In the 1950s, Detroit built cars with style in mind...but as the '60s arrived, a younger group of car buyers had another thing in mind: Performance! Ford Motor Company met that demand with some of the fastest and most powerful cars on the street. In this book, John Smith covers the entire Ford performance story in the '60s�and not just Mustangs and Cobras, but Galaxies, Torinos, Falcons, Fairlanes, Shelbys, Mavericks, and every other Ford that got extra horsepower stuffed under its hood in this fast-moving decade. Models are covered year by year, from the Supercharged T-birds of 1957 to the last gasp of the muscle car era in 1973, and everything in between. Performance engines and stats are listed for each year, and an informative appendix includes information on deciphering VIN tags and parts codes. With 200 b&w and more than 100 outstanding color photos, this book has the images and information that Ford fans want on their favorite performance models, from supercharged Y-blocks to Boss 429s. Table of Contents: Introduction and acknowledgements. Chapter 1: 1957 - Laying the foundation. Chapter 2: 1958 - Big birds, big changes, big blocks. Chapter 3: 1959 - High style and high banks. Chapter 4: 1960 - A new decade and new ideas. Chapter 5: 1961 - A return to tradition. Chapter 6: 1962 - The beginnings of legends. Chapter 7: 1963- Fastbacks and total performance. Chapter 8: 1964 - Horses and snakes. Chapter 9: 1965 - Big changes, big victories. Chapter 10: 1966 - And the beat goes on. Chapter 11: 1967 - Changing of the guard. Chapter 12: 1968 - Cobra Jet, a star is born. Chapter 13: 1969 - The year of the Boss. Chapter 14: 1970 - Intermediate emphasis. Chapter 15: 1971 - Last of the breed. Chapter 16: 1972-1973 - The curtain falls on an era. Appendix A: Ford by the numbers. Published by S-A Design. Softcover. 160 pages.

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