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Kings Of The Quarter-Mile - Rail-jobs, Slingshots and Mid-Engine Dragsters

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By: Lou Hart .

When our young veterans began returning from World War II, they applied the knowledge they gained from Uncle Sam in the fledgling hot rod movement. As speeds increased, rodders learned the hard way just how dangerous it was to "drag it out" on city streets.

In the mid '50s, organized drag racing gave hot rodders a safer place to race, and cars evolved from pre-war coupes and sedans to crude "rail jobs", which were stripped and narrowed frame rails with nothing more than an engine, drive-line, seat, and steering gear. These "rail jobs" soon gave way to hand-made, finely crafted "Slingshot Dragsters." Dubbed "Kings of the Sport," these supercharged, fuel-injected Sling-shots burned exotic fuels and captured the attention of every young enthusiast from coast to coast. The cars dazzled with gleaming chrome, Candy Apple, Pearlescent, and Metalflake® paint jobs, while the nitromethane fuel produced an unforgettable thunderous sound.

This new volume contains all the stars that waged war on quarter-mile strips of asphalt from California to Maine. This vivid pictorial display captures the true essence of extreme acceleration in all its glory.

 


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Publisher Code:
TB1032S
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9781583882344
Published:
2009
Dimensions:
215x280mm
Pages:
158
Illustrations:
Soft Bound, Colour and b/w ill
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1000
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261186
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