{"product_id":"american-road-race-specials-1934-70-glory-days-of-homebuilt-racers-hardcover","title":"American Road Race Specials, 1934-70: Glory Days of Homebuilt Racers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan Girdler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who decided he wanted to beat Ferrari and Jaguar at their own game-road racing. The trouble was, he didn't have the cash for a factory racer. So he built his own. Using a Ford homemade tube frame, a souped-up Buick V-8 and running on recapped whitewalls, Ol' Yaller whipped them all. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eAmerican Road Race Specials 1934-70\u003c\/i\u003e. These were the glory days of road racing in the United States, from the first races between imported MGs to the world-winning Made-in-the-USA Scarabs and Chaparrals, and on toe the downfall of the Shadow. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the men who built and ran their own homemade cars in pioneer SCCA and Cal Club races on town streets, airports and then the first purpose-built American racetracks. Here is Jim Hall, Lance Reventlow, Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby, Ak Miller, Balchowsky, Troutman and Barnes, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Roger Penske, George Follmer, and all the rest. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd the cars: Ol' Yaller, Cunningham, Scarab, Chaparral, Kurtis, Devin, Zerex Special, Bocar, Caballo de Hierro, Pooper, Shadow, Ferraries with Chevy V-8s and every other possible chassis-engine combination a racer could think of. Some were crude, others deceptively homespun; most were half hot rod, half sports car-all of them were unique and built with passion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorian Allan Girdler's straight-talking technical writing and colorful storytelling brings to life the home-builts' history as no other could. Girdler is a former \u003ci\u003eCar Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCycle World\u003c\/i\u003e editor and is currently an editor-at-large for \u003ci\u003eRoad \u0026amp; Track\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eHarley-Davidson Racing 1934-1986\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarley-Davidson XR-750\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders interested in related titles from Allan Girdler will also want to see: Harley Davidson Sportster (ISBN: 1626549354), Harley-Davidson Racing, 1934-1986 (ISBN: 162654932X), Harley-Davidson Xr-750 (ISBN: 1626549346).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47422423466162,"sku":"9781626542402","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6cb07b7e3d41902f0e70199ab564e8d3.webp?v=1778492869","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/american-road-race-specials-1934-70-glory-days-of-homebuilt-racers-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}