The most comprehensive book about arguably the greatest car in Australian motorsport history, Allan Moffat's TransAm Mustang, is ready for pre-ordering
The Boss: The Inside Story of Allan Moffat and his TransAm Mustang is written by award-winning motor sport journalist and historian David Hassall who devoted the past five years in bringing to life this incredible story, and the result is every bit as magnificent as the car itself.
The hardcover 450-page book has been produced with Allan’s cooperation, is officially licenced by Allan Moffat Racing, with the Foreword written by Pauline Moffat.
The Boss contains more than 110,000 words packed with rare detail and unique insights provided by the people who were there, along with 600 historic black-and-white and colour photos, many of which have never previously been published.
Allan was interviewed extensively for the book, years before his well-publicised dementia was diagnosed, providing a unique and irreplaceable perspective on his favourite car and its colourful history.
Moffat’s carers granted Hassall exclusive access to Allan’s extensive collection of documents and photographs for the book, as did Peter Lyall, who looks after the car for the Bowden family in Queensland.
Photos include the car being built at Kar-Kraft in Detroit and Bud Moore Engineering in South Carolina, arriving in Australia, appearing for the first time at Sandown in early May 1969, and being prepared (and repaired) at Moffat’s own workshop in Melbourne.
All the key figures in the car’s extraordinary race career provide first-hand accounts, most for the first time, bringing a richness to the iconic car and driver’s brilliant and often controversial story.
The remarkable story lies within. |
The large-format book uncovers the technical secrets that made the TransAm Mustang the most advanced racing sedan of its time, as revealed by engineer Lee Dykstra who was responsible for the TransAm Mustang’s design and construction at Kar-Kraft.
More than two dozen people were interviewed exclusively for the book, including Don Gibb, who organised the groundbreaking Coca-Cola sponsorship, Coke executive David Maxwell who did the deal, and hard-working AMR mechanics Barry Nelson, Peter Thorn, Ian Lees, John Myers, Lou Mallia and Ray Cutchie.
The Boss also includes chapters outlining Moffat’s rise to fame in Australia and America, revealing in previously unreported detail his early career, peppered with Allan’s own candid recollections.
A race-by-race account of the Mustang’s six-year career from its first race in 1969 to its last in 1975 sets straight the car’s magnificent record.
A special ‘Platinum Edition’ of the book, featuring a special wraparound cover and limited to 302 signed and numbered copies is also available for pre-order, priced at $349 plus postage and handling.
Unique to the Platinum Edition is a reproduction of the Moffat Mustang’s original 16-page CAMS logbook, a priceless relic that has not been sighted for more than 50 years. It was uncovered by the author during his exhaustive research for the book.
The ‘standard’ edition with the same high production values, is priced at $189 plus postage and handling.
Both versions of the book will be delivered in time for Christmas.
To grab your copy, go to https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/products/the-boss-the-inside-story-of-allan-moffat-and-his-trans-am-mustang-book
From Unique Cars #483, Sept 2023