Hurst Equipped: Revised & Update Edition Over 50 Years of High Performance CT676

Description: George Hurst was a hot rodder at heart, but he was also a visionary, an innovator, a brilliant promoter, and he was particularly skilled at building alliances. Hurst developed and marketed a high-performance line of shifters that led the industry and became the cornerstone of the company. After forming an alliance with Anco Industries, Hurst marketed and sold more than 100 speed parts that included shifters, heads, wheels, and many other parts. Eventually, the Hurst catalog became the source for high-performance parts in the 1960s and 1970s. Jack Doc Watson joined Hurst and became a pivotal figure within the company, which led to many performance projects with Pontiac. Over the years, Hurst also partnered with Oldsmobile to build special 442s known as the "Hurst" Olds, with AMC to build the wickedly effective SC Rambler, and with Chrysler to create a number of Super Stock cars as well as the 300H. He also helped build one of the most memorable exhibition cars in drag-racing history, the Hemi Under Glass. No other company or individual had as big of an impact on so many aspects of the automotive industry as George Hurst. His performance parts were some of the best ever, the competition cars won many races, and the muscle cars that bear his name were some of the best of the era. Scores of interviews, in-depth research, and exceptional insight from veteran magazine editor Richard Truesdell and co-author Mark Fletcher have created a great book. In this softcover edition, Hurst Equipped: Revised and Updated Edition captures the complete story from the production cars and race cars to the performance parts. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Foreword Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings: Birth of a Performance EmpireDon Lane and Bill Campbell Join HurstA Couple Early ConversionsA Partnership Made OfficialAccidental InnovationBarely Hanging On Chapter 2: Turmoil and Triumph: Hurst’s Growing Pains 1959–1963The ANCO AllianceHurst Performance Products Floor ShifterThe Wangers ConnectionHurst Shifter HospitalRacing Promotions Chapter 3: Shifting into High Gear: Hurst and Campbell Establish an IconFacility Expansion Chapter 4: In the Heat of Battle: Hurst Competition CarsHurst Floor Shift SpecialHurst Shifter SpecialHemi Under GlassHairy OldsBaja Boot Goldenrod Chapter 5: AMC Gets Serious: American Motors and Hurst Join Forces 1969 Super Stock AMX1970 Super Stock AMXSC/Rambler1970 Rebel Machine1971 Hurst Jeepster Chapter 6: A Legend is Born: Hurst Teams with OldsmobileOne Thing Leads to Another1968 Program1969 Program1970 Program1972 Indy 500 Pace CarPerformance on the Decline1974 Program1975 Program1976, 1977, 1978 Proposals1979 Program1982 Proposal1983 Program1984 Program1988 Aero Program Conclusion Chapter 7: Mopars with a Twist of Hurst: A Match Made in Performance HeavenCompetition Heats UpTarozzi and the Test MuleMr. Norm’s 1968 Dart GSSHemi Darts and BarracudasThe 300H Chapter 8: The Hurst Marketing Machine: Making HistoryHurst AdsA Passion for RacingThe First Hurst GirlGeeTO Tiger GiveawayMiss Golden Shifter Program Chapter 9: Hurst Performance Company: Missed Shifts and RebirthHurst InnovationsHurst Goes PublicOne-Off Vehicles Chapter 10: Inside the Doors of HQ: Business ChangesManagement ShiftSunbeam Buys Hurst PerformanceAllegheny Acquires Sunbeam Chapter 11: Changing Hands and Changing Times: An Era of Transitions for HurstTribute CarsB&M Acquires Hurst Afterword: Hurst LegacyIndex Specifications Pages: 192Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches)Format: PaperbackIllustrations: 400 photosPublisher: CarTechISBN: 9781613255933Product Code: CT676

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Location: Midland, Michigan

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