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Super Stock: Drag Racing the Family
Sedan
Super Stock takes a look at what was, in the 1960s, the most popular class of
drag racing - factory Super Stock. It traces the evolution of the cars, the
engines, the rules, the personalities, and many of the teams, from its
beginnings in the mid-1950s through to the 1960s and the era of the Super Stock
409s, Ramchargers, 421 Pontiacs, and 406 Fords.
This was a time when Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors competed on a weekly
basis, at local drag strips throughout the country, and the saying ...win on
Sunday, sell on Monday... had real significance in the marketplace. This is
also the period that saw emergence of the term musclecar and the production of
a whole class of American automobiles which are now the most sought after by
collectors, restorers, and performance enthusiasts.
Included in this book are first person accounts of what drag racing was really
like in the early 1960s. How the manufacturers controlled the competition and
even the results of the races, and how the sanctioning bodies attempted to
control the manufacturers, who in turn simply sidestepped the rules. Appendices
include all of the major event winners and the rules defining the classes as
well as information detailing the engines and chassis competing in Top Stock
categories.
Detailed coverage of the American musclecar era.
Includes coverage of the famous drivers and teams of the period.
Vintage photos and accounts of the early days of American drag racing.
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