Richard Truesdell has contributed to Motor Trend, Automobile, Muscle Car Review, National Geographic Traveler, and other publications. His 2005 trip from London to Maranello and back in a Ford GT and Dodge Viper was published in Octane. He is co-author, with Mark Fletcher, of Hurst Equipped (2012).Mark Fletcher is an automotive historian and muscle car enthusiast who has owned almost 100 performance cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s. He lives in Southern California with his wife Cheryl and is active in several automotive clubs and organizations.
Praise for the author's Top Muscle: When Top Muscle says it focuses on the rarest of the rare, it really means it. Top Muscle follows a simple and undeniably effective formula. - AutoWeek Car enthusiasts today have access to an ever-broadening selection of muscle car books. This particular work was written by Darwin Holmstrom to highlight some of the most sought-after cars of the era. The cars selected are often intriguing, not simply because they have rare drivetrains, but because of particular attributes or histories . . . . It's attractive and interesting, and includes a number of cars we've not seen previously. We just can't help wanting to know more about them. - Hemmings Muscle Machines Praise for the author's Indian Motorcycle: Anyone passionate about the marque will be glued to the pages for hours. - Rider Magazine Indian Motorcycle, America's First Motorcycle Company reaches back to the turn of the last century to tell the story of Indian's foundation as a bicycle company, its move into motorcycles and its turbulent ups and downs over the years. - Maxim