Automotive Upholstery Handbook
In this revised edition, learn to make and install complete interiors in your car, truck or van. The author teaches you how to sew like an expert, and avoid costly mistakes. Learn to recover and build bench bucket seats, make headliners and carpets, plus how to build boat seats from scratch. Materials are described with specific recommendations for vinyl, cloth, velvet, leather, Nimbus, panel board, etc. Indispensable for anyone interested in upholstery. 2nd edition, Softbound, 8-1/2' x 11', 232 pages, 550+ black & white illustrations
1964 Cobra Daytona Coupe 1:18 Scale
An American Success Story Imagine building a GT race car that in its first year wins the grueling 1964 twenty-four hour endurance race, Le Mans. Just imagine yourself in the cockpit with Dan Gurney putting the Cobra Daytona Coupe through its paces. The number 5 car is on the last lap in the race of its life. The excitement is electrifying, your heart is pounding as Carroll Shelby's blue Cobra Daytona Coupe screams past the finish line winning the race. Better yet, the team clinches the World GT Championship by winning at Reims, France on July 4th, 1965. The only American car to ever achieve this. Now, imagine 9 inches of the most exquisite model of the Cobra Daytona Coupe in the world. Hand assembled from over 140 parts, to say that it defies comparison is an understatement. The actual car took a little over 90 days to build. It took Exoto over two years of painstaking effort to bring this important new model to life. Built in grand 1:18 scale, it sets new standards of detail and precision. All of which makes it a lasting tribute to one of the most important race cars of all time. It's the stuff of legends. One thing you can't imagine is just how much we put into this model until you actually hold it in your hands. All you have to do is look at the valve stems that we machined out of aluminum. And you'll know we went crazy on the details. We went to extra trouble and expense to photo etch the radiator and oil cooler. If that weren't enough, look at the fully wired and plumbed engine. The incredibly detailed interior. Look at the real wire mesh screens under the chassis and on nearly every body panel opening. Fact is, everywhere you look at this model, it is a feast for the eyes.
Mustang: 40 Years Limited Edition Leatherbound Book
Ford's Mustang, launched on April 17, 1964, became the Official Car of the Baby Boom. It was a fortuitous accident of timing and a brilliant result of product planning. This sleek, stylish automobile launched the 'Pony Car' genre with a staggering 417,000 sales in its first year. Through 40 years of tough competition from Chrysler and General Motors, the Mustang has survived and outlasted them all. Dozens of interviews bring insight to the 40-year-old story, the on-going legend, and the Mustang's future.,Special Limited Quantity Leatherbound Edition, 2003 marks the 100th Anniversary of Ford Motor Company, and 2004 will be the 40th Anniversary of the Mustang., Filled with exciting, brand-new photography of every significant Mustang production model from the first 1964-1/2s to the new 2005 concept GT and Convertible., Startling action photography., Includes interviews with designers, engineers, product planners and racers who made the Mustang the legend it is today. If you decide you can have only one Mustang book in your library, this is the one to have.Hardcover-Leatherbound - 10-1/2' x 12' - 384 pages - 300 color, 50 b/w
MOPAR Muscle: 50 Years-Leatherbound
These Limited Edition Leatherbound are signed by the author and hand numbered. A rare collectible for the true enthusiast!In 1955, Chrysler introduced the first of its famed 300 'letter series' cars. Into this stylish car they stuffed a dual-quad equipped Hemi engine rated at 300 horsepower-giving birth to the American muscle car. The 1955 C-300 created the performance wave that manufacturers would attempt to ride throughout the 1950s. When the Detroit performance wars began in earnest during the 1960s, Chrysler was ready with Max Wedge and Hemi cars that dominated the drag strips and NASCAR high banks. Throughout the 1960s, Chrysler gave its customers Road Runners, 'Cudas, R/Ts, and Charger nameplates backed by legendary Hemi and Six Pack engines. Adding to the car's muscular image were vibrant colors, functional hood scoops, and bold stripes. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, these cars attracted crowds at drive-ins and embarrassed the competition on the streets. Mopars were the baddest cars on the boulevard and have become enduring icons of the muscle car era.In the 1990s, Chrysler rekindled its muscle car fire by producing the red hot Viper. Then they stoked that fire with the sizzling Neon SRT-4 and Viper powered Ram SRT-10. After introducing the exciting new Crossfire sports car, Chrysler created an SRT-6 performance version. Chrysler then introduced the modern American muscle car with the release of its new Hemi engine packaged in the stunning 2005 Chrysler 300C and Dodge Magnum RT. For 50 years Mopar has been synonymous with performance and style.Mopar Muscle is a gorgeously illustrated tribute to these cars. It is studded with color photographs of these amazing machines and their evolution from two-and-one-half-ton behemoths into nimble, high-performance sport compacts. Full of rich detail and stories of the personalities behind the automobiles, Mopar Muscle is a must-have for all muscle car fans. About the AuthorRobert Genat is an award winning author and photographer who has written over two-dozen books for Motorbooks International. A self-proclaimed 'gearhead,' Robert has restored several muscle cars and currently drives a chopped deuce coupe on a daily basis. He and his wife, Robin, own and operate Zone Five Photo in Encinitas, California.Hardcover - 10-1/2' x 12' - 352 pp - 350 color, 35 b/w
Mustang: 40 Years
Ford's Mustang, launched on April 17, 1964, became the Official Car of the Baby Boom. It was a fortuitous accident of timing and a brilliant result of product planning. This sleek, stylish automobile launched the 'Pony Car' genre with a staggering 417,000 sales in its first year. Through 40 years of tough competition from Chrysler and General Motors, the Mustang has survived and outlasted them all. Dozens of interviews bring insight to the 40-year-old story, the on-going legend, and the Mustang's future., 2003 marks the 100th Anniversary of Ford Motor Company, and 2004 will be the 40th Anniversary of the Mustang., Filled with exciting, brand-new photography ofsignificant Mustang production models from the first 1964-1/2s to the new 2005 concept GT and Convertible., Startling action photography., Includes interviews with designers, engineers, product planners and racers who made the Mustang the legend it is today. If you decide you can have only one Mustang book in your library, this is the one to have.Hardcover - 10-1/2' x 12' - 384 pages - 300 color, 50 b/w
