The Cars of Trans-Am Racing: 1966-1972 Author: Visit Amazon's David Tom Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1613250517 | Format: EPUB
The Cars of Trans-Am Racing: 1966-1972 Description
About the Author
David Tom is the Founder and Registrar of the Historic Trans-Am Registry. He has also owned more than ten historic Trans-Am Camaros, including the 1968 Smokey Yunick car, the Chaparral Camaro of Jim Hall, and one of the 1968 Penske/Donohue Camaros. Additionally, David restores historic racing cars in his Apache Junction, Arizona headquarters. He recently finished the restoration of Bud Moore's 1966 Mercury Comet, just in time for it to be on-hand for Moore's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Car Tech (October 15, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1613250517
- ISBN-13: 978-1613250518
- Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
"The Cars of Trans-Am Racing" is, in my opinion, a very well written book. The pictures are very sharp and clear. The pictures are very diverse and include many of the cars and drivers from the period on the track and in the pits. If you are interested in learning about the glory days of Trans Am racing I recommend this book to give you some insight into that era. I never got to actually attend any of the Tran-Am races in person, but got a very good idea of what that time in racing must have been like. The insights by Bud Moore and others are hard to dispute since they were actually there and walked in those shoes, drove those race cars, smelled the fumes and heard the exhaust notes. I wish I could have been there.
I read a magazine article about the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda "All American Racers"(AAR Cuda) originally built and raced by Dan Gurney and Swede Savage that was being restored by Ed Skanes. I actually picked up the phone and called Mr. Skanes to ask about an engine I had found that I thought might be one of the extra Keith Black engines used in the Dan Gurney AAR Cuda. He was very cordial on the phone and answered my questions and told me what to look for. It was not a Keith Black engine but one built for Richard Petty by Specialty Vehicles Incorporated. It was a Trans Am (TA) block but not the right one for Dan Gurney's car.
I went to a car show in Carlisle, PA (Chryslers @ Carlisle) and actually saw the #48 or #42 (I don't remember which) AAR Cuda and heard it run. That was an awesome experience. I got to meet Ed's son. He was very nice and offered to copy some of the race footage if I sent him blank tapes.
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