Description: Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever Hard Cover Book by Tom Madigan NHRA Drag Racing's Greatest Match Up: THE SNAKE vs THE MONGOOSE! Hardcover Book, First Edition, 2009, 160 Pages, Clear Acetate Cover with Protective Trim Still On, New Never Read / Opened - Acquired New at the Book Signing Introduction in Don's Shop, (Please see Photo from 2010) Signed by Don & Tom and Stored Away. MINT Condition, Collector's Copy. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BOTH DON PRUDHOMME AND TOM MCEWEN, Beautiful Signatures as Shown. Winner of International Automotive Media Gold Award 2010 Don “The Snake” Prudhomme in his Barracuda. Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen in his Duster. The “Snake vs. Mongoose” racing feud had been making headlines long before they got their Funny Cars, but it wasn’t until they made a deal with Mattel that drag racing became the multimillion-dollar business that it is today. Happily co-opted by Mattel, the rivalry described in Snake vs. Mongoose was nonetheless real. Author Tom Madigan tells the story from the beginning, when engine builder Ed Donovan, with a nod to “The Jungle Book,” dubbed his driver “The Mongoose”--the one creature who could strike faster than a Snake. The book chronicles the bad press, the toe-to-toe standoffs, and some of the best races in drag racing history. And within that story, Madigan captures the transformation of drag racing from the gritty, gut-driven sport of the 60s into the full-fledged money-making machine of our day.Please review and enlarge the photos, Comes from a pet free, smoke free home. Item is offered with No Reserve, Payment due within 48 hours of auction ending. Winning bidder to pay $9.00 for USPS Priority Mail shipping. Item for sale in US only except International buyers that use ebay's International service - no exceptions please. We Offer Combined Shipping for winners of multiple auctions. If you have any questions, please ask PRIOR to bidding.
Price: 225 USD
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-07T01:29:44.000Z
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Driver: Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen