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Pontiac Identification Guide 1926-1966
This volume offers the essential information on Pontiacs built from 1926 to 1966, written and edited by Thomas E. Bonsall, a recognized expert on this automotive marque. A unique and valuable feature is the 'Quick I.D.' section offering clues for easy identification of each car for each model year.
Rebuilding Gen V/Gen VI Big-Block Chevy Engines
A companion volume to How to Rebuild Big Block Chevy Engines for the new generation of Chevy big blocks, this all-new work features fully illustrated sections on engine removal, disassembly, block reconditioning, head reconditioning, engine assembly, engine installation, performance tips and engine tuning.
Rebuilding the Small-Block Chevy: Step-by-Step Videobook
Rebuilding the Small-Block Chevy: Step by Step Videobook is a quality, step-by-step Workbench Book and DVD combination that shows you how to build a street or racing small-block Chevy in your own garage. The book includes more than 650 photos and easy-to-read text that explains every procedure a professional builder uses to assemble an engine from crankshaft to carburetor. The DVD includes more than two hours of coverage showing in detail all the procedures that the book describes. The DVD is filmed in a bright, well-lit studio that really brings out the detail of the engine-building process.
Detailed sections show how to disassemble a used engine, inspect for signs of damage, select replacement parts, buy machine work, check critical component fit, and much more! The DVD takes a trip to the machine shop and shows the viewer the entire process. Performance mods and upgrades are discussed along the way, so the book and DVD combo meets the needs of all enthusiasts, from restorers to hot rodders. This rare instructional combination package is a must-have for every small-block Chevy fan.
Six and Eight 1935 Models General Motors Shop Manual
The original 1935 Shop Manual for Six and Eight Pontiacs. Models include 2-door and 4-door Sedans, and Touring Sedans, Standard and Sport Coupes, and Cabriolets in Six and Eight. For general service and maintenance of a vehicle. Includes index, illustrations, and diagrams.
Small-Block Chevy Engine Buildups: How to Build Horsepower for Maximum Street and Racing Performance
How to build small-block Chevy engines for maximum performance. Includes sections on heads, cams, exhaust systems, induction modifications, dyno-tested engine combinations, and complete engine build-ups.
Small-Block Chevy Performance
HPBooks' bestselling Small-Block Chevy Performance has been completely revised and updated with new information on power-producting parts, tips and techniques, including a new section on short-block preparation and modifications, and new information on the Vortec, LT1 and LT4 engines. Other updated sections include: Modifying cylinder heads Fuel injection, carburetors and manifolds Camshafts and valvetrain Exhaust and ignition systems Nitrous oxide and superchargers Engine assembly Block ID, selection and prep Pistons, rods and crankshafts
Small-Block Chevy Performance Trends (Volume 1)
The industry experts on small-block Chevys, the editors of Popular Hot Rodding have compiled their best articles on how to build a high-performance engine for any application, any budget, and all levels of performance. Most information can be applied to any model of small-block Chevy engine.
With over 25 publications and a combined readership of nearly 10 million, McMullen-Argus is currently the largest automotive specialty magazine publisher in the world. Flagship titles include: Street Rodder, Super Chevy, Hot Bike, Auto Sound & Security, Car Audio, and Truckin'.
Steve Magnante’s 1001 Corvette Facts
Whether you're an avid fan of all Corvettes, a trivia buff who wants to stump your friends, or have a particular affinity for a certain era of Corvettes, this book is an informative and entertaining collection of facts from one of the industry's most beloved and respected sources.
Author Steve Magnante is well known for his encyclopedia-like knowledge of automotive facts. The details he regularly shares, both in the pages of national magazines and as a contributing host and tech expert at the popular Barrett-Jackson Auctions on television, are the kinds of details that car fanatics love to hear. Many feel that these facts are among the highlights of television auction coverage, much more interesting than other aspects of the coverage.
In this latest volume of the popular 1001 Facts series, Magnante turns his attention to the most popular American sports car ever built, the Chevrolet Corvette. During more than 60 years of production, the Corvette has changed immensely, from the original Motorama cars turned into production cars, to the beautiful and popular mid-year cars, to the rakish lines of the Sting Ray designs, through the revolution turned evolution of the C4 through C7 models. Magnante covers them all here, generation by generation. Corvette fans of any generation are sure to love this collection.
Swap LS Engines into Chevelles & GM A-Bodies: 1964-1972
The GM LS engine has revolutionized the muscle car and the high-performance V-8 market. It has become a favorite engine to swap into classic cars because it offers a superior combination of horsepower, torque, and responsiveness in a compact package. As such, these modern pushrod V-8 engines are installed in vintage GM muscle cars with relative ease, and that includes Chevelles and other popular GM A-Body cars. In fact, General Motors manufactured about 500,000 Chevelles and A-Body cars between 1968 and 1970 alone.
