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Books by David Zatz
David Zatz, creator of the Allpar, Stellpower, and motales car sites and long-time organizational consultant, published four books in 2020-2024 on:
Dodge Viper • Jeeps • Minivans • A Century of Chrysler •
... and worked with Gary Platz and Ed Dreistadt on a junkyards-and-old-cars book.
Century of Chrysler (2024)
Looking at 102 years to figure out where Chrysler came from, what worked and what didn’t, and where it’s going now. $34 softcover • $39 hardcover • $15 Apple Books • $17.76 “easy reading” plain-text version • at Barnes & Noble
See our Century of Chrysler page for updates.
Dodge Viper: The Full Story of the World’s First V10 Sports Car (2020)
Jim Donnelly wrote: “...it stands as an easily read model history and a very good quickie reference guide to the wild cars.” (More reviews on the Viper book page.)
- Veloce (UK/EU) • Amazon • Apple Books ($11)
- Updates and corrections to the first edition are posted here
Mopar Minivans, Volume 2 (Covers 1972-2024)
Four stars on Goodreads. John Warnock wrote, “If you want to know the whens, whys, and wherefores of the minivan, this is the book you want.”
Second edition: I added a great deal more text, John Rush proofed, and members of the various minivan development teams provided more insight and stories. Sold at Amazon and Apple Books ($8). See a detail page.
My Slant on Things
Tales from the days when men were men,
cars were cars, and junkyards were everywhere.
Written by Gary Platz. I wrote two “chapters” and did the layout and some editing.
Did you ever spend the day in a wrecker’s yard, searching for the perfect parts for your old car? Did you reclaim and restore-on-the-cheap an old $200 junker given up for dead? Follow Gary (and Ed and Dave) as they meander through the junkyards of their memories, full of slant sixes, comaradaderie, mistakes, and achievements.
Generously illustrated with period sketches and photos; available for just $9.97 from Amazon or for $4.99 on Apple Books (digital version). See a detail page.
Wagoneer, Gladiator, Comanche, and Scrambler: Jeep’s Go-Anywhere Vehicles (2020)
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