Classic American

Hemi Under Glass – Bob Riggle and his Wheel-Standing Mopars

Authors: Mark Fletcher & Richard Truesdell

Published by: Car Tech

ISBN: 978-1-61325-561-2

Drag racing is all about competition, technical prowess and a constant search to get a vehicle down the racetrack as fast and as safely as possible. However, it’s also about entertainment and spectacle, providing something exciting and visually exhilarating for those who have paid to watch the racing and, more recently, to view the proceedings on TV. It’s this that gets the ‘bums on

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