I forgot to mention- Smokey Yunick was one of my heros growing up and I've got a few of his books. If you're interested at all in performance modifications, his writing style is "no holds barred" and doesn't mince words when it comes to all the performance BS on the market.
I latched on to his book, "How to hot rod the small block Chevy" when I was 15 and took it to heart. It was the single text that put my cars ahead of all the guys running Cherry Bombs, air shocks, and flipped upside down air cleaner covers
