The Complete Book of GM Muscle

Description

General Motors has produced some of the greatest muscle cars of all time, from the Pontiac GTO to the Chevrolet Camaro. This lavishly illustrated book documents every muscle cars to emerge from Detroit wearing a Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, or Oldsmobile badge. Covering over forty years of high-performance, road-tearing cars this has an in-depth look at prototypes, experimental models, anniversary and race cars, specialty packages produced exclusively for street and competition driving. With extensive details on all makes and models shown, technical specs, and exclusive archive photographs, this is the ultimate and essential bible on Muscle Cars!

Mike Mueller has worked as a freelance automotive photojournalist since 1991. He has held staff positions with Automobile Quarterly, Corvette Fever, Muscle Car Review," and Mustang Monthly," among others, and has written and contributed to over 50 automotive books, including Motorbooks' American Horsepower: 100 Years of Great Car Engines, The Complete Book of Corvette: Every Model Since 1953," and The Complete Book of Mustang: Every Model Since 19641/2." He resides in Kennesaw, Georgia.

"It's a beautiful book and a fitting tribute to a time when, for example, one could buy a 1972 Pontiac Trans Am with a 455 HO engine rated at a true 300 horsepower." - Al Drake, "Cruzin Magazine " "Big in every way, this coffee-table book documents GM's musclecar history, illustrated with archival and contemporary photos, brochure artwork and factory technical illustrations." - "Muscle Car Review" "Drown yourself in nostalgia in this mammoth paean to the classic GM muscle car, which is stuffed with pictures and easy on the eye, despite going into detail about every model in GM's portfolio, 1961-'74." - "Octane" "This lavishly illustrated work documents every muscle car to emerge from Detroit wearing a Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, or Oldsmobile badge. With extensive details, specs, and exclusive archival photographs, this book is the ultimate resource on America's muscle cars." - CollectorCarMarket.com "All the usual suspects are rounded up here but also some of the lesser-told stories, such as the turbocharged Corvair Spyder, the one-year-only 1963 Nova Super Sport convertible and the gentleman's hot rod, the Buick Gran Sports. There are background details on the evolution of the SS badging and engine applications, such as the honorable 409-cubic-inch V-8. There's also the 520-horsepower, 427-cubic-inch "Mystery Motor," which dominated Daytona in 1963 with a top speed pushing 165 mph. This is a huge and heavy book, but loaded with good photography, specification panels and original advertising." - Mark Maynard, "San Diego"" Union Tribune "For gearheads, we suggest The Complete Book of Classic GM Muscle, a coffee-table book on the golden age of the gas-guzzler, lavishly illustrated with photos of Chevys, Pontiacs, Buicks and Oldses, as well as brochure art and technical illustrations. This volume doesn't stint on details, with exhaustive looks at the muscle-bound machines GM churned out from the early '60s until the '70s oil shocks." - Michael Ja