American Muscle Cars: 1967-69 Camaro/Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt

Featuring two episodes from the American Muscle Car series, profiling classic domestic automobiles, this video tells the story of the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt (a "harmless little compact car" redone as a dragster). The Camaro was GM's entry in the "pony car" market spawned by the Ford Mustang. Pony cars were high-powered rigs designed with stylistic flair aimed at attracting young buyers. Considered by many to be the ultimate muscle car, the Camaro took the market by storm in 1967. Here, its story is lovingly delineated with good graphics and oodles of automotive techno-garble. The Thunderbolt is perhaps less-well remembered today than the Camaro, but in the pre-Beatlemania days of 1962, American youth culture--in between sets of zany music and dance fads--flocked to recreational activities such as surfing and drag racing. In 1964, the Thunderbolt, powered by Ford's legendary 427 cu. in. mill, set the drag racing world on its ear, winning the season standings and altering forever the previously dowdy reputation of the Galaxie model line from whence it sprang. Featuring title sequences sure to amuse your catalogers, these programs are presented competently and enthusiastically, and are a treat for lovers of car culture. Recommended. Other titles in the series include: Chevelle SS454/Oldsmobile 442, Chevy Nova SS/Pontiac GTO Judge and Shelby Mustang/Buick Gran Sport. Aud: H, C, P. (M. Tribby)