Hot Rod Magazine All the Covers


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In its sixty-plus years of existence, Hot Rod magazine has featured hundreds of cars on its cover. This book showcases each cover in full color, along with images of the cover car from select issues.







The Best of Hot Rod Magazine, 1949-1959


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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.




The Rodder's Journal


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Launched in 1994, The Rodder’s Journal is the premier publication of the hot rod and custom car hobby. To celebrate 25 years of publication, this handsome hardcover edition—packed with the gorgeous photography readers have come to expect—gathers some of TRJ's best features from throughout the years. Guided by founder and publisher Steve Coonan, TRJ has grown its following, in part, by featuring thewriting of top hot rodding journalists. However, TRJ’s trademark is the stunning photography featured in each issue. Every quarter, readers eagerly anticipate a carefully crafted blend of traditional hot rods, classic customs, early drag racing, the best newly built cars, and the personalities behind one of the world's most unique and passionate pursuits. Roadsters and rails, coupes and customs…chopped…channeled…shaved…slammed…The Rodder’s Journal showcases some of the most interesting cars, builders, owners, and pioneers profiled in the quarterly’s pages. The cars of past giants are there, as are creations from contemporary masters. From street to salt flat, the book includes rare historical imagery, hot rod art, and new photography depicting cars on the pavement and in the studio, a milieu that has become Coonan’s and TRJ’s calling card. More a book than a magazine, TRJ is produced by a team dedicated to offering the best in hot rodding and custom cars. With the very best in hot rod and custom photography, writing, and history, The Rodder's Journal is unmatched among automotive publications. Here’s the book celebration it deserves.




Hot Rod Magazine


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This is a reprint of the first 12 issues, starting from the first in January, 1948. This is a unique look back to the great old days of hot rodding, dry lake racing and humour. Includes all the original advertising and editorial material for a nostalgic look at the beginnings of racing and hot rod culture.




50 Years of Hot Rod


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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.




Art of the Hot Rod


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A deserving tribute to the American muscle of the hot rod, this edition is filled with eye popping photography, gatefolds, and four prints to hang.




Tex Smith's Hot Rod History: The glory years


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Hot Rod History, Book Two By Tom Medley. Detailed coverage of hot roddingÆs early days, from the 1940Æs through 1960. Includes Bonneville, the Southern California scene, track roadsters, Muroc dry lake, and notable personalities Ed Winfield,Vic Edelbrock, and many others. Sftbd., 8 1/2"x 11", 181 pgs., 448 b&w ill. (Was $22.95)




Hot Rod Pin-ups


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David Perry, Foreword by Robt. Williams. For as long as young men have been channeling, chopping, and hopping up rods and customs, women - whether loyal girlfriends or trouble-seeking "bad girls" - have been an integral to their scene. In this unique portfolio evoking great 1950s pin-up artists like Vargas and Elvgren, talented photographer David Perry depicts models in and out of cherry-picked rods and customs wearing painstakingly chosen period dress and hairstyles. More than 100 photos present these modern-day pin-ups under three themes: Garage, Cruising, and Race. In addition, essays explore each topic and are also accompanied by pulp novel covers, period mags, and ads that place the photography in a historical context. Captions identify the car owners, photo location, and, where appropriate, interesting car specs and histories.




Lost Hot Rods II


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The history of hot rodding is filled with stories of cars that were lost for a wide variety of reasons. Some were crashed, others lost in accidents, and others simply faded away. Its the third group that Lost Hot Rods II focuses on. Many great hot rods that were once famous were simply hidden away. Some of them have been tracked down and are now found once again. As a solid follow-up to the success of the original Lost Hot Rods, this book continues the fun of discovering whatever happened to many of the great rods and customs built in the early days of the sport. Lost Hot Rods II shares the full story of each car, including how it was originally built, when it dropped off the radar, and how it was ultimately found. Photos from the past and present are included to showcase the story behind each and every one of these great cars. Industry veteran and celebrated historian Pat Ganahl once again opens the archives and pounds the pavement in order to bring you the stories on some of the coolest cars ever to appear in shows or grace the pages of automotive magazines. A perfect companion to the best-selling Lost Hot Rods: Remarkable Stories of How They Were Found.