'40 Ford: Evolution Design Racing Hot Rodding

Cabadas, Joseph P.

ISBN 10: 0760337616 / ISBN 13: 9780760337615

Published by Motorbooks, 2011

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Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Motorbooks, 2011. First Edition. 1st Printing. 160 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Unmarked. Size: L 4to. Automotive/Transportation::Automobilia 5937L.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: '40 Ford: Evolution Design Racing Hot Rodding
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760337616
• ISBN 13: 9780760337615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition. 1st Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued)
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Synopsis

Notable for its streamlined style and deco details, the ’40 Ford has gained in popularity among today’s classic car nostalgists and hot rodders who remember the models as monsters of the drag strip and as affordable first cars or hot rod platforms of their youth.

In this illustrated history of the ’40 Ford, auto historian Joe Cabadas delves into the archive of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, to offer a complete history of the 1940 Ford: the design and production process that led to the car; the various body styles; motorsports (both circle-track and drag racing); and hot rodding. Sidebars feature prominent, key figures within Ford, the cars in popular culture, significant contemporary automobiles from competitors, and more. Two hundred rare photographs and illustrations from the collections of The Henry Ford and from photographers around the country marvelously illustrate the iconic automobile.

About the Author

Born in Detroit, Joseph P. Cabadas is a longtime automotive reporter and the award-winning author of Motorbooks' River Rouge: Ford's Industrial Colossus (2005) and The American Auto Factory (2003). He lives in Dearborn, Michigan.