Please note you are now leaving the ford merchandise store. The road to world racing domination, 19621970 alex gabbard on. Two of the most respected names in street rodding total performance and speedway motors are joining forces to offer you the greatest selection of tbucket components anywhere. The site you are about to enter may have a different privacy policy and terms and conditions. Its a musthave book for any fan of classic american performance cars antique automobile. Featuring unpublished period photographs, plus photos and artwork from ford designers, ford total performance covers all of fords classic race and street cars, including cobras and shelby. Ford s legendary high performance street and race cars is highly recommended reading for gearheads,specifically of the ford variety. About ford motor company one american road, dearborn, michigan, 48126, united states of america 33223000 ford motor company was incorporated in delaware in 1919. Nov 03, 2015 now, after half a century, hes circled back with unique period photos and his own firsthand recollections to create an awesome new book, ford total performance. I am far from being a blue oval fan now that that is out of the way. The corporations common stock was entirely owned by henry ford and a small group of local investors. The 1960s was arguably the most important decade for drag racing. Category will include brochures of gm styling staff, and gm technical center, with photos of the inside of working studios. Condition excellent 1965 shelby promotional film color.
This includes carroll shelby, a visionary who walked into an unprecedented opportunity, and was instrumental in condensing fords broad mission into reality. Ford motor company was founded by henry ford and incorporated in michigan on june 16, 1903. In addition, the author does not mention at all the gt40 289 race parts heads, block, conn rods, pistons, etc. Lee iacocca convinced ford that he needed to act decisively or risk losing the emerging youth market to the competition. If you didnt, you can learn all about it in martyn l. The raod to world racing domination 19621970 by alex gabbard isbn. Fords legendary high performance street and race cars isbn 9780760348581 ship for free. Ford s legendary high performance street and race cars. As an allnew edition of the original topselling title, ls swaps. If you know that ford total performance was ford motor companys 1960s. Ford total performance details fords racing program from 1961 through 1971, from purposebuilt race cars and production performance cars, to some of the most outstanding concepts. Featuring unpublished period photographs, plus photos and artwork from ford designers, ford total performance covers all of fords classic race and street cars, including cobras and shelby mustangs. Follow fords leap into the 1960s and the performance eraon the s.
It aimed to succeed in a variety of motorsport venues, and then emphasize performance in their mainstream vehicles with the interest generated. Ford shelby gt350 gt500 kcode mustang total performance car book carroll description. Its a musthave book for any fan of classic american performance cars. Among the best high performance cars and engines were those coming from dearborn, michigan. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative.
Ford total performance is all about ford s prime racing era from 1961 through 1971. Total control products front subframe clip is a directfit, high performance suspension solution designed for 19641970 mustangs and cougars, featuring a factorywelded subframe with gmachine double aarm, rackandpinion crossmember. Ford total performance, the latest offering from motorbooks and written by martin l. Featuring unpublished period images, 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. We are dedicated to finding highquality replacement parts for each of our customers. The road to world racing domination, 19621970 mass market paperback april 1, 2000. It had exciting cars, thrilling races, and most importantly, factory participation. I just received ford total performance yesterday, on page 20 the author states that the ford starlines were introduced in 1961, when actually it was introduced in 1960 with an optional high performance engine, a 352 rated at 360 hores power. Schorr, is all about this premier time in fords performance history. To come are scans of brochures featuring the firebird iii, monza gt, and others.
Martyn l schorr an illustrated history of the ford motor companys classic race and street cars, including cobras and shelby mustangs, from 1961 to 1971provided by publisher. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. You can unsubscribe to any of the investor alerts you are subscribed to by visiting the unsubscribe section below. This is a superbly researched and engagingly written book on one of the most important american automobile racing stories. Going back a little further into fords performance history is powered by svt, an outofprint hardcover book that celebrates the 10 th anniversary of fords vaunted special vehicle team. Fords legendary highperformance street and race cars by martyn l. Ford motor companys total performance years saw a breakthrough as ford s drag racing program helped the younger, performance and styleconscious consumer begin receiving some recognition on the street, and of course, generate sales in the showroom. Even today, the manufacturer is still a major player on the track. Ford performance formerly ford racing is the high performance division of ford motor company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity. Total performance 44050 n groesbeck hwy, clinton township, michigan 48036 rated 4.
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Total performance was a global promotional advertising campaign conducted by the ford motor company during the 1960s. Introducing the all new allelectric 2021 mustang mache suv. Ford total performance is all about fords prime racing era from 1961 through. We want to be your onestop source for all ford inline performance parts for 60s and 70s six cylinder engines. There have been a lot of books written about performance fords. Fords legendary highperformance street and race cars. For a chevy enthusiast that came of age in the 60s, martyn schors book is most enlightening.
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