Ford Total Performance: Ford's Legendary High-Performance Street and Race Cars
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760348588 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ford Total Performance is all about Ford's prime racing era from 1961 through 1971. Lee Iacocca convinced Ford that he needed to act decisively or risk losing the emerging youth market to the competition.Thus began Ford's "Total Performance" program. Previously, under Ford's young chairman, Henry Ford II ("the Deuce") safety, not performance, was the goal.But by 1962, even the chairman realized his philosophy needed to change. The book explores the 427 Fairlane Thunderbolt; Mercury Comet; unique V-8 Falcons that competed in the 1963 and 1964 Monte Carlo Rallies; Dick Brannan's 427 A/FX drag car; Ford Indy 500 winning race cars; 427 Overhead Cam SOHC 427 engines as used in A/FX and fuel race cars; Boss 302 and 429 Mustangs for street, drag racing, and Trans-Am; and many more. Featuring unpublished period photographs, plus photos and artwork from Ford designers, Ford Total Performance covers all of Ford's classic race and street cars, including Cobras and Shelby Mustangs. Follow Ford's leap into the 1
"Much too many omissions and errors" according to Josedude. I do not recommend this book. It is not a well-researched book. While this book has many photos and a lot of information, it has much too many omissions and errors. For example, the man who prepped the Indy cars for Ford in 19Much too many omissions and errors I do not recommend this book. It is not a well-researched book. While this book has many photos and a lot of information, it has much too many omissions and errors. For example, the man who prepped the Indy cars for Ford in 1935 was Harry Miller, not Henry Miller, the Starliner was introduced in 1960, not 1961, and the author does not even mention the 1960 360 horsepower 352, Ford's first factory high performance engine since 1957, the first volley in Ford's Total Performa. 5 was Harry Miller, not Henry Miller, the Starliner was introduced in 1960, not 1961, and the author does not even mention the 1960 Much too many omissions and errors I do not recommend this book. It is not a well-researched book. While this book has many photos and a lot of information, it has much too many omissions and errors. For example, the man who prepped the Indy cars for Ford in 1935 was Harry Miller, not Henry Miller, the Starliner was introduced in 1960, not 1961, and the author does not even mention the 1960 360 horsepower 352, Ford's first factory high performance engine since 1957, the first volley in Ford's Total Performa. 60 horsepower Much too many omissions and errors I do not recommend this book. It is not a well-researched book. While this book has many photos and a lot of information, it has much too many omissions and errors. For example, the man who prepped the Indy cars for Ford in 1935 was Harry Miller, not Henry Miller, the Starliner was introduced in 1960, not 1961, and the author does not even mention the 1960 360 horsepower 352, Ford's first factory high performance engine since 1957, the first volley in Ford's Total Performa. 52, Ford's first factory high performance engine since 1957, the first volley in Ford's Total Performa. Some stuff I did not know about ford racing Good book !I guess I expected something on the legendary Bob gliddien. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. My husband loves this book, says it is very informative
"a stellar title that any Ford fan will want on their bookshelf." - MustangandFords