Taken from the pages of Hot Rod magazine comes bolt-ons, tuning tips, & power secrets for the fabulous muscle engines of the 60s & 70s. Covering: 429 Intro, 390 & 428 Cobra Jet, FE & 385 Family, 429 Boss, 427 Wedge, 352-428 & 429-460 development, 405hp 406 & aluminium heads.
Hot Rod Magazine has from its inception in January '48 been performance orientated. The key to high performance is the engine, and Hot Rod's editors have for over forty years kept their readers' interest by commissioning articles on how to maintain, tune, repair, restore and modify the popular power plants of the period.
If ever there was a golden age for American engines it must be from the mid 50s when the small block Chevy made its debut to the early 70s when emission controls brought an end to the musclecar era. The three major manufacturers. GM, Ford & Chrysler each supported at least one big block and one small block engine during this period which subsequently went on to become automotive legends.
This book is one in the Hot Rod on Great American Engines series. Its purpose is to bring together a comprehensive selection of the best and most informative stories on one or one family of engines. It is targeted at todays younger enthusiasts with a view to letting them know what was written about their power units during this exciting period. If older readers enjoy a nostalgic trip through these pages, so be it.
The stories included here have been drawn from Hot Rod and Car Craft magazines and from other Petersen publications of the period. Brooklands is indebted to the Petersen Publishing Company for allowing the re-issue of these copyright technical articles in this way.
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