Supercharged Gas Coupes: Remembering the "Sixties" | Don Montgomery

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	Supercharged Gas Coupes: Remembering the "Sixties" Don Montgomery D. Montgomery, 1992 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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"Supercharged Gas Coupes" is the story of the exciting blown gassers of the 1960s. The book explains how and why the Supercharged Gas Coupe classes were set up. The guys,cars,rules and performances are discussed and the engine-transmission combinations are described. The book also shows the evolution of the car styles in the blown gas classes including Fords,Chevys,Willys,Anglias, Mustangs,Austins,Opels and others.There was a period in the mid 1960s when it seemed that almost everyone had a Willys. The classes raced from 1960-1975.In the early years the blown gassers were the fastest stock bodied cars on the drag strip.The racers generated huge amount of publicity with ads,challenges and charges, plus some great racing. The author was there. He raced a supercharged gas coupe from the beginning of the classes and during most of this period.He also was involved with running racing shows for them.Drag racing enthusiasts will remember the competitors including Stone! -Woods-Cook,Geoge Montgomery,K.S.Pittman,John Mazmanian and so many others. "Supercharged Gas Coupes" is a book that remembers some of drag racing's most memorable times.

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Great photos & statistics, lacks readability and stories

Don has written an excellent reference book with year by year satistics and photos of the major and minor players. He does not delve much into the human side of the sport which is disappointing. There were some real characters like Stone Woods and Cook, Chuck Finders, and John Mazmanian. Weaving their personal stories into the book would have made the text much more readable and interesting.

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