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The American Speed Shop

Author : Bob McClurg
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613253346
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book The American Speed Shop written by Bob McClurg and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of hot rodding and performance cars has been well chronicled through the years. Books and magazines have covered the cars, builders, pioneers, engineers, early racers, muscle cars, street racers, etc. Most take a nostalgic and fun look at the cars that many have loved their entire lives. Some even cover the lifestyle, the hobby as it involves people, and the effort, time, and commitment people put into it. It is more than just a hobby to most, and to many, a certain wave of nostalgia comes over them when remembering what the car scene was like "back in the day." The local speed shop is an important element of the nostalgic feeling that people have when fondly remembering their hot rodding youth. Speed shops were not just parts stores, they were a communal gathering place for car guys wanting to talk smart, bench race, and catch up on the local scene, as well as to solicit the expert advice from the owner or staff behind the counter. Here, longtime hot rodder and industry veteran Bob McClurg brings you the story of the era and the culture of speed shops as told through individual shop's histories and compelling vintage photography. He covers the birth of the industry, racing versus hot rodding, mail-order, and advertising wars. You learn about the performance boom of the 1960s and 1970s, lost speed shops as well as survivors, and a overview of the giant mail-order speed shops of today.

SO-CAL Speed Shop

Author : Mark Christensen
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760322635
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book SO-CAL Speed Shop written by Mark Christensen and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2005-11-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Let's Go Racing!

Author : Rex Robbins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780971963900
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book Let's Go Racing! written by Rex Robbins and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiography of Rex Robbins, influential founder of the American Speed Association. ASA remains one of the most important stock car series in the history of auto racing.

SO-CAL Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History

Author : Mark Christensen Tony Thacker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1610591852
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book SO-CAL Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History written by Mark Christensen Tony Thacker and published by . This book was released on with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The All-American Hot Rod

Author : Michael Dregni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1610592042
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The All-American Hot Rod written by Michael Dregni and published by . This book was released on with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vintage Speed Parts

Author : Tony Thacker
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613256973
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Vintage Speed Parts written by Tony Thacker and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2022-10-10 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the history of hot rodding through this nostalgic look at vintage speed equipment. When most people think of speed parts, they rewind a few decades and think back to the Ford flatheads that were so prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. However, did you know that the speed parts industry began way back in the Model T era? It's true. As soon as vehicles were mass produced, manufacturers were looking for ways to make them faster. Manufacturers, such as Roof, Rajo, Winfield, Miller, Frontenac, and Holley, made speed parts for 4-cylinder Model T engines and accomplished speeds of up to 100 mph! In Vintage Speed Parts: The Equipment That Fueled the Industry, veteran hot rod historian Tony Thacker looks at the history of hot rodding through the eyes of speed equipment manufacturers. Covered chronologically, the book begins with the early 4-cylinder engines. In 1932, Henry Ford introduced the flathead V-8, which was slow to be adopted as the engine of choice in racing until the parts industry caught up. Once it did, the flathead, although interrupted by the war, was the engine to run until the automobile manufacturers introduced overhead-valve V-8 engines in the late 1940s. Chrysler's early-1950s Hemi and Chevrolet's small-block V-8 in 1955 spelled the end for the flattie. Both mills dominated well into the 1970s, and the speed industry was there to support all platforms in spades. During that period, every auto manufacturer made a V-8 worthy of modification, and the speed industry boomed. Eventually, the speed equipment manufacturers grew to the point of becoming corporate entities, as mergers and acquisitions became the much less interesting story. Parts covered include special cylinder heads, magnetos, camshaft and valvetrain upgrades, downdraft carburetors, headers, multiple-carburetor setups, and even superchargers. Everyone figured out how to make engines more powerful, upgrading with the type of parts that were being produced decades later, even to today. Join in the fun of reviewing the history of speed through this fascinating tale of vintage speed parts.

The Business of Speed

Author : David N. Lucsko
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801889901
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Business of Speed written by David N. Lucsko and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America.

City of Speed

Author : Joe Scalzo
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780760327203
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book City of Speed written by Joe Scalzo and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insider Joe Scalzo details the shops and racers, millionaire sportsmen, hot rod artists and fabricators, and tracks that have made L.A. the epicenter of America’s automotive performance industry.

