Books
The Pontiac Solstice Book
If ever you've lusted after a true American sports car and one of Detroit's greater performance bargains, the Solstice is it. Here's a car that's a pleasure to look at and a kick to drive. Read all about it in The Pontiac Solstice Book. The book traces this remarkable new roadster from beginning to end — conception through development and on into production.
This hardcover book's eight chapters, 130 pages and 192 color pictures highlight the GM designers, engineers and managers who transformed an idea into reality in a record 27 months. The book goes into extensive detail about the turbocharged GXP, V8 conversions, the Solstice as race car, and explains the manufacturing process and what's available in the way of accessories and options.
The book's author is engineer/racer/writer Gary Witzenburg. GM's global vice chairman, Bob Lutz, wrote the foreword.
Price: $34.95 plus $6.00 postage and handling. (California residents please add $3.10 state sales tax.) How to order
A Century of Automotive Style
This book by Michael Lamm and Dave Holls represents the most comprehensive history of American automobile body design (styling) ever published. It covers the years 1896 through 1996. This oversized book has 306 richly illustrated pages and nearly 900 photographs and sketches.
You'll find fabulous pictures and details—many never before published—of all the important cars, designers, coachbuilders, events, trends and processes that affected and still affect the shape and look of American automobiles.
This is the original, hardcover version of A Century of Automotive Style. We have only a few copies left.
Price: $109.95. plus $7.00 postage and handling. (California residents please add $8.80 state sales tax.) How to order
The Fabulous Firebird
The Fabulous Firebird is the first book ever published about Firebirds. It is devoted exclusively and entirely to the first and second generations of the Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am.
We originally produced this book in 1979 and updated it extensively in 1981. Now we've reprinted it in its classic 1981 form, with no alterations whatsoever. The Fabulous Firebird is hardcover, has 160 pages and 410 photographs. There are also full Firebird and Trans Am specifications, detailed lists of optional and standard equipment, plus yearly engine, chassis and styling changes. The book thoroughly covers the development and history of all Firebirds and Trans Ams from before 1967 through 1981.
Price $49.95 plus $6.00 postage and handling. (California residents please add $3.88 state sales tax.) How to order
Thunderbird 2002
This oversized hardcover is 130 pages and contains 178 photos, nearly all of them in color. The book thoroughly documents the body-design and mechanical evolution of the 2002 Thunderbird 2-seater. It also highlights this newest Bird's influential designers and engineers.
In addition, the book contains full chapters detailing the complete history of the Thunderbird marque, its racing accomplishments and the collectible items and icons inspired by T-Birds of the past.
Price: $39.95 plus $6.00 postage and handling. (California residents please add $3.10 state sales tax.) How to order