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With profiles and reviews of more than 150 new domestic and imported cars and passenger vans, this reference is every car buyer's dream--and the smart buyer's guide to the best deals on wheels. Includes exclusive discount price lists and "low prices" to help shoppers negotiate with salespeople, specifications for all body styles, engines, and EPA fuel economy ratings, rating charts that assess each car in 16 important categories, and more.

Here is the trusted guide to today's best used car values, covering more than 200 foreign and domestic models from 1982 to 1992. Includes price ranges covering good, average and poor conditions; major body and engine specifications; frequent repair problems; fuel economy estimates; concise descriptions of each model; handy evaluation checklists; and more.

The American convertible is more than a car. It's a way of life, for no other body style combines the pleasures of luxury and open air motoring.

This all-new edition of the latest guide to passenger cars, minivans, and sport-utility vehicles features photos of the newest models, the latest suggested retail and dealer invoice prices factory options, EPA mileage estimates, warranty information, and more. Original.

This expert guide includes profiles on all the 1993 domestic and imported models available in the U.S. Includes the latest prices for all models and options, full specifications, cargo room, payload capacity, towing limits, safety issues, warranties, and more.

Fast By Design is a 144-page hardcover book featuring the long lineage of car's that were designed for high speeds. Features 61 cars that showcase some of the most revolutionary design and engineering innovations. From 1931 Cadillacs to 2019 Corvettes, Fast By Design covers classic and modern designs that car enthusiasts obsess over. Features high-definition photography of each car to feature each car's well-crafted details.

Muscle & Chrome: Classic American Cars captures all the wonder and excitement of a truly beloved era in automotive history. Informative profiles of 70 vehicles serve to chronicle the burst of design and engineering innovations that followed the end of World War II, the exuberant styling and the 'horsepower race' of the Fifties, and the rise of the youth market and the muscle car in the Sixties." -- Amazon.com.

100 Cars That Changed the World showcases vehicles from the end of the nineteenth century to today. Along the way, you'll see vehicles such as the Ford Model T that put America on wheels; the Volkswagen Beetle that was loved around the world; the Jeep that helped win World War II and popularized off-road adventure; the Pontiac GTO that launched the muscle car era; the Dodge Caravan that changed the way families travel; the Ford Explorer that ingnited the SUV movement; and the Tesla Model S that made electric cars exciting.

Chevrolet Camaro. Pontiac GTO. Dodge Charger. Ford Mustang. These names evoke memories of aggressively styled, amply powered kings of the road from the decade of the 1960s and the early 1970s, when Detroit was king, oil was cheap, and cars rumbled when you told them to. Muscle Cars: Kings of the Street from the Golden Era tells the story of these automobiles and dozens more, with insightful descriptions from the auto editors of Consumer Guide and full-color photographs on every page. More than 90 cars are profiled, including their mechanical and design highlights and their place in the muscle car pecking order. Exclusive specifications charts detail each car's vital statistics--how much it cost, how many were built, how fast it went and many more details. The focus is not on highly modified, professionally raced versions of these iconic machines; instead the focus is on prime examples of the cars you or your dads drove during this exciting decade. You learn about: - Genuine muscle cars like the many Dodge Charger versions issued during the 1960s and early 1970s--a true classic. - Car luxury makers' attempts at muscle car stardom, like the 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 W-30 and the 1969 Buick GS 400. - The icons, like the Pontiac GTO, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Nova, Chevrolet Chevelle, and Dodge Challenger T/A. - The 1964 Pontiac Tempest GTO--what some consider the quintessential muscle car. It's all here, in the best muscle-car read you'll find anywhere: Muscle Cars: Kings of the Street from the Golden Era. Take a trip down memory lane--a loud one.

Dream Cars: Chronicle of Design and Performance tells the story of extraordinary automobiles from more than a century ago to today. From popular cars that provided glamour and performance at a reasonable price to rare exotics built for the privileged few, these wondrous vehicles are represented in 70 distinct profiles. Each car is illustrated with large-format photography and informative text." --From inside book jacket.

Trace the fascinating evolution of American muscle cars -- from their glory days in the early Sixties to the first hints of the modern Muscle Era -- via beautiful large-format photography and informative and insightful text. You'll find not only GTOs and GTXs, but Camaros and Javelins, Mustangs and 'Cudas, Galaxies and Impalas, and even a couple Studebakers •Take a quick trip through the post-1971 landscape to better illustrate how quickly it all fell apart before the first glimmers of a new era of the muscle started to appear in the Eighties.

Experience the wild and wooly glory days of muscle cars through colorful photos and vintage advertising. Showcases the Motor City performance cars of the 1962-72 era and the muscle car revival of the 2000s. Covers many milestone machines, with a strong focus on the purpose-built drag racing cars that influenced Detroit's showroom screamers. Special spreads focus on period aftermarket speed parts and dress-up equipment. Brief captions describe key performance advancements and provide entertaining facts and figures.

All kids want to be like mom and dad, and driving a vehicle is no exception. Steering Wheel books feature a mounted telescoping base with a steering wheel that raises and locks into place. Sound triggers, including the horn button on the wheel, make realistic vehicle sounds to accompany the story. Each spread features the story with illustration on the left-hand page, while the right-hand page shows what the child sees through the "windshield" at a particular point in the story.

Coverage of popular American makes and trend-setting imports from this youthful decade. Picture-and-caption format with more than 1,600 photos. Historical timeline reviewing the entire era.

From the 1907 Ford Model K to the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, experience 78 famous rides via informative text and impressive photography. Cadillacs, Mercedes-Benzes, Lincolns, Ferraris, Jaguars, plus unexpected rarities from Scripps-Booth, Isotta Fraschini, Delage, Healey, and Kaiser. Cars range from the early twentieth century to 2019. Each entry describes key performance advancements and provides entertaining facts and figures. Four pages are devoted to each car. Hardcover, 320 pages

Muscle Cars profiles 66 cars from both the golden age of muscle cars and today's rebirth of high performance. Each car features dazzling color photography and concise text that bring these amazing cars to life. Profiled cars include the 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport, the 1966 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi, the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, the 1969 AMC Javelin SST, the 1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, the 1970 Road Runner Superbird, and the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Hardcover, 144 pages Muscle Cars will bring back memories of old favorites and introduce new machines!

A chronicle of the Ford industrial dynasty provides information on the making of the cars of each model year over a span of ninety years and four generations

The full history of America's best-loved sports car, from the 1953 original to today's sleek road rockets. Hundreds of color photos and concise captions. Rare factory shots and ads, secret prototypes, and the full spectrum of showroom fresh production Corvettes. Every model year is covered. Features all the special models, too, including Corvette Super Sport and Grand Sport, ZR-1, and Z06.

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