53 - Rich Truesdell, Mark Fletcher, and "1970 Maximum Muscle" Pt. 1
Cars That Matter
English - February 22, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAutomotive Leisure Hobbies koenigsegg robert ross auston martin lotus car auctions maserati cars porsche lamborghini race cars Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After introductions, Rich explains the origins of their book "1970 Maximum Muscle" (2:20) and Mark explains the criteria for determining what Muscle Cars made it into their book (5:07). Mark and Rich explain that muscle cars were designed to appeal to the youth of the era, which was challenging considering the tumultuousness of '69-70 (11:17). Then Robert takes a detour to ask what a 'Pony Car' is (13:24) and then Rich and Mark discuss some of the larger impact on engine design from the company, AMC (14:29).
After a short break, Robert, Rich, and Mark discuss how muscle cars were received in the motorsport--specifically NASCAR (17:48). Then Rich shares some of the unique difficulties of creating a book in the midst of a pandemic and how the photography had to be completed with reliance on car communities (24:40).
If you pre-order Rich & Mark's book now through the March 30th publication date, you can get a set of classic muscle car images. Details are here: https://www.quartoknows.com/blog/quartodrives/1970-maximum-muscle-pre-order-get-free-bonus-content.
Robert, Rich, and Mark will be back next week to finish their conversation about all things muscle cars!
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