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This is a print on demand (POD) book with color photos. The paper and photo quality in this book, although good, often does not match the original version but the information remains the same.

As the sport of drag racing exploded in the 1950s, two youngsters from North Carolina each rose through the ranks racing Chevrolets. It didn't take long for one of them to realize that if you couldn't beat him it may be best to join him. Buddy Martin approached Ronnie Sox about campaigning a 1963 Z-11 Chevy; and with that partnership, the most dominant duo in the history of drag racing was formed.

Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive archival recap of straight-line racing's greatest duo. Historic and modern imagery recapture the celebrated Plymouth race cars campaigned by Ronnie and Buddy throughout their legendary partnership. Also chronicled are the lesser-known Oldsmobile, Ford, Pontiac, Chevrolet, and Mercury mounts predating their time with Chrysler. The races, the cars, the events; all of it is covered here during this golden age of drag racing.

Author Jim Schild, with the help of Buddy Martin, Herb McCandless, Jake King, Diane Sox, Dave Christie, and others, has created the most exhaustive, authentic review of the illustrious drag racing career of Sox & Martin. Add this title to your racing library today.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

 

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Ronnie Sox 

Buddy Martin 

Sox & Martin Racing

Move to Mercury 

Racing in 1964 

Move to Chrysler 

 

Chapter 2: 1965–1967 Chrysler Super Stock and Funny Cars

1965 A/FX Program 

The Rush to Compete 

The First Super Stock Nationals 

Match Racer to Funny Car 

New Super Stock Package 

Back to Stock 

1967 Racing Events 

 

Chapter 3: 1968–1969 Super Stock Domination

The Importance of Team Image 

Clinic Popularity 

The Winternationals 

Two Road Runners and a Barracuda 

The A-Body Terror 

1968 Drag Racing Season 

1969 Drag Racing Season 

The Birth of Pro Stock 

 

Chapter 4: 1970–1972 Pro Stock 4-Speed Era

Sox & Martin, Inc. 

Changes for 1970 

The E-Body Hemi Pro Stock 

1970 Pro Stock Competition 

New Power For 1971 

1971 Pro Stock Domination 

Rules Changes for 1972 

1972 Meets from Coast to Coast 

Hemi Duster Number Two 

Buddy Martin Steps Up 

 

Chapter 5: 1973–1975 Pro Stock Evolution

Chrysler Engineering Innovation 

1973 Racing Results 

Hemi Duster Number Three 

Big Changes for 1974

The Dodge Hemi Colt

The Split 

To Race Again? 

1975 Racing Highlights 

 

Chapter 6: 1976–1998 Changes in Relationships

Ronnie Goes It Alone 

Together Again in Dodges 

1979 Racing Highlights 

1980 Results 

1981 Season in a Mustang 

Forced Retirement in 1982 

Jump to a Camaro 

Nostalgia Takes Over 

Racing the Comet Replica 

Another Reunion in 1995 

The Crash 

The Team Goes Truckin’ 

Ronnie on His Own Again 

 

Chapter 7: The Continuing Legacy

A Devastating Diagnosis 

The Ronnie Sox Foundation 

Appreciation of the Legacy 

The Race Cars that Keep on Racing 

Model Cars and Commemoratives 

The Digital Universe 

 

Index 

eBook link not available for this Book

This is a print on demand (POD) book with color photos. The paper and photo quality in this book, although good, often does not match the original version but the information remains the same.

As the sport of drag racing exploded in the 1950s, two youngsters from North Carolina each rose through the ranks racing Chevrolets. It didn't take long for one of them to realize that if you couldn't beat him it may be best to join him. Buddy Martin approached Ronnie Sox about campaigning a 1963 Z-11 Chevy; and with that partnership, the most dominant duo in the history of drag racing was formed.

Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive archival recap of straight-line racing's greatest duo. Historic and modern imagery recapture the celebrated Plymouth race cars campaigned by Ronnie and Buddy throughout their legendary partnership. Also chronicled are the lesser-known Oldsmobile, Ford, Pontiac, Chevrolet, and Mercury mounts predating their time with Chrysler. The races, the cars, the events; all of it is covered here during this golden age of drag racing.

Author Jim Schild, with the help of Buddy Martin, Herb McCandless, Jake King, Diane Sox, Dave Christie, and others, has created the most exhaustive, authentic review of the illustrious drag racing career of Sox & Martin. Add this title to your racing library today.

Pages : 178
Size : 8.5 X 11 (inches)
Format : Paperback / softback
Illustrations : 175 color, 175 b/w
Publisher : CarTech
ISBN : 9781613254783
Product Code : CT545C

Acknowledgments

Introduction

 

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Ronnie Sox 

Buddy Martin 

Sox & Martin Racing

Move to Mercury 

Racing in 1964 

Move to Chrysler 

 

Chapter 2: 1965–1967 Chrysler Super Stock and Funny Cars

1965 A/FX Program 

The Rush to Compete 

The First Super Stock Nationals 

Match Racer to Funny Car 

New Super Stock Package 

Back to Stock 

1967 Racing Events 

 

Chapter 3: 1968–1969 Super Stock Domination

The Importance of Team Image 

Clinic Popularity 

The Winternationals 

Two Road Runners and a Barracuda 

The A-Body Terror 

1968 Drag Racing Season 

1969 Drag Racing Season 

The Birth of Pro Stock 

 

Chapter 4: 1970–1972 Pro Stock 4-Speed Era

Sox & Martin, Inc. 

Changes for 1970 

The E-Body Hemi Pro Stock 

1970 Pro Stock Competition 

New Power For 1971 

1971 Pro Stock Domination 

Rules Changes for 1972 

1972 Meets from Coast to Coast 

Hemi Duster Number Two 

Buddy Martin Steps Up 

 

Chapter 5: 1973–1975 Pro Stock Evolution

Chrysler Engineering Innovation 

1973 Racing Results 

Hemi Duster Number Three 

Big Changes for 1974

The Dodge Hemi Colt

The Split 

To Race Again? 

1975 Racing Highlights 

 

Chapter 6: 1976–1998 Changes in Relationships

Ronnie Goes It Alone 

Together Again in Dodges 

1979 Racing Highlights 

1980 Results 

1981 Season in a Mustang 

Forced Retirement in 1982 

Jump to a Camaro 

Nostalgia Takes Over 

Racing the Comet Replica 

Another Reunion in 1995 

The Crash 

The Team Goes Truckin’ 

Ronnie on His Own Again 

 

Chapter 7: The Continuing Legacy

A Devastating Diagnosis 

The Ronnie Sox Foundation 

Appreciation of the Legacy 

The Race Cars that Keep on Racing 

Model Cars and Commemoratives 

The Digital Universe 

 

Index 

eBook link not available for this Book

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