Hot Rods & Custom Cars


Book Description

Hitting its stride in the 1950s, the underground hot rod culture spawned the likes of Rat Fink, Von Dutch, and George Barris. This collection of rare photographs and ephemera should be an essential for anyone who dreams of putting the pedal to the metal.h.




Hot Rods and Cool Customs


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A guide to the history of hot rods and custom cars, from the earliest stripped-down roadsters of the 1930s to the tuck-and-rolled beauties of the 1950s and early '60s




Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle


Book Description

The most-complete look at the evolution of hot-rod and custom culture. Covers the colorful cars and vibrant characters from the phenomenon's teen-rebel roots to today's multimillion-dollar industry. » Lively layout, rare vintage black and white pictures, scores of color photos and incisive text bring to life the key people, trends, and cars. » Hot rods and customs are more popular than ever. Featured are definitive examples of 1949-51 Mercury customs, '32 Ford hot rods, and many others.




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.




Hot Rods & Customs of the 1960s


Book Description

Great hot rods and custom cars are featured in looks-like-it-was-taken-yesterday photographs from the 1960s.A follow-up book to his Custom Cars of the 1950s and Hot Rods of the 1950s, this book features beautiful color photos of wild cars modified in the groovy andfar out trends of the 1960s. Filled with metalflake and chromed custom cars at shows, on the streets, and tire-smoking hot rods on the race tracks.




The Age of Hot Rods


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This book is a collection of Bud Drakes columns from Rod Action and Goodguys Gazette for which he has written, respectively, the columns Fifties Flashback and Flashing Back. Within it is a wealth of historical essays and colorful writing on the people, machines, movies and cultural events that shaped hot rod culture.




Great American Hot Rods


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Americans were forever changed when the edgy style and power of hot rods exploded onto their highways. This volume details nearly 300 of the most innovative rides to ever own the road. Alongside colour photographs is each car's history, options and top selling points.




Hot Rods and Customs-1 Coloring Book


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18 drawings of wicked hot rods and slammed custom cars ready for you add color to bring them to life







Rods and Customs


Book Description

The author presents a collection of full-color illustrated photographs of hot rods and custom-built cars, and describes the restoration process.