Wer das Fahrgefühl auf einem Motorrad erlebt hat, der kennt das Gefühl von Freiheit, das hinter dem Harley-Lifestyle steckt. Dieser Band der Reihe »Motorlegenden« spürt diesem Lebensgefühl nach. Dabei werden alle Aspekte abgedeckt, angefangen von prominenten Harley-Fans wie Elvis Presley, bis hin zu den legendären Modellen wie Sportster, Electra Glide und Fat Boy sowie Harley Custom-Bikes. Es geht um das Lebensgefühl der Biker, die internationale Szene der Motorradclubs mit den Hells Angels, Outlaws, Pagans und Dragons und um den Ausdruck eines Lebensstils in Kleidung und Tattoos, Filmen wie »The Wild One«, »Easy Rider« und TV-Serien wie »Sons of Anarchy«.
Nie wieder wird es eine Zeit geben wie die, in der die Muscle Cars ihren Höhepunkt erlebten. Als John Zachary DeLorean und seine enthusiastischen Mitstreiter auf eigene Kappe die fetteste Pontiac-Maschine in eine Mittelklasse-Karosse fallen ließen, schufen sie etwas, was es nach dem Willen der Bosse niemals hätte geben dürfen. Und was es niemals wieder geben wird: das Muscle Car. Wer diese Projektile auf Rädern liebt, ist froh, dass sich auch die Unvernunft einmal durchsetzen durfte. Und dass es jetzt dieses Buch gibt. „Muscle Cars. Die fettesten Karren der Sechziger“ feiert die besten und seltensten Muscle Cars. Indem er unter verschiedenen Lichtverhältnissen entstandene Aufnahmen übereinanderlegte, erschuf der Fotograf Randy Leffingwell für dieses Buch mit dem sogenannten Light Painting großartige, multidimensional wirkende Aufnahmen – jedes seiner Bilder ein Kunstwerk, so wie die Autos selbst. Und Autor Darwin Holmstrom liefert dazu nicht nur die Geschichte und die technischen Daten der Muscle Cars, sondern vielmehr Maschinen-Portraits, die den Fotografien ebenbürtig sind. Was braucht es mehr? Zwei absolute Cracks auf ihrem Gebiet zeigen unter anderem: • von General Motors: 1970 Buick GSX STAGE 1, 1970 Chevrolet LS6 Chevelle SS454, 1968 YENKO SUPER Camaro, 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible, 1969 Pontiac GTO JUDGE Convertible, … • von MoPar (Chrysler): 1970 AMC Javelin TRANS AM, 1969 Dodge Charger DAYTONA, 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury 426 MAX WEDGE, 1971 Plymouth ’Cuda HEMI Convertible, …• von Ford: 1966 Ford Lightweight 427 Fairlane, 1968 Shelby GT500KR, 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 429, 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E 427, … Dieser Bildband enthält die seltensten, absoluten Top-Modelle, die heute kaum noch auf der Straße zu sehen sind.
This is the car that launched the muscle car era and gave the Baby Boomers high-speed wings.Trivia freaks might know that Pontiac's "GTO" means "Gran Turismo Omologato," but muscle car fans know it earned its nicknameâ?¬â?The Great Oneâ?¬â?at a time when America built the greatest cars on earth. It wasn't the fastest, the most powerful, or the most outrageous muscle car, but Pontiac's GTO resides at the very top of the pantheon because it was the first.Pontiac GTO 50 Years: The Original Muscle Car follows the rise of this iconic vehicle from the day in 1963 when Chief Engineer John Z. DeLorean bolted a 389-cubic-inch GTO engine into a prototype Tempest coupe through the final GTO rendition in 2006. Wedding that massive V-8 to a mid-size GM chassis created one of the fastest production cars of the time but also made it a car just about anyone with a job could afford.It started as an option package that was supposed to be limited to 5,000 units. Instead, word of mouth pushed sales to more than six times that many in its first year.Hundreds of photographs round out this thoroughly researched history and offer insight into the vehicle that, through redesigns, repackages, and relaunches, came of age with the Baby Boomer generation. From classic 1960s models to the GTO's revival in 2004, the exhilarating story of the outlaw that should never have beenâ?¬â?and will never be againâ?¬â?will thrill any auto enthusiast.
Who knew, over a century ago, that the speed-hungry, cutting-edge motorcycle fanatics who founded Harley-Davidson were making history as well as bikes? The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, showcasing more than 100 years of bikes that shaped motorcycle history, brings that history to gleaming life on page after page of motorcycles beyond compare. Created in cooperation with the official Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, this book gives motorcycle enthusiasts an opportunity to pore over milestone bikes from the collection, and to linger over every detail that has made Harley-Davidson an icon of American open-road power and performance. With exquisite, detailed photographs and histories of more than 200 motorcycles from Harley’s collection, from serial number one built in 1903 to pre-World War II racers to the latest Street Glide, the book captures the excitement of the best-known motorcycles in the world. From the earliest singles and twins through street, race, and military bikes powered by Flatheads, Panheads, Knuckleheads Evos,Twin Cams, and more, The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection is a stunning collection, all that’s missing is the patented roar, which readers are invited to supply!
The entire history of the BMW motorcycle production, from the original R32 of 1932, through the war years and into the 21st century, is covered in this in-depth look. Particular attention is given to the groundbreaking motorcycles BMW produced in the 1970s. Those include the R90S and the R100RS -- the first mass-produced motorcycle to come equipped with a full, frame-mounted fairing -- and the innovative and popular motorcycles BMW offers today, including the exotic R1200C cruiser and the K1200LT luxury, touring bike. Both of which proved so popular they sent Honda back to the drawing board with its mighty Gold Wing.
“ Let’s Ride is the new authoritative guide to motorcycling and rider safety from Sonny Barger, the famous ‘leader of the pack.’” — BikerNews.org “An incredibly valuable piece of literature that every motorcyclist should read twice!” — RoadCaptainUSA.com A MASTERCLASS IN MOTORCYCLING, FROM THE BIKER LEGEND From Sonny Barger, the bestselling author of Hell's Angel , Let's Ride is a nuts-and-bolts guide to mastering the art of motorcycling. From choosing the right bike to sharpening riding techniques, Sonny Barger mines his lifetime of experience to provide advice and wisdom that will help fellow riders—new and veteran alike—survive the dangers of motorcycling. Let's Ride is the only book of its an essential resource covering every aspect of motorcycle riding and ownership. Chapters Learn how to ride—the right way —from an American legend.
American Muscle Cars features stunning historic and contemporary photography and offers a thorough chronology of this classic car's evolution from the 1960s to the present.
In 1963 Pontiac's Chief Engineer John DeLorean and his two favorite staff engineers, Bill Collins and Russ Gee, came up with an inspired way to keep Pontiac cars in the performance limelight: bolt a big engine into Pontiac's upcoming Tempest intermediate body. Thus was the GTO born. Through cunning, resourcefulness, and outright trickery the minds of Pontiac managed to get this rocket into dealerships and out onto America's highways, and to introduce that most iconic of American automobiles, the muscle car, to the nation’s most discriminating drivers. This is the story of the GTO, of the people who made it a reality and a sales sensation, of those who owned and loved the cars. And it is, above all, a story of the cars themselves, from the initial option package offered for the 1964 model year through the high-performance late-model standouts. With color photographs, drawings, and detailed stats, this book is not so much the story of a historic car as an illustrated biography of American muscle.
