Speed Read Mustang highlights every aspect of America’s lovable pony car.Author Donald Farr provides a number of historical and fun facts along the way.Our Book Garage series showcases what every enthusiast should add to their library.

authorDonald Farr publisher Motorbooks isbn 978-0760360422 Where to readAmazon

Like Bo Diddley said, “You can’t judge a book by lookin’ at its cover,” and that most certainly applies to Speed Read Mustang by Donald Farr. At first glance, it almost comes across like a kid’s book. But it is not. There’s some really solid writing here, and it’s put forth in a nice readable format with some groovy artwork.

You know, now that I think about it, our man in Detroit and our editor, Carl Anthony, gave me another book in the Speed Read series about Ferraris. I know it’s around here somewhere, but ever since I started reviewing car books, there seem to be piles of them all over the place.
Anyway, Speed Read Mustang is a slim volume about the size of an iPad and clocks in at 160 pages. No, it is not a mammoth tome by any stretch, but, as with seemingly everything published by Motorbooks, it’s a jewel of a little book. Not only is there handy chunks of information here, but it’s all pertinent stuff. I hate when there’s a book or a documentary or something full of stuff you already know.

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