Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits. Tim Boyd

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Название Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits
Автор произведения Tim Boyd
Жанр Автомобили и ПДД
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Издательство Автомобили и ПДД
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      © 2018 by Tim Boyd

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      ISBN 978-1-61325-485-1

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Boyd, Tim, author.

      Title: Collecting muscle car model kits / Tim Boyd.

      Description: Forest Lake, MN : CarTech, [2018]

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017042374 | ISBN 9781613253953

      Subjects: LCSH: Muscle cars--Models-Collectors and collecting. | Automobiles--Models--Collectors and collecting. | Motor vehicles--Models--Collectors and collecting.

      Classification: LCC TL237.2 .B692 2018 | DDC 629.22/1207 5--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017042374

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       TABLE OF CONTENTS

       Dedication

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Chapter 1: In the Beginning: The Origins of the Model Car Kit Hobby

       Chapter 2: The Four Waves of Model Car Kit Evolution and the Envy Factor

       Chapter 3: Laying the Groundwork for Muscle Cars: The Pre–Supercar Era

       Chapter 4: The Supercar Is Born, Part 1: Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick

       Chapter 5: The Supercar Is Born, Part 2: Chevelle and El Camino

       Chapter 6: Dearborn Responds: Ford and Mercury Performance Intermediates

       Chapter 7: It’s All about the Packaging: Chrysler and AMC Supercar Intermediates

       Chapter 8: The Pony Car Brigade, Part 1: Mustang and Camaro

       Chapter 9: The Pony Car Brigade, Part 2: Everything Else

       Chapter 10: Smaller in Stature, but … the Story of Junior Supercars

       Chapter 11: Flash, Space, and Grace: The Family Supercar

       Chapter 12: The Domestic Sports Car

       Chapter 13: Today We Call Them Tuners

       Chapter 14: The Model Car Kit Collector

       Chapter 15: Afterword