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For the hot rod builder, a working environment takes on a whole new meaning; and here, in fascinating pictures and words, readers learn how shops and garages inform and reflect each custom creation. The book offers an intimate look into the garages of legends like Pete Eastwood and shop such as Rolling Bones; celebrated builders-for-hire like Vern Tardel, and Cole Foster; and top-of-the-line shops such as Brizio Street Rods and Steve Moal’s operation. The result is the next best thing to being there—a book that vividly summons the nature of these spaces and the cars they produce.
Format: Hardbound Pages: 224.




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What began more than fifty years ago with Andy Brizio has become, over two generations, the shop that has defined modern hot rodding: Roy Brizio Street Rods. With winners at the prestigious Oakland Roadster Show, and customers like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Neil Young, Roy Brizio Street Rods is a name to be reckoned with. But more than anything, Brizio is known for building street rods that are meant to be driven - hard and fast, day after day after day. In this first history of Roy Brizio Street Rods, author and photographer Bo Bertilsson examines the family legacy and profiles dozens of the standout cars that have rolled out of the South San Francisco shop and taken the Brizio name to the top of the hot rod heap. Here are the Brizio-built and restored coupes and roadsters of the stars, as well as Roy's and Andy's own acclaimed 32 Ford roadsters, among many others. Bertilsson focuses on ground-up Brizio builds and explores some of the Brizio's remarkable restorations, illustrating every car with fabulous color photography.
Format: Hardbound, Pages: 160.



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Following on the success of his 2005 bestseller Hot Rod Pin-ups, ace photographer David Perry offers an all-new collection of images winningly riffing on the timeless theme of girls 'n' cars—specifically, girls 'n' hot rods. In the garage, on the road, at the race, these sumptuous pictures by the acknowledged master of contemporary hot rod pin-up photography recall classic 1950s illustrators like Vargas and Elvgren. But the beauties in Perry's photographs have been transported to--and, it seems, transported by--the cluttered chop shops, deafening drag strips, and dusty highways that hot rods call home. Sharing top billing are the cars of many of today's top builders, as well as painstakingly perfect wardrobes and settings. Essays by male and female stars of the hot rod world round out this delightful book.
Format: Hardbound Pages: 144.


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Ken Gross received a GOLD AWARD at the 2008 International Automotive Media Awards for Excellence for this title.
The best hot rods are art on four wheels, and this book is nothing less than a gallery of the best of American hot rods. Profiling top builders and featuring studio portraits of their most outstanding custom creations, this book celebrates the uniquely American marriage of mechanical know-how and an inspired sense of style and design. Built from the ground up, pieced together from salvaged parts, rebuilt with classic looks and futuristic technology--these are automotive works of art, as powerful on the page as they are on the street.
Hardbound, 240 pages.


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Hot rods have made legends, taking the spotlight in all aspects of the beach culture, in movies, and in music. They represent youth, rebellion, and a drive to do things a little differently. The hot rod was created by everyday folks who took an old Tin Lizzie, stripped off the fenders and hood and hotted up the engine, gave it a personalized, unique look, and had a machine that outperformed all the other cars on the street. While thumbing their noses at the status quo, these pioneers and their machines inspired awe in kids and instilled fear in their elders. The hot rod movement has always been a grassroots, groundswell movement, an underground artform that defies a straightforward chronicle succinctly tied up with a bow. The All-American Hot Rod is a history by those who lived it, the numerous voices and images of people who know and love the hot rod like nothing else. It’s truly an all-American tale with an exhaust note heard ’round the world. If you’re still in awe of that first hot rod, still driving and tuning hot rods, or still dreaming of hot rods, then this book is for you.
Hardbound, 208 pages.


