Anatomy and Development of the
Stock Car
Title:. ANATOMY AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STOCK CAR
More than
Forty Years of Stock Car Evolution
From The "Strictly Stock "
Era To Todays Modern Racer
Publisher: Motorbooks Publication date 1
December 1993
Author(s) : by John Craft (Author)
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition : USED FRONT COVER DAMAGED
& SUN DAMAGED ACROSS THE TOP OF FRONT COVER IN GOOD
CONDITION
Number of pages : 160 Pages
Number of Photos: Well illustrated
Dimensions: 20.96 x 1.27 x 27.94 cm
ISBN Number: ISBN-10 0879388005
ISBN-13 978-0879388003
Country Of Publication: USA
Language: English
Availabilty: ONE COPY
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About:
In
the early days of stock car racing, the cars lived up to their names.
Many were, ccording to NASCAR rules in the fifties, "Strictly Stock."
The cars ran with unmodified engines and stock suspensions, tires,
interiors, and even
their exterior brightwork. "
The cars-and the NASCAR rules governing their makeup-evolved greatly
over the next four decades. increasingly sophisticated technology and
safety equip-ment was introduced with each season-sometimes even
between races. The result is today's "stock" cars that are actually
special-built race cars in the sheep's clothing of bodywork that
conforms to official templates.
The
Anatomy & Development of the Stock Car traces the
evolution of the NASCAR race car from the late-forties to today. It
covers the development of chassis,
suspensions, racing tires, engines, and safety equipment.
It brings you inside the shops for the story of the winged and
swept-back cars that battled in NASCAFl's "Aero Wars." You'Il learn the
stories of the Mystery Motor and
the downsized Chevelle that gave race officials fits. The details ol
this fascinating history are covered in interviews with legends like
Smokey Yunick,
Dick Hutcherson, and Wayne TOrrence, and
modern influences such as Robert Yates, Mark Davis,
and Bill Tower. Significant cars through the years are
profiled,
including those driven by Fred Lorenzen, Junior Johnson, seven-time
champion Richard Petty, Bobby Isaac, Bud Moore, Bill Elliott, and
five-time champion Dale Earnhardt. The author, Dr. John Craft, lets you
climb inside the cars for a ride from the days of strictly stock cars
on the beach at Daytona to today's superspeedway rockets.