firebird
Title | Pontiac Firebird PDF eBook |
Author | David Newhardt |
Publisher | Motorbooks International |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0760350426 |
Pontiac Firebird: 50 Years chronicles the Firebird's rich history, from its inception in 1960 to its continued popularity today.
Indianapolis Racing Cars of Frank Kurtis
Title | Indianapolis Racing Cars of Frank Kurtis PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon White |
Publisher | |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2000-10-14 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
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The definitive book on Kurtis championship cars, showcasing all 111 full-size ''champ'' cars that Frank Kurtis built between 1941 and 1963. Most of these cars were built specifically to race at Indianapolis. In fact, Kurtis' cars won the Indianapolis 500 five years out of six (1950-1955), and dominated the starting field from 1950 through 1958. Kurtis pioneered the ''roadster'' design, in which the engine was offset in the car, allowing the driver to sit much lower, reducing the height of the car and thus wind resistance. Roadsters were the last front-engine cars before the 1965 rear-engine revolution, and they are remembered with much nostalgia. Also see engineering drawings of the cars as well as dramatic starting field photos and crash photos. An appendix detailing car and engine serial numbers will add to your enjoyment.
Tall Men, Short Shorts
Title | Tall Men, Short Shorts PDF eBook |
Author | Leigh Montville |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2022-05-24 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0525567313 |
This "part memoir, part sports story" (Wall Street Journal) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Bam chronicles the clash of NBA titans over seven riveting games—Celtics versus Lakers, Russell versus Chamberlain—covered by one young reporter. Welcome to the 1969 NBA Finals! They don’t set up any better than this. The greatest basketball player of all time - Bill Russell - and his juggernaut Boston Celtics, winners of ten (ten!) of the previous twelve NBA championships, squeak through one more playoff run and land in the Finals again. Russell’s opponent? The fearsome 7’1” next-generation superstar, Wilt Chamberlain, recently traded to the LA Lakers to form the league’s first dream team. Bill Russell and John Havlicek versus Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. The 1969 Celtics are at the end of their dominance. The 1969 Lakers are unstoppable. Add to the mix one newly minted reporter. Covering the epic series is a wide-eyed young sports writer named Leigh Montville. Years before becoming an award-winning legend himself at The Boston Globe and Sports Illustrated, twenty-four-year-old Montville is ordered by his editor at the Globe to get on a plane to L.A. (first time!) to write about his luminous heroes, the biggest of big men. What follows is a raucous, colorful, joyous account of one of the greatest seven-game series in NBA history. Set against a backdrop of the late sixties, Montville’s reporting and recollections transport readers to a singular time – with rampant racial tension on the streets and on the court, with the emergence of a still relatively small league on its way to becoming a billion-dollar industry, and to an era when newspaper journalism and the written word served as the crucial lifeline between sports and sports fans. And there was basketball – seven breathtaking, see-saw games, highlight-reel moments from an unprecedented cast of future Hall of Famers (including player-coach Russell as the first-ever black head coach in the NBA), coast-to-coast travels and the clack-clack-clack of typewriter keys racing against tight deadlines. Tall Men, Short Shorts is a masterpiece of sports journalism with a charming touch of personal memoir. Leigh Montville has crafted his most entertaining book yet, richly enshrining luminous players and moments in a unique American time.
Muscle Car Source Book
Title | Muscle Car Source Book PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Mueller |
Publisher | Motorbooks International |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2015-12-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 076034857X |
"Muscle Car Source Book is a muscle car buff's encyclopedia that chronicles the how's why's, and when's of American muscle car manufacturers like Dodge, Plymouth, Ford, and more"--
American Muscle Cars, 1960-1975
Title | American Muscle Cars, 1960-1975 PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce LaFontaine |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2001-11-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780486418636 |
Expertly rendered illustrations of fast, flashy, and powerful sports cars, among them the 1962 Ford Thunderbird, 1964 Corvette Stingray, 1968 Chevy Impala SS427, 1969 Camaro Z-28, 1970 Ford Torino Fastback, 1971 Mustang Boss 351, 1974 Firebird Trans-Am, and 37 others. For coloring book enthusiasts and "muscle car" fans.
The Complete Book of Ford Mustang
Title | The Complete Book of Ford Mustang PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Mueller |
Publisher | Complete Book Series |
Pages | 327 |
Release | 2022-01-25 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0760372888 |
The Complete Book of Ford Mustang, 4th Edition details the development, technical specifications, and history of America’s original pony car, now updated to cover cars through the 2021 model year.