Vintage and Historic Drag Racers (Enthusiast Color) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Genat
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 87676
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 8.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 0760304351
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.228
EAN: 9780760304358
ASIN: 0760304351
Publication Date: September 18, 1998
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Product Description
Diggers, funny cars and more of the best vintage drag racers of the late 1950s and 1960s! Genat describes each car's race history and looks at well-known drivers and tuners of the era. See Melvin Heath's Dragster, Don Garlits' Swamp Rat 1, Mickey Weise's 1968 Hemi Dart, and many others. Super Stock drag racing of the 1960s is covered extensively, most notably the radically altered stock bodied vehicles that would forever change the face of drag racing.
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 Way disappointed! October 24, 2008
Someone above said "Where's Sox & Martin, Gas Ronda, Bill Jenkins, Gene Snow's "Rambunctious" funny car - the first to go over 200mph, the Little Red Wagon, the list goes on. It's a neat book, but it falls short - way short. Do yourself a favor; buy it used in the best condition available at the cheapest price." I agree wholeheartedly and must add - where's Ed Miller and his Hemi duster that won the 1967 WORLD championship in Super Stock Eliminator?? 1967 is covered in the book but this was a GLARING oversight!
 Was a little disappointed December 5, 2006
I knew before purchasing this book that it was only 96 pages in length. I also knew it would be impossible to list the vast array of vintage & historic drag racers. However, this book could have been (and should have been) at least double, if not triple, in length. Yes, the pictures are great - they should be, as almost all of these race cars & dragsters are museum pieces restored to maximum professional standards. But more importantly, there were way too many drag racers that were left out that have more historical value than what's represented here. Where's Sox & Martin, Gas Ronda, Bill Jenkins, Gene Snow's "Rambunctious" funny car - the first to go over 200mph, the Little Red Wagon, the list goes on. It's a neat book, but it falls short - way short. Do yourself a favor; buy it used in the best condition available at the cheapest price.
Thumbs Up !!!!!!! July 8, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this book a great deal, outstanding photography and good reviews on each car. I have several of Mr. Genats books and enjoy them all.
wanted a little more March 25, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
what was in the book was great, but i thought there should have been more. i wanted info on some of my favorite cars(i.e. sox and martin and so on)on top of cars that were featured but relatively unknown
 One of the best! October 11, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not only does Robert Genat take outstanding photographs of the hot rods in his book, the accompanying text matches the quality of the photographs big time. He explores the world of drag racing in a manner that is enjoyable for both racing addicts as well as the novice. His text is easy-reading and makes the history of each car, owner and driver come alive. He covers cars that were in action from the 50s into the 70s. Drag racing is a somewhat neglected sport media-wise with the recent popularity of stock car racing so this book is a very welcome addition to any die-hard drag racing fan's library.
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