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SO-CAL Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History
The ability of U.S. car enthusiasts to satisfy their need for speed changed dramatically in the late 1940s as car-crazy veterans returned home from World War II with formal mechanical training, courtesy of Uncle Sam. This is the story of how one such veteran, an ex B-17 airman named Alex Xydias, established the SO-CAL Speed Shop and helped transform hot rodding from a scruffy, underground, outlaw sport into a defining part of postwar American culture. Format: Hardbound Pages: 192


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The ultimate in street rod chassis design know-how! Tim Remus offers up new tips and techniques for building your own chassis the right way. Do it yourself with a 50s flair while using the latest techniques to achieve 21st century performance. Remus shows you what goes on in a variety of chassis shops to offer a well-rounded look at your hot rods most important asset-the foundation. Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 10 3/4", 160 pgs., 300 b&w ill. Format: Softbound Pages: 160



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Get the lowdown on building the rod of your dreams with direction from the experts. Heres everything youll ever need in one information-packed volume: finding a donor car, design, body and paint work, chassis and suspension modifications, selecting and installing engines and transmissions, interiors, accessories, hot rodding events, clubs, and collectibles. Contains insider tricks and tips from veteran hot rod experts.
Softbound, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4, 288 pages, 300 b&w and 50 color ill. Format: Softbound Pages: 288



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This colorful book looks at Ford hot rods, from the early Model T to the A and B models, and includes such custom creations as the High Boys, Deuce Coupes and Fat Fendered Fords. Gingerelli examines the flat four engine and details the major players in the speed shop business in the early years up to the 1960s. Includes a look at the behind-the-scenes decisions Ford made creating such landmark cars at the flathead V-8. Includes quotes from Henry Ford. Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 9", 96 pgs., 5 b&w ill., 80 color. Format: Softbound Pages: 96



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HOT ROD Magazine has defined more than one generation of car and racing enthusiast in its 50-plus years of existence. This reprint of the best from the decade 1949 to 1959 is a unique look back to the great old days of hot rodding and dry-lake racing. Includes all original advertising and editorial material for a nostalgic visit to the beginnings of American racing and hot rod culture.
Also features Stroker McGurk cartoons, Hot Rod of the Month articles, Parts with Appeal features, articles about Bonneville, the Indy 500, and other historic races, and much more. A nostalgic look at one of the richest eras in hot rodding history from the leading magazine of the time.
Paperback, 8-1/4 x 10-5/8, 160 pp, 50 b/w Format: Softbound Pages: 160



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Over the past 50 years Hot Rod magazine has been at the forefront of the performance movement by featuring photographs and articles of dragsters, roadsters, slingshots, buggies, kemps, coupes, and their drivers. Now you can take this nostalgic look back through pages that have captured the imaginations of gearheads nationwide by featuring the works of customizing greats Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Von Dutch and George Barris, to name a few. Complete with five full decades of archival black and white and color photographs of the cars and personalities that make up hot rodding history.
Softbound, 10 x 10, 192 pgs., 150 b&w and 125 color ill. Format: Softbound Pages: 192



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Over the past 50 years Hot Rod magazine has been at the forefront of the performance movement by featuring photographs and articles of dragsters, roadsters, slingshots, buggies, kemps, coupes, and their drivers. Now you can take this nostalgic look back through pages that have captured the imaginations of gearheads nationwide by featuring the works of customizing greats Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Von Dutch and George Barris, to name a few. Complete with five full decades of archival black and white and color photographs of the cars and personalities that make up hot rodding history.
Softbound, 10 x 10, 192 pgs., 150 b&w and 125 color ill. Format: Hardbound Pages: 192



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As hot rodding boomed in the early 1950s, Hop Up magazine was right at the forefront of the growing hobby. The pocket-sized, 48-page monthly featured photos and information on hot rods, customs, and dry lakes racing. "Hop Up: The First 12 Issues" is a compilation of the best articles and photos from the first year of this popular magazine. Packed full of how-to articles, performance reports, and period ads, this volume is ideal for enthusiasts who want to learn more about the history of hot rodding. Restorers and builders working on retro rod project cars will find the old issues of Hop Up to be an indispensable guide to creating an authentic design. Sftbd., 6 x 9, 592 pgs., 500 b&w ill. Format: Softbound Pages: 592


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