Download or read book Hottest Dragsters and Funny Cars written by Jim Gigliotti and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn about drag racing, funny cars, and experience what it feels like to spend the day at a drag race"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Wild About Muscle Cars written by J. Poolos and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2007-07-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the powerful midsize cars from the late 1950s through the 1970s known as muscle cars and discusses what they look like, their history, the three most popular models, muscle car events, and related topics.

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