“robert genat”

Diggers, funny cars and more of the best vintage drag racers of the late 1950s and 1960s Genat describes each car's race history and looks at well-known drivers and tuners of the era. See Melvin Heath's Dragster, Don Garlits' Swamp Rat 1, Mickey Weise's 1968 Hemi Dart, and many others. Super Stock ... More

The firebreathing V-8 Hemi powered the most beloved, respected and powerful cars to ever roll out of Detroit. The Hemi engine dominated on the drag strip, on the oval track, and on the streets of America from coast-to-coast. Featured here in vivid color are Chrysler's Hemi-powered muscle cars, inclu... More

Super Sport fans take note: The history you have been waiting for has finally been written. "Chevrolet SS" recounts the entire SS story from 1961 through the 1994-96 Impala SS. Chevy's SS package of the 1960s separated the musclecar pretenders from the real contenders. A dynamic selection of color a... More

Chrysler entered the pony-car market with the capable but unlovely Barracuda in the early 1960s. The car was refined over the years, becoming a true muscle car, and a rather handsome one at that, but it wasn't until the advent of the E-body pony cars from 1970-1974--Barracudas, the Dodge Challenger,... More

In this value-priced celebration of Hemi muscle cars, author and photographer Robert Genat celebrates the word that has been synonymous with speed, power, and muscle. Named for its hemispherically shaped combustion chambers, Chrysler's iconic engine has powered some of the most powerful automobiles ... More

Simply titled Fuelies, this book celebrates the eight years of production of the Corvette, the Corvette engines, and the fuel-injection units that transformed the car into a performance icon. The book also covers passenger car installations (Chevrolets from 1957 to 1959) and other fuel-injection odd... More

The 1932 Ford, the Deuce, is among the most important automobiles ever produced. A landmark car for Ford, the '32 introduced Henry Ford's groundbreaking V-8 engine, bringing the iconic engine configuration to the masses for the first time. Just as significantly, the '32 Ford's myriad body styles and... More

Now in paperback, this book covers Chrysler's incredible series of muscle cars. In 1955 Chrysler introduced the first of its famed 300 "letter series" cars. The company designed a stylish, sporty car, stuffed in one of its potent Hemi engines, and gave birth to the American muscle car. The C-300's c... More

Take a high-octane tour through the design, development and muscle cars behind the greatest V-8 in Detroit history. Fire-breathing Mopars come roaring to life--from the 1951 Chrysler Saratoga through the muscle cars of the 1960s and '70s right up to the newest Hemis in Dodge's line of cars and picku... More