The Business of Speed

Author : David N. Lucsko
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421402742
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Business of Speed written by David N. Lucsko and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2009 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Since the mass production of Henry Ford’s Model T, car enthusiasts have been redesigning, rebuilding, and reengineering their vehicles for increased speed and technical efficiency. They purchase aftermarket parts, reconstruct engines, and enhance body designs, all in an effort to personalize and improve their vehicles. Why do these car enthusiasts modify their cars and where do they get their aftermarket parts? Here, David N. Lucsko provides the first scholarly history of America’s hot rod business. Lucsko examines the evolution of performance tuning through the lens of the $34-billion speed equipment industry that supports it. As early as 1910, dozens of small shops across the United States designed, manufactured, and sold add-on parts to consumers eager to employ new technologies as they tinkered with their cars. Operating for much of the twentieth century in the shadow of the Big Three automobile manufacturers—General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler—these businesses grew at an impressive rate, supplying young and old hot rodders with thousands of performance-boosting gadgets. Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America.

Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies

Author : Jeff Breitenstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610592352
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies written by Jeff Breitenstein and published by . This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every hot rodding magazine ever published (not to mention numerous books and countless web sites) has taken stabs at creating comprehensive glossaries of automotive enthusiasts terms and phrases. Finally Motorbooks has done it right with the publication of The Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary. The title says it all. This book is 243 pages thick and includes more than 1,600 words and phrases, with definitions, phrase origins and examples of usage. In addition, the dictionary includes more than 225 line-art illustrations."If you never thought you'd find yourself reading a dictionary, this informative and fun book may surprise you. - Rod and Custom, October, 2004Perplexed about Peg Leggers? Curious about Crazy Stacks? Every enthusiast group inevitably spawns its own slang, but few are as rich as that which has evolved around the world of hot rods and customs. Once a unique American sub-language, the gearhead vernacular has long since gone global. Containing some 1,700 entries, this first-ever dictionary of the colorful language and phraseology that has developed in the world of hot rodding and customizing features not just terms used to describe the technologies and designs, but also those pertaining to the culture itself. In the end it's not just a dictionary with something for everyone from newbies to vets, but a book that reveals how the customizers have, in fact, customized their lingo. Includes specially commissioned line-art illustrations and cross-references for related or like terms.

Ford Model T

Author : Lindsay Brooke
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760327289
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Ford Model T written by Lindsay Brooke and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 years after the introduction of the Model T, this illustrated history tells the full story of the car that launched the American auto industry.

Driving Ambitions

Author : H. F. Moorhouse
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719029165
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Driving Ambitions written by H. F. Moorhouse and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moorhouse (sociology, U.of Glasgow) interprets the post-war American passion for hot rods and drag racing as an extreme example of the country's attitude toward automobiles. Of interest to social scientists and to teenagers who want to see what they missed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Racing to America

Author : Scotty Gosson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781490539775
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Racing to America written by Scotty Gosson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RACING TO AMERICA BACK COVER Why even consider going through the agony and expense of shipping an entire racing operation to the other side of the earth? For the same reason Americans went to the moon. For one thing, the grass is greener - humans share a natural enticement to the unobtainable - in this case, time travel. And many just aspire to leave a mark illustrating how hardcore they are. Racers can never resist a challenge. Beating the home team on their own sacred turf offers an irresistible satisfaction for those of a competitive bent. Plus, the whole adventure is one hell of a lot of fun. These, and even more compelling motives, are explored in Racing to America. Slip on your reading goggles and strap in tight... "Whether he's behind the wheel of a vintage drag car or his computer keyboard, it's always pure hot rodding with Scotty Gosson. And there's no way to know what's around the next curve. Scotty gives you raw, real hot rod tales and like a good hot rod, they have an intangible character about them that is difficult to forget." Gerry Burger - Rodders Digest "Scotty Gosson has been involved in racing and hot rodding in almost every possible way - fabricator, engine builder, street racer, drag racer, salt racer, tech inspector and announcer... This vagabond-cum-Forrest Gump of hot rod discourse has his fingers firmly on the pulse of the racer's plight everywhere. He just plain gets it and is as much a fan of it as he is a part of it!" Adam Sorokin - Driver, Champion Speed Shop Top Fuel Dragster "I had the chance to see Scotty's writing on the Adam Sorokin article before it got chopped up in the cutting room and I'm very impressed with his work. I can't wait to get a copy of the new book!" Tom Jobe - Crew, The Surfers Top Fuel Dragster "I was born around passion for fast cars. I grew up around the environment of speed. That's why I feel like I'm home when I'm with the Gossons." Ryan Cochran - Jalopy Journal

Art of the Hot Rod

Author : Ken Gross
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760349789
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Art of the Hot Rod written by Ken Gross and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Legend of American Motors

Author : Marc Cranswick
Publisher : Veloce
ISBN 13