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Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars: A Supercar Source Book, 1960-2000 (Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars, 3rd Ed)
by: John Gunnell
List Price: EUR 23,50
 
Price: EUR 22,90
 
Edition: Paperback
 
 
ASIN: 0873492625
 
Publisher: Krause Publications; 01 December, 2001
 
ISBN: 0873492625
 
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Informative..Yes. Accurate..No.
When one purchases a "Standard Guide", one would expect a thorough and accurate accounting of the subject. This book does not meet that minimum standard. The information provided as to model information is shoddy and poorly researched. Production numbers are inaccurate, photos are of poor quality and in some cases, identifying the wrong vehicle. One need not be a gearhead to identify or grasp the magnitude of the errors made in this reference guide. For example Steve McQueen DID NOT drive a Charger in "Bullitt". The lack of proofreading and research evident in this "Standard Guide" is an affront to educated automobile afficiandos everywhere.

A commendable effort
I too enjoyed the original print ads for a great many of the cars shown. And the information is generally reliable as well. Although one should keep an open mind. In the section covering the 1968 Dodge Charger R/T the editor states that this is the car driven by Steve McQueen in "Bullitt." This, of course, is not true as McQueen drove a Ford Mustang fastback; the mafia hitmen drove a black Charger 440 R/T.

Standard Guide to American Muscle Cars
Pretty good book in that it covers a lot of muscle cars and a long time span. I like the way the book uses many original ads and it is fairly complete in its coverage. I would like to see better pictures and more proofreading. I noticed that some of the information about certain cars is incorrect or transposed. It also appears that some of the picture captions are not associated with the proper picture.

 
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