Chrysler's MOTOWN MISSILE: Mopar's Secret Pro Stock Engineer Program Book~NEW HC

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Chrysler's
MOTOWN MISSILE
Mopar's Secret Engineering Program at the Dawn of Pro Stock
by
Geoff Stunkard
Relive Mopar's skunkworks racing team and its rise to dominance in this fascinating history!
The drama of 1970s Chrysler Pro Stock drag racing unfolds in this new book, which focuses on the racing and technological evolution of the legendary Motown Missile and Mopar Missile racing programs from 1970 to 1977. Unequaled by any other drag racing development program, this was a huge undertaking in term of time, money, and effort.
The 1970s saw great change in Detroit and in auto racing, with Pro Stock being a huge draw for fans. Chrysler racing historian and author Geoff Stunkard presents a chronological recollection, drawing from many interviews and summaries of the actual technical efforts that the factory accomplished and includes both rare/unpublished technical and personal images from the team members and some of the most dramatic images taken by the sport's best photographers.
From the earliest days of owner/engine builder Ted Spehar, factory engineer Tom Hoover, and driver Don Carlton, the narrative is a colorful look at the team's inner workings, programs, victories, and even defeats. Set against a backdrop of characters like Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, "Dandy" Dick Landy, and "Dyno" Don Nicholson, Carlton's driving prowess had few equals. Indeed, called by one period scribe as a "cyborg," the likeable pilot would pay the ultimate price as a drag racing driver. From the Challengers and `Cuda to the Demons and Colts, the book showcases the cars that made Chrysler so much a part of this racing era, as well as Ted Spehar's never-before-revealed information on the 1970s Pro Stock engine program.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Donnie Carlton
Introduction
Chapter 1: Preflight Check in Autumn 1969: Origins of the Motown Missile
Chapter 2: 1970 Challenger: The First Spark
Chapter 3: 1971: A Real Race Car and the Mad Scientists
Chapter 4: 1972: The 'Cuda, Conflicts, and the Corporation
Chapter 5: 1973: The Duster, Decisions, and Don
Chapter 6: 1974: Fly by Wire, Less Is More, and Cha-Cha Changes
Chapter 7: 1975-1980: Retrospective on a Decade
Chapter 8: 50 Years Later: The Missiles and Don Carlton Race Cars Today
Chapter 9: Today's Motown Missile: That Was Then, This Is Now
Geoff Stunkard
is a veteran journalist and book author. He is also a lifelong Mopar aficionado. Having served as the editor of Mopar Enthusiast and written scores of articles on Chrysler cars and racing, he has in-depth knowledge of Mopar racing history. He is the owner of Quarter Milestones Publishing, a multimedia production and design firm based in Johnson City, Tennessee. He has also created editorial for a number of clients throughout the automotive industry.
Review Quotes:
" Chrysler's Motown Missile is a veritable font of overlapping, highly detailed information on Mopar's effort to be competitive in the open factory warfare that Pro Stock enabled."--Jim Donnelly"Jim Donnelly On Wheels" (06/08/2020)
SOFTCOVER 2020.
10.9" L x 8.5" W (1.35 lbs) 176 pages.
BRAND NEW 2020 RELEASE
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