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Chrysler's Motown Missile: Mopar's Secret Engineering Program at the Dawn of Pro Stock
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About Chrysler's Motown Missile: Mopar's Secret
Product Description Relive Mopar’s skunkworks racing team and its rise to dominance in this fascinating history! The drama of 1970s Chrysler Pro Stock drag racing unfolds in this new book, which focuses on the racing and technological evolution of the legendary Motown Missile and Mopar Missile racing programs from 1970 to 1977. Unequaled by any other drag racing development program, this was a huge undertaking in term of time, money, and effort. The 1970s saw great change in Detroit and in auto racing, with Pro Stock being a huge draw for fans. Chrysler racing historian and author Geoff Stunkard presents a chronological recollection, drawing from many interviews and summaries of the actual technical efforts that the factory accomplished and includes both rare/unpublished technical and personal images from the team members and some of the most dramatic images taken by the sport’s best photographers. From the earliest days of owner/engine builder Ted Spehar, factory engineer Tom Hoover, and driver Don Carlton, the narrative is a colorful look at the team’s inner workings, programs, victories, and even defeats. Set against a backdrop of characters like Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, “Dandy" Dick Landy, and “Dyno” Don Nicholson, Carlton’s driving prowess had few equals. Indeed, called by one period scribe as a “cyborg,” the likeable pilot would pay the ultimate price as a drag racing driver. From the Challengers and `Cuda to the Demons and Colts, the book showcases the cars that made Chrysler so much a part of this racing era, as well as Ted Spehar’s never-before-revealed information on the 1970s Pro Stock engine program. Review " Chrysler’s Motown Missile is a veritable font of overlapping, highly detailed information on Mopar’s effort to be competitive in the open factory warfare that Pro Stock enabled." (Jim Donnelly Jim Donnelly On Wheels 2020-06-08) "Profusely illustrated throughout with b/w and color photography, Chrysler's Motown Missile: Mopar's Secret Engineering Program at the Dawn of Pro Stock is a unique, impressive informative, and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library American Automotive History & Racing collections. (James Cox Midwest Book Review 2020-09-15) "Containing never-before-shared information and images, it will thrill racing fans and Mopar devotees alike." (Mark J. McCourt Hemmings Muscle Machines 2020-09-28) From the Back Cover The Motown Missile--it really was rocket science! Drag racing exploded with the excitement of Pro Stock in 1970, and no one was more serious about it than the Motown Missile group. Developed by factory engineers at Chrysler as a testbed for new ideas, the Missile quickly went on to become one of the most notorious cars of the early 1970s era, winning multiple world championships and events and spearheading scientific advances in the class. The racing world was never the same after these guys showed up! This book provides an inside track to the people and processes that made it all happen. From the technological challenges and their solutions to the stories of life at the races and on the road, this is a never-before-compiled look at the era, the sport, the team, and the philosophy that drove its success. From the Challengers and 'Cudas to the Dusters, Demons, and Colts, this book showcases the cars that made Chrysler so much a part of this racing era, as well as Ted Spehar's never-before-revealed information about the 1970s Pro Stock engine program. Numerous quotes are drawn upon from team members, such as the late Tom Hoover, Spehar, crewmen Dick Oldfield and Joe Pappas, and many others. Chrysler's Motown Missile weaves an unparalleled narrative of their efforts and frustrations. Making ample use of the archives as well as the extensive professional film libraries of both Steve Reyes and Bob McClurg, the result is a depth of illustration that highlights this volume’s interest to all racing enthusiasts. About the Autho
