Funny Car Fever
by Steve Reyes

There wasn’t always a class for these “funny-looking” cars. In the mid-1960s, many of drag racing’s fastest drivers were outgrowing the Super Stock and Factory Experimental classes, building cars that stretched and eventually broke the rules. Promoters discovered they could pair up these altered-wheelbase, injected, blown machines in exhibition match races—and the spectators came running. Rivalries were born, the Funny Car class was created, and the cars kept getting faster and faster.

Funny Car Fever is a humorous, heart-felt, first-hand account of the most exciting and memorable years of the Funny Car class. Steve Reyes followed these fiberglass-bodied, nitro-burning machines and their drivers from the years leading into Funny Car class through its halcyon days. He’s included over 400 of his favorite images and more than a few never-before-heard stories to bring the feeling of the class and the era home to you. This is a MUST have photo/history book for any drag racing fan.

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9 x 9" Softbound
192 pgs.
200 color & 150 b/w photos

Fire, Nitro, Rubber, and Smoke is top drag racing photographer Bob McClurg’s highly anticipated follow-up to his best-selling Diggers, Funnies, Gassers, and Altereds. McClurg drew upon his substantial photo archives to deliver hundreds more of the best drag racing photos ever taken, including many gems that have never been published before. Along with over 300 photos the book is rich in historial text.

One of the nation’s leading drag racing photojournalists, McClurg captured drag racing’s most fondly remembered era from the starting line to the finish line. Through extensive photo captions he tells the stories of the cars, the racers, and the events that made drag racing such a great sport. McClurg shares his recollections of top racers like Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, Ronnie Sox, “Dyno Don” Nicholson, Tom “Mongoose” McEwen, Tommy Ivo, Connie Kalitta, and dozens more, along with detailed insights into the incredibly cool machinery that these heroes of the quarter mile pedaled down the track. He includes everything from both front- and rear-engine dragsters to Funny Cars, gassers, altereds, Pro Stocks, and even exhibition cars. The sights, smells, and sounds of the golden age of drag racing come to life through these photos and provide a guaranteed trip down memory lane for any drag racing fan.

8-1/2 x 11" 160 pgs.
300+ color and black & white photos