Grumpy's Toys

Grumpy's Toys: The Authorized History of Grumpy Jenkins' Cars is an authorized biography of drag racing legend Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, with Jenkins himself writing the book's foreword. The book was written by author Doug Boyce, who has also written the book Junior Stock: Drag Racing the Family Sedan. Overview Few men have impacted the sport of drag racing like Jenkins. His storied drag racing career began in the late 1950s and continued right up until his death in March 2012. Throughout his career, both innovation and success followed him closely. This book documents the long and colorful history of the 17 competition cars that proudly bore the name, Grumpy's Toy. Grumpy's Toys stands as a full and complete history of Jenkins' career as told through his cars and has been heartily authorized by the man himself (Jenkins wrote the book's foreword.) Input from Grumpy punctuates the tales behind the now-legendary cars. Many myths about both Jenkins and his formidable racing cars have grown over the decades, and Jenkins himself helps to separate the fact from the fiction.