Early Funny Cars: A History of the Tech Evolution from Gas Altereds to… (édition 2022)

I can echo Autoist's review. If you are know a lot about funny cars you will probably find this book super interesting. If you don't know a lot about funny cars, you may find that early funny cars don't match /your/ idea of what a funny car is. The book does contain an extraordinary amount of information, anecdotes, and technical details on a *lot* of vehicles. Some of the personalities, culture, and drama around racing were explored a little, which I found interesting. I wish there had been a little more attention paid in editing to typos, grammar, explaining unusual vocabulary ("lingo"), and providing a formal conclusion at the end of the book. One hundred percent color photographs would have been nice too, but, I understand these are fifty year old photos. It's interesting from the perspective of guys with wild ideas about how to squeeze more speed out of a vehicle any which way they could, and finding a way to try their ideas, whether it led to success, or dramatic failure in the form of an engine exploding or a car veering off the drag strip. (The latter were some of my favorite parts to read.) All that being said, as a moderate level car enthusiast, I would recommend this book for people who understand more about the world of drag racing, details of automotive modifications, and the like. Thanks to LibraryThing and CarTech for the opportunity to review. ( )

This book has all the classic funny cars from the 60’s-70’s! Lots of interesting information and stories and awesome photographs to boot. A must have edition. I thank Librarything for the opportunity to read and review this book. ( )

An excellent addition to the CarTech family of books. The photographs personally taken by or in author Lou Hart’s collection are a fantastic addition. They are the number one reason this book is such a joy to browse through or read intently. Each photograph is accompanied by a caption that adds a great deal of information.
Motorheads, people who grew up going to drag races, even general fans of the sport will love this book. Read about pioneers of the Funny Car era such as: “Jungle” Jim Liberman, Don Nicholson, Dick Landy, Don Schumacher, Kenny Youngblood, Tom McEwen, and many, many others.
Interested in the technological changes? This book has you covered. An enormous amount of information on changes in the cars over the 1964-1975 time period is covered.
“Early Funny Cars” will make a great gift or addition to public libraries. ( )

An excellent history of drag racing in it's early days by dedicated fan Lou Hart. CarTech has published another winner that will please race enthusiasts and car buffs alike. All about the cars and the people involved... the awesome and high spirited drivers. Very well written with lots of excellent photographs. I highly recommend this book. ( )

A really interesting book, full of information and lots of pictures on the early years of funny cars drag racing. Not just information about the cars ,but the owners, drivers too. ( )