Jefferson Bryant, author of LS Swaps: How To Swap GM LS Engines into Almost Anything, has performed many LS swaps throughout his career, and has transplanted the LS into several A-Body cars. In this comprehensive guide, he provides detailed step-by-step instructions for installing an LS powerplant into a Chevelle, Buick GS, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Pontiac GTO. To successfully install an LS engine, you need to select or fabricate motor mounts and adapter plates to mount the engine to the chassis. Also, you need to integrate the electronic engine controls and wiring harness to the A-Body car. If you run a fuel-injection system, a new tank or high-pressure fuel pump, fuel lines, and related equipment must be installed. Bryant covers all of these crucial steps and much more. He explains essential procedures, time saving techniques, and solutions to common problems. In addition, he performs a new LT swap into an A-Body car.
Swapping an LS engine into an A-Body is made much easier with a comprehensive guidebook such as this, whether you plan on doing it yourself or decide to have a shop do it for you. A huge and thriving aftermarket provides a wide range of suspension, brake, steering, chassis, and other parts that produce functional improvements. Before you tackle your LS Swap project, arm yourself with this vital information to guide you through the process.
The American Dream: The Chevrolet Impala 1958-1970
This book examines the evolution of the popular Chevrolet Impala from the late 1950s stylish `specialty' vehicle to become Chevrolet's best-selling, iconic model in North America. This volume focuses on specifications, rarer performance models, industry facts and figures and optional equipment, through detailed text, brochure and advertising images, and is copiously illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs.
The important role played by the Impala for Chevrolet (and GM as a whole) is also examined, from its status as a top-of-the-line `specialty' model, through the broad range of body styles, to a mainstream, volume-production car.
As the 1950s ended, the Chevrolet Impala evolved into a status symbol, and added more and more style, comfort and optional equipment to its ever-increasing model range. From its similar styling and tri-colour pastel paint finishes, the original Chevrolet Impala was the flashy, stylish sibling in the line-up, only to eventually return to a more conservative, high-volume, mainstream car.
As well as the historical aspects of the car, a final chapter explores present-day custom Impalas and Resto Rods - from custom bodywork modifications to spectacular works of art.
The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974
Chevrolet didn't invent the overhead-valve pushrod V-8 engine, but without question Ed Cole and company perfected it. And General Motors' Bowtie division wasn't the first to put the engine design in a production car, but it was the first to put the engine design in an affordable production car and make it available to the average driver. No other automobile in history so clearly demarcates a before-and-after line in the sand like the 1955 Chevrolet. This was the birth of the affordable performance car, and from the moment the car hit the streets, the experience of driving would never be the same.
The impact that an affordable American sedan with a powerful performance engine had on American society was so great that it not only changed the experience of driving; it changed the psychology of a generation. Prior to the introduction of the 1955 Chevrolet with its V-8 engine, cars had been considered necessary appliances, like refrigerators or vacuum cleaners. With a single stroke, Chevrolet turned American culture into a car culture.
Chevrolet dominated the muscle-car scene throughout the classic era. The Impala SS, with its 409 engine popularized by the Beach Boys, ruled America's drag strips. The Z16 Chevelle Malibu SS396 became the every man's muscle car. The Camaro turned the pony car genre into genuine muscle cars. The LS6 engine was the most powerful of the classic era.
The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974 chronicles the all-conquering cars of this incredible 20-year period.
The Definitive Pontiac GTO Guide 1964-1967
After a brainstorming session, Pontiac executives and engineers decided to slot a 389-ci V-8 into the intermediate-sized Tempest against GM rules and the GTO was created. Little did they know what a profound impact that decision would make. The GTO would become a sensation and later was recognized as the first muscle car of the 1960s. Visionaries Pete Estes, John DeLorean, and other key Pontiac executives knew the youth market was waiting for a bold, lightweight sporty car. When their staff toyed with the concept of putting the large V-8 in the car, Pontiac executives jumped on the idea to meet that perceived market demand. Pontiac had a high-performance street car that could light up its tires and outperform the vast majority of the cars on the road. It also reshaped Pontiac's image of a company producing stodgy, lumbering full-size cars into a high-performance youth brand.
