Books with title Muscle Cars

The stories in Muscle Cars explore the unique and sometimes flawed relationships between men, their families, and their friends. Featuring a diverse cast of inarticulate misfits—including a compulsive body builder obsessed by the death of his brother, a former boxer forced to sell his prized 1946 New York Yankees–autographed baseball, and two boyhood friends who plan to steal Ted Williams' scientifically frozen head—this stand-out debut from Pushcart-nominated Eoannou is a powerful journey through the humor, darkness, and neuroses of the modern American everyman.

The stories in Muscle Cars explore the unique and sometimes flawed relationships between men, their families, and their friends. Featuring a diverse cast of inarticulate misfits—including a compulsive body builder obsessed by the death of his brother, a former boxer forced to sell his prized 1946 New York Yankees–autographed baseball, and two boyhood friends who plan to steal Ted Williams’ scientifically frozen head—this stand-out debut from Pushcart-nominated Eoannou is a powerful journey through the humor, darkness, and neuroses of the modern American everyman.

Ready. Set. Read! Muscle Cars brings style and class back to racing. Admire the nostalgic look of these classic cars in large, full-color photographs that explain and help visualize the history, capabilities, and technology of these exhilarating machines. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Muscle Cars provides a fun, fact-packed look back at the glory days of Detroit performance, when automakers were turning out monster machines with powerful engines and lots of attitude. The book profiles more than 70 of the era s best factory hot rods, complete with fascinating, informative captions and incredible full-color photos.A sampling of the mean machines that are discussed in Muscle Cars: The 1961 Chevy Impala Super Sport The 1968 Dodge Challenger R/T The 1967 Pontiac GTO The 1966 Dodge Charger The 1967 Chevy Camaro Z28 The 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500By the late 1970s, high insurance rates, rising gas prices, and increasing government regulations had brought the muscle car era to an end. But the fervent culture that had developed around muscle cars kept their spirit alive. Peek under the hood and get an up-close view of the wild styling and engineering details that make these machines among the most memorable and desirable cars ever built.