Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars

Description

This work chronicles a tumultuous period of American history through the primary tool Americans use to define themselves: their automobiles. From the street-racing hot rod culture that emerged following World War II through the new breed of muscle cars emerging today, this book brings to life the history of American muscle. Featuring exquisite photography of classic muscle cars by top photographer David Newhardt and a text that pulls no punches, "Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars" is the definitive muscle car history.

Randy Leffingwell is an MBI best selling author whose most recent works are Corvette Fifty Years, Mustang Forty Years, and John Deere: A History of the Tractor

iZoom.com, "May 30, 2006"""You'll want to pick it up - over and over again. You'll want to read what Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom have written about this uniquely American form of high-performance automotive expression and you'll want to dwell on the details of David Newhardt's photography. "One of the things I liked best about the book is the way they take a running start, looking back at American automotive and social history to set up the groundwork for the creation of the muscle car, to provide perspective and context for the phenomenon. "What separates this book from previous muscle car tomes are things such as the way the authors not only describe the vehicles, but tell how and why each was created, and how they provide interesting perspective as the relationship between soldiers coming home from war and feeling the need for speed, of having survived in battle and thus feeling invincible on the highways." "Motor Trend Classic," July/August 2006 " Another of MBI' s ' Big White Books, ' and it delivers a lot for the money. 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Phenomenal beauty shots and flashback images are plastered on every page.... Don't know anything about muscle cars? You can fix that. Think you know everything? There's something you don't - and it's here." iZoom.com, "May 30, 2006 " "" You' ll want to pick it up - over and over again. You' ll want to read what Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom have written about this uniquely American form of high-performance automotive expression and you' ll want to dwell on the details of David Newhardt' s photography. " One of the things I liked best about the book is the way they take a running start, looking back at American automotive and social history to set up the groundwork for the creation of the muscle car, to provide perspective and context for the phenomenon. " What separates this book from previous muscle car tomes are things such as the way the authors not only describe the vehicles, but tell how and why each was created, and how they provide interesting perspective as the relationship between soldiers coming home from war and feeling the need for speed, of having survived in battle and thus feeling invincible on the highways." "Road & Track, "January 2007 " "Muscle ... "takes its personality from Newhardt' s near impressionist approach - narrow close-ups, wide angles, backlit and shallow-focus long-lens photos abound ... A boldly illustrated, entertaining introduction to or reminder of the muscle-car era." Automobile, " July 2006 " Lavish photographs grace this brand-new, engaging overview of the muscle car era." "Autoweek, " Oct. 30, 2006 " This is like the Woodward Dream Cruise in book form. One photo after another features a gorgeous Big Three performance car." " " iZoom.com, "May 30, 2006 " ""You'll want to pick it up - over and over again. You'll want to read what Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom have written about this uniquely American form of high-performance automotive expression and you'll want to dwell on the details of David Newhardt's photography. "One of the things I liked best about the book is the way they take a running start, looking back at American automotive and social history to set up the groundwork for the creation of the muscle car, to provide perspective and context for the phenomenon. "What separates this book from previous muscle car tomes are things such as the way the authors not only describe the vehicles, but tell how and why each was created, and how they provide interesting perspective as the relationship between soldiers coming home from war and feeling the need for speed, of having survived in battle and thus feeling invincible on the highways." Automobile," July 2006 "Lavish photographs grace this brand-new, engaging overview of the muscle car era." Part of the cover story, "Muscle Rules Again" Classic American "(UK), "Fall 2006 "This is a BIG book by any standards. It's also superbly presented, knowledgably written and beautifully photographed ... taking the reader on a fascinating history lesson." "Motor Trend Classic," July/August 2006 "Another of MBI's 'Big White Books, ' and it delivers a lot for the money. Up to date, with good inside info. Photos nice, if mostly static." iZoom.com, "May 30, 2006 "(audience info unavailable) "You'll want to pick it up - over and over again. You'll want to read what Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom have written about this uniquely American form of high-performance automotive expression and you'll want to dwell on the details of David Newhardt's photography. "One of the things I liked best about the book is the way they take a running start, looking back at American automotive and social history to set up the groundwork for the creation of the muscle car, to provide perspective and context for the phenomenon. "What separates this book from previous muscle car tomes are things such as the way the authors not only describe the vehicles, but tell how and why each was created, and how they provide interesting perspective as the relationship between soldiers coming home from war and feeling the need for speed, of having survived in battle and thus feeling invincible on the highways." Daily Express "(UK), April 29, 2006 (circ.: 831,923) "As a big fan of the Mustang and Dodge Challenger, I'm never one to turn down a good drool over an American muscle car from the Sixties or Seventies. "It's the whole un-PC beauty of them that is just so superb - especially when you consider that the El Camino ... had an eye-watering 7.4-liter engine way back in 1970! Which just makes Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom's new book ... the perfect coffee-table tome for muscle car addicts." Automobile," July 2006 (circ.: 650,000) "Lavish photographs grace this brand-new, engaging overview of the muscle car era." Part of the cover story, "Muscle Rules Again"