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Author: Chuck Cantwell with Greg Kolasa
Format: Hardcover, 9” by 11”, 224 pages
Photos: 125 black-and-white and 71 color
ISBN: 978 1 935007 29 6
When the Ford Motor Company needed a new car aimed at the youth market of the 1960s, it created the instantly-popular Mustang. When it decided to turn the Mustang into a true sports car it turned to Carroll Shelby. And when Shelby needed an engineer to develop what would become the classic Mustang GT350 he hired Chuck Cantwell.
In Shelby Mustang GT350: My Years Designing, Testing And Racing Carroll’s Legendary Mustangs Cantwell delivers a unique first-hand account of his years at the Shelby American company. Working alongside Shelby and a dedicated team, he succeeded in producing a car that was an immediate success on the race track and an iconic muscle car whose reputation remains unmatched after more than half a century.
When Shelby hired Chuck from General Motors, he got more than an experienced project engineer. He also got an accomplished driver, a three-time SCCA Division class champion in cars that he prepared himself. That background helped Chuck engineer solutions for the Mustang and accurately evaluate them, even in competition. The Shelby GT350 won the SCCA’s B- Production National Championship three years in a row, and Ford won two consecutive Trans-Am Manufacturers Championships in Mustangs prepared and campaigned by Shelby American.
On a subject as popular as the Shelby Mustang GT350 fresh, definitive information is hard to come by, but that is exactly what Chuck provides. He shares fresh technical details, never-before-heard anecdotes, and corrects popular misconceptions about the GT350's origins and development. Chuck also covers his work on later cars like the GT500, as well as his critical role with the Shelby racing team in the Trans-Am series. And his month-by-month narrative is supported by scores of photographs (including many rare images from his own collection and those of other Shelby insiders) as well as technical drawings and company memos. Additional background information, data, and details are provided by co-author Greg Kolasa, an automotive historian who has spent decades researching and writing about Carroll Shelby's cars.
Shelby Mustang GT350 is a vivid, fact-filled account of how the man Carroll Shelby dubbed "Mr. GT350" led the effort to create an American automotive legend. It's precisely the book that Shelby Mustang owners and other enthusiasts have been waiting for.
The definitive insider's account of the creation, evolution and racing career of Carroll Shelby's classic sports car, told by Shelby engineer Chuck Cantwell and automotive historian Greg Kolasa.
Celebrate the Ferrari's 70th anniversary with Günther Raupp’s classic, limited- edition Ferrari Myth calendar—now upgraded with online apps and a unique Ferrari scent!
The 2017 racing season saw Ferrari return to form in Formula One. This official calendar captures the excitement of the Ferrari team through vivid images taken at the track, on the podium, and inside the cockpit.
A Collection Of Articles, Broadcast Intros, And Profiles
Author: Sam Posey
Foreword: David Hobbs
Format: Hardcover, 6” by 9”, 208 pages
Photos: 30 black-and-white and 25 color photos
ISBN: 978-1-935007-27-2
“If Sam Posey, the very fast and capable racing driver, writes a book, I want to read it. He has a way with words just as he did with a steering wheel and the gas pedal.” —Dan Gurney
Sam Posey is known for his originality, and Where the Writer Meets the Road invites you to see racing and the world of automobiles from a fresh perspective. Posey’s book combines many of his best articles along with never- before-seen transcripts from his work in television.
For more than 40 years, racing fans have followed Sam Posey’s unique career on the track, in print, and over the airwaves. Posey wrote his first article for Road & Track in 1968, the same year he drove a Chevrolet Camaro for Roger Penske’s team in the Trans-Am series. In the 1970s he not only won at Sebring and finished on the podium at Le Mans, but also published a highly regarded autobiography, The Mudge Pond Express.
Posey retired from driving in 1982, but in the years since his public profile has grown through his articles for Road & Track, Sports Illustrated and other publications, as well as his work as a television commentator. In Where the Writer Meets the Road Posey has selected the best of his work in both fields. The result is a remarkably varied mix of short and long pieces on subjects ranging from racing in the rain at Le Mans to test-driving the propeller- driven Wind Wagon created by his uncle Teddy in the 1920s. Posey also offers in-depth accounts of drivers he knew well and key races he competed in, along with an insider’s look back at such classic series as the original Can-Am and Trans-Am championships. There are also examples of the shorter broadcast introductions he produced for Formula One grands prix at Spa and Monaco, and even non-automotive events like the Iditarod sled race.
No matter what the venue or circumstances, Posey’s writing captures the excitement of racing as well as an insider’s understanding of how the sport really works—both on and off the track. It also reflects his innate curiosity and enthusiasm for a wide range of non-automotive interests such as painting, art, design, and architecture. For devoted fans as well as newcomers, Where the Writer Meets the Road delivers a unique journey through a life lived at high speed.
Where the Writer
Meets the Road
In the long-awaited follow-up to his classic memoir, The Mudge Pond Express, driver, writer, and broadcaster Sam Posey collects the best examples of his automotive journalism for print and television.
The Golden Years in Photographs, 1966-1972
Author: Daniel Lipetz
Format: Hardcover, 9” by 11”, 224 pages
Photos: 200 black-and-white and 65 color
ISBN: 978-1-935007-20-3
Fifty years later, racing fans still talk about the original Trans-American Sedan championship, better known as the Trans-Am. For seven seasons, the series pitted a new generation of American “pony cars”—led by the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro—in closely fought racing at top road circuits across North America. The driving talent ranged from technically sophisticated sports-car driver Mark Donohue to Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones and all-around driving aces Dan Gurney and Peter Revson.
Trans-Am Era: The Golden Years in Photographs, 1966-1972 recaptures the speed, intensity, and intrigue of the Trans-Am through hundreds of vintage photographs, most of which have never before been published and include rare color images. The focus is on the iconic over two-liter cars that attracted the most attention from fans and support from Detroit—the Mustang, Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin, and Dodge Challengers that are still instantly recognizable today.
At its peak in 1970, the Trans-Am series featured teams backed by Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, and American Motors. With money, marketing, and prestige on the line, the competition was intense, both on the track and behind the scenes. Sheet metal and paint were shredded, while rules were stretched to the limits as teams dug into an ever-growing bag of technical tricks to produce more power and performance.
Along with its vivid images, Trans-Am Era offers detailed captions and year-by- year season summaries that chronicle the Trans-Am’s gradual rise and sudden fall. Author Daniel Lipetz conducted years of research that sheds new light on the series and uncovers previously unknown facts about individual cars, races, and drivers.
All of the great Trans-Am cars are here: the Camaro Z28s that won two titles for Mark Donohue and Roger Penske; the Boss 302 Mustangs that Parnelli Jones drove to victory in 1970; and the AMC Javelins that Donohue and Penske would take from also-rans to champions in 1971. And all the drivers who made the series famous are profiled. Along with champions Donohue, Jones, and George Follmer, there are greats like Dan Gurney, Sam Posey, Peter Revson, Jim Hall, Swede Savage, and Jerry Titus and even cameo players like Indy 500 legend A. J. Foyt and endurance-racing hero Vic Elford.
Trans-Am Era
Vintage photographs bring back the excitement of the original Trans-Am racing series of the 1960s and 1970s, which pitted top drivers competing in popular sports sedans like the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro.