Pontiac expert and long-time writer Dave Bonaskiewich delves deep into the GTO model and its history, bringing the equipment and options of this iconic muscle car into full focus. He reveals the hardware under the sheet metal: the V-8 engines, manual and automatic transmissions, rear differentials, interior options, color codes, and so much more. When the GTO was released in 1964, it was offered as a unique performance package to the Tempest, and high-performance enthusiasts stood up and took notice. Examined are the GTO's 4-barrel 389 with dual exhaust, 3-speed floor shifter, stiffer suspension, limited-slip differential, and heavy-duty cooling system. The 1965 GTO was restyled with more interior room being added, and the renowned 389 Tri-Power engine joined the lineup, cranking out 360 hp. By 1966, the GTO was a runaway success. Pontiac made the GTO its own model, and it featured a sleeker Coke-bottle styling. A convertible joined the hardtop, and a pillared coupe also joined the lineup. The 1967 Pontiac GTO was arguably one of most the superbly styled models ever, with a wide range of engines and high-performance hardware. All of these important upgrades, advancements, and model evolutions are covered in exceptional detail.
The GTO stands alone in the annals for muscle car history. Not only did Pontiac create a classic muscle car, it created the muscle car blueprint that other Detroit manufacturers followed in the years to come. A glossy surface overview of this iconic model does not do it justice. If you have been searching for the in-depth, nuts-and-bolts guide to GTO equipment and options, you need look no further.
The Early Years Chevy Six Construction & Restoration 1929-1940
Victor W. Page Hardcover 896 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
The GM Motorama: Dream Cars of the Fifties
The General Motors Motorama was an auto show staged by GM from 1949 to 1961. These automobile extravaganzas were designed to whet public appetite and boost automobile sales with displays of fancy prototypes, concept vehicles and other special or halo models.
A total of 10.5 million visitors saw Motorama shows between 1949 and 1961.
This book provides a look at the once-great show of the 1950s GM automobiles.
The Hemmings Book of Postwar Chevrolets
This book includes detailed reviews, read tests and histories which capture the joys of Chevrolet ownership. Some of the best-loved cars won't be forgotten thanks to the histories, road tests and receiws in this look at the postwar orphans. Featured are in-depth drive reports, histories, competitor comparisons and hundreds of photos showing all the special details of each model. Includes an 8-page color section, annual production totals, engine specifications listing and dubs and specialist listings. Automobiled covered in this book incldue Bel Airs, Corvairs, Fleetmasters, Impalas, Monte Carlos, Nomads, Novas and more, with comparisons to contemporaries.
The Last Best Car: The 67-X: When George Barris Brought the Future to Canada
Esso wanted to have the ultimate prize during Canada's Centennial in 1967, so hired George Barris, the legendary customizer best known for building cars for movies and TV shows. Barris created the 67-X by extensively modifying new Oldsmobile Toronados. By purchasing gas at Esso, motorists could enter for a chance to win a 67-X. Only four 67-Xs were given out, and only three remain. The Last Best Car: The 67-X tells the stories of the original winners and the current owners of these rare cars. Dale Edward Johnson has written more than 1,000 car articles and columns for magazines, newspapers, radio and websites.
The Official Chevrolet Indy Pace Car Book: 1948-1990
The only book available on Chevrolet pace cars. This 224-page book has 17 chapters, over 150 photos, with individual chapters on all of the pace cars as well as information to identify and authenticate replicas. Much of this information is available for the first time.
The Trans-Am Era: 1966-1972 in Photographs
2016 marked the 50th anniversary of the Trans-Am Sedan championship, or Trans-Am, which held its first event in March 1966. This book from David Bull Publishing brings back all the speed, excitement and intrigue of this classic road racing series during its greatest years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Trans-Am Era: The Golden Years in Photographs, 1966-1972 uses hundreds of photographs along with detailed captions to deliver a year-by-year, race-by-race account of the Trans-Am's first seven seasons. The focus is on the iconic over two-liter pony cars that attracted the most attention from fans and support from Detroit; the Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros, Pontiac Firebirds, AMC Javelins, and Dodge Challengers that were hot sellers at the time and remain instantly recognizable today. Driving these machines were many of the top names in American motorsport, including technically sophisticate sports-car driver Mark Donohue, Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones, and all-around driving aces Dan Gurney and Peter Revson.
Along with its abundant images, Trans-Am Era offers detailed captions and season summaries that chronicle the Trans-Am's gradual rise and sudden fall. Author Daniel Lipetz conducted years of research that sheds new light on the series and uncovers previously unknown facts about individual cars, races, and drivers. And the book starts off with a foreword by legendary driver Parnelli Jones, whose five Trans-Am victories secured the Manufacturers' Championship for Ford in 1970.