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-Original Ford Model A: The Restorer's Guide augments several other popular titles by Jim Schild in MBI's "Original" series. Schild first produced Restorer's Model A Shop Manual for MBI in 1985 and has added to it since. Schild has contributed widely to automotive publications as writer and photographer. He is author of nine books, five of them focusing on the Model A and restoration, and is publisher of The Auto Review. Schild is a member of the Society of Automotive Historians and is vice president and board member of the Model A Restorers Club, among other organizations.
The most complete & accurate restoration manual available for the 1925-48 CCCA Classic car. The most complete & extensive upholstery & body restoration information available anywhere. Detailed information on brakes, transmissions, chassis & engine rebuilding. 700 illustrations include restoration photographs of Cadillacs, Duesenbergs, Lincolns, Packards & many more. Author Jim Schild is also the author of the successful Restorer's Model A Shop Manual. For trade orders contact: Motorbooks International, Osceola, WI 54020. 1-800-826-6600.
Following Ford and Chevrolet, Pontiac entered the pony car market in 1967 and came up with one of the best and most successful muscle cars ever produced. Though based on the Camaro chassis, the Firebird offered unique features and high performance, and over its nearly 40 years of production it continued to wow drivers--as it does today. This book details the Firebird’s long and illustrious career. With high-quality, detailed color photographs of some of the finer models--both originals and faithful restorations--the book is at once a unique history and a restoration guide to all four generations of the Firebird. Pictures and text profile the correct parts, finishes, options, and trim pieces for various models. The book also covers the vehicle’s wide variety of engine options, along with all special editions and model variations from the Firebird’s introduction in 1967 to the final model in 2002.
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Renowned for their sleek shapes and prodigiously powerful engines, the Chrysler corporation's Challenger and Barracuda were among the top cars of the muscle car era. This book will demonstrate the correct parts, finishes, options, and trim pieces for all the versions of the E-body Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda, which appeared from 1970 to 1974. Especially important to this are the variety of engine options available, including the hemispherical-head engines-Hemis-that are so crucial to the mystique of these muscle cars.
From the early decades of the Indy 500 to the modern superspeedways of NASCAR, from the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race to drag racing’s 4.5-second quarter-mile runs, this is the story of one company’s pursuit of performance and the glory that came with it. Full of hundreds of color and black and white photos, we hear tales of the Hemi, the Superbird, Don Garlits, Richard Petty, and many other legends. Noted author and Chrysler enthusiast Jim Schild tells the whole MOPAR story, from door-banging Trans Am racing, to land speed records on the salt flats of Bonneville, from the legendary C-300 to the road-shredding Dodge Viper. Full of fascinating history and excitement, this book is a must-have for all fans of Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth.
Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive archival recap of straight-line racing's greatest duo.
Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em.