Although 27 years have passed since that date in 1978 when I purchased this volume new, it remains an outstanding reference volume for both the collector and restorer of vintage American automobiles. The information contained within its pages is no longer readily available, while the book itself, long out-of-print, is becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Relegated to history and nostalgia is the era of the high performance "muscle car"—the days when gas was cheap, emission controls unknown, and onboard computers consigned to science fiction—and the boys and girls who built and loved them. Gone is the time when the average teenager smelled more of motor oil than acne medication and when horsepower was of far greater import than system RAM and hard drive capacity. Gone, alas, are the days of my youth.

 Condition:

Although never used and, lacking, therefore, the hallmark of the industrious mechanic—those ubiquitous greasy fingerprints, this volume has, nevertheless, accompanied me from place to place for the past 27 years. As a result of the aforenoted, and in keeping with the passage of time, the hardcover, though yet genuinely presentable, is lightly scuffed in spots while, due to a leaky garage roof some years back, several pages are watermarked in the upper corner. All pages, text, and illustrations remain perfectly legible. Having thoroughly examined this long out-of-print reference manual, I can, without reservation, state that the overall condition is really quite good.

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