Detroit Muscle: Factory Lightweights and Purpose-Built Muscle Cars

Explore the evolution of the fastest, most powerful, and exciting American vehicles from the muscle car era with this historical volume.

The muscle car era, and the era that immediately preceded it, are unique windows in time. Post-war USA was a place where people wanted to move on from the horrors of conflict, to embrace an era of peace, and to pursue, well, all sorts of things. A whole generation was entering a new prosperity with home ownership on the rise, gainful employment increasing,...