Customer Review: This is a wonderful piece of vanshing drag racing history for an excellent value. Individual photos would be much more expensive and wouldn't have the written explination that goes along with the each photo.
Customer Review: I love this book. It takes me back to a time when you could weld some tubes together, drop in an engine , pour in some nitromethane, and run it out. These are the stories of legendary men and women of our time that made history on the asphalt strips of California. There will never be a time again of... more info
Customer Review: I bought this book after I bought Engine Builder Handbook from the same author. The book contains a lot of good information which can be applied to many engine not only American V8. However, it would be better to include the techniques for the Japanese and European twin-cams engines.
Customer Review: This is an "Oldie but a Badie" and that's good. Shows how far we've come when it comes to car chase movies. Not very far plot or story wise, except for CGI in todays flicks. The over acting is monumental, with only a couple of exceptions, but the hot rods are great fun to watch. The oil burning... more info
Customer Review: Be aware, this book was printed in 1994. So, the "Present" is 1994. Meaning 5.0 engines only. No good for my 97 cobra. The book seemed to have good info for 5.0s though. Lots of black and white pics.