Muscle Car Source Book<\/h2>\n
Easily one of our favorites,\u00a0Muscle Car Source Book<\/em>\u00a0presents this incredible era in a manner representative of its name: as a\u00a0source<\/em>\u00a0book. From Ford, Chevrolet, and Pontiac, to Buick, AMC, and Dodge, all of the performance data for each car is displayed on tables. The essential specs, from horsepower and torque, to curb weight and fuel tank capacity are laid out.<\/p>\n Author Mike Mueller dives deep, hitting\u00a0the performance options available for each car featured, including the engine options, gauge packages, and wheel-and-tire configurations. If there’s a person in your life mad for muscle cars, this is definitely the book for them.<\/p>\n Find it on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n The scope and breadth of this book is really something and likely to be appreciated by all car lovers.\u00a0The Art of the Classic Sports Car: Pace and Grace\u00a0<\/em>documents the true sports cars of the automotive world; cars that unlike their \u201cnormal\u201d counterparts, ride, handle, and sprint in remarkable ways. The question remains, however, what was the first sports car<\/a>? This sparks a good, healthy debate among enthusiasts but if it\u2019s one thing we usually agree on, it\u2019s how these cars truly stand out.<\/p>\n The book covers some of the most legendary sports cars from the likes of\u00a0Jaguar, Chevrolet, Triumph, MG, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lotus, Alfa-Romeo, and BMW \u2013 their full specs are detailed and their stories told.\u00a0One of the best is when author Stuart Codling documents the Ferrari 250 California; how Enzo Ferrari faced a desperate postwar Italian economy to develop a truly marvelous 240 horsepower machine unlike anything else at the time.<\/p>\n Find it\u00a0on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n The holidays are a time of reflection and as such, new resolutions for the new year are often made. This book will help inspire the car enthusiast in your life with their resolutions. Consider the late Paul Newman.\u00a0When he was 70, Newman entered the 24 Hours of Daytona and would end up racing until he was 82. In this book,\u00a0we see the beginnings of his racing career at an age when most had already retired. The man who voiced the lovable Doc Hudson shows us that age is only a number, something we can all appreciate as the new year comes to fruition.<\/p>\n Matt Stone and\u00a0Preston Lerner team for this remarkable book, which was\u00a0later made into a documentary of the same name and directed by Adam\u00a0Carolla.<\/p>\n Find it\u00a0on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Okay, so one more . . . save this one for that Mopar maniac on your shopping list – the one that proudly says “Mopar or no car.” This book is literally perfect for them. Detailed sidebars decorate the pages of\u00a0Art of Mopar<\/em>, highlighting the features, options, pricing, and performance specs of Chrysler\u2019s muscle cars at the time. Interesting stories are told along the way, like how a carving on a kitchen table inspired the most famous Mopar logo ever. Like\u00a0Muscle Car Source Book<\/em>, this\u00a0<\/em>is one of our favorites.<\/p>\n An awesome line comes on page 44.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s an adage in Detroit,\u201d writes author Tom Glatch.\u00a0\u201cYou can sell an old man a young man\u2019s car but you can never sell a young man an old man\u2019s car.\u201d<\/p>\n Find it on\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-10-700x575.jpg\")
<\/a>Art of the Classic Sports Car<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Bonus Book: The Art of Mopar<\/h2>\n