Re: Mopar Book - "Proving Ground"

[Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, I got it for Christmas, too.  I haven't read it yet - just started, but I have leafed through it some.  Looks really well done.  I also got Jim's book - Maximum Performance - for Christmas a few years ago.  That book is excellent as well, and it added fuel to my fire for these cars.  We bought our '64 Belvedere a few months later. :-)

Dave

--- On Wed, 12/29/10, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Mopar Book - "Proving Ground"
> To: "mml-list" <mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 5:24 AM
> My Christmas present.  Really well
> done.  The following is an endorsement from 
> Bob Frey at dragracecentral.com
> 
> And, while I mentioning books, I would like to thank Joe
> Hilger, the former head 
> ofMopar Performance, for hooking me up with a new book
> titled, "Proving Ground." 
> Sub-titled, "A History of Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth
> Racing," it is basically 
> a look at the history of Mopar's involvement (or Chrysler
> Corporation's 
> involvement) with motor racing. And even though it has a
> NASCAR picture on the 
> cover, there are lots of great drag racing photos, stories
> and historical 
> moments featured throughout the book. For a guy or girl who
> loves drag racing, 
> and really loves those classic, big, honkin' Hemi cars,
> this book is perfect. In 
> addition to the classic Hemi cars that you would expect to
> see a book of this 
> type, drag racing fans will be glad to note that there are
> also pictures of 
> Bucky Hess, Charlie Westcott Jr. and a few others
> participating in the 
> Hemi-Shootouts at Indy. Cool, huh? Jim Schild is the author
> and you can find it 
> right now on Amazon.com. Hey, there's bound to be some more
> snow if you live in 
> the East or rain if you live out West, so do what I did and
> be prepared. When 
> winters socks it to you, sit back and enjoy a good book on
> racing. 
>  
> Akron Don Gallimore
>