Tomkins, Nicholas

Explores the history of V8 muscle cars.

Readers learn about the ongoing rivalry between the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro, its direct competitor.

About the success of Chevrolet's iconic Corvette, from the little sports car of 1952 to the new Stingray, which has caught the eye of many automotive enthusiasts.

In Pre-Muscle Cars & GTOs, you can read about how the Pontiac GTO was the first true muscle car. It used a relatively large V8 engine crammed into an intermediate body shell, with performance the prime aim. Although there had been plenty of high-performance V8s well before the GTO came along, they did not come into the same big engine/small car category, but performance was certainly part of their appeal. Muscle cars are a world-famous phenomenon, owing their outrageous existence to a very simple formula. Take a mid-sized sedan, nothing too complicated, upmarket, or fancy, then add the biggest, raunchiest V8 that it is possible to squeeze under the hood, and there it is! If you are interested in the world of the automobile, this Muscle Cars series is for you. Each book encourages and motivates the young reader to explore this intriguing and iconic part of the car industry beginning in the 1960s.

In Hemis & Drag Racing Muscle Cars, you can read about the remarkable Hemi engine that was developed by Chrysler. It is quite simply the most powerful production engine of all time, fitted in many models of muscle car throughout its heyday. You will also learn how drag racing as a sport was invented in the United States--a race, involving two cars side by side, following a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance of a quarter of a mile. Muscle cars are a world-famous phenomenon, owing their outrageous existence to a very simple formula. Take a mid-sized sedan, nothing too complicated, upmarket, or fancy, then add the biggest, raunchiest V8 that it is possible to squeeze under the hood, and there it is! If you are interested in the world of the automobile, this Muscle Cars series is for you. Each book encourages and motivates the young reader to explore this intriguing and iconic part of the car industry beginning in the 1960s.