Proving Ground: A History of Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth Racing
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760334587 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thomas C. Kennedy said OK if you like drag racing. As the previous reviewer stated Trans Am and Formula 5000 are virtualy ignored. No mention of Team Starfish Barracuda or Shadow Dodge. I don't regret buying this book. I just wish road racing was covered more thoroughly.. "Proving Ground - An Automotive Treasure" according to Mr. Mopar. This is an awesome book. To me, page eight is worth the price of the book. Put yourself in that picture in 1928. Think of the young car company with new cars and young drivers getting ready to race at Le Mans, all getting ready to prove themselves and their products. The name of this book tells it all and every page tells a story. Loo. woody walcher said Very good coverage for MOPAR. A must have if you are into MOPAR. The pictures are great and the coverage is broad. A lot of fist time material.
Noted author and Chrysler enthusiast Jim Schild tells the whole MOPAR story, from door-banging Trans Am racing, to land speed records on the salt flats of Bonneville, from the legendary C-300 to the road-shredding Dodge Viper. Full of hundreds of color and black and white photos, we hear tales of the Hemi, the Superbird, Don Garlits, Richard Petty, and many other legends. From the early decades of the Indy 500 to the modern superspeedways of NASCAR, from the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race to drag racing’s 4.5-second quarter-mile runs, this is the story of one company’s pursuit of performance an
"For the first time ever, the full history of Chrysler’s racing exploits – NASCAR, drag racing, TransAm, Bonneville, Le Mans, and more – are all brought together in one eye-catching package. If your interest is primarily Chrysler’s exploits in NASCAR and drag racing, this is THE book to own.” - Mopar Action. Proving Ground is the perfect gift for all Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and MOPAR fans.” - Mopar Muscle“The book is very well edited and laid out and the photographs are of uniformly high quality – we can only speculate on the hours of painstaking work required to bring the older photographs up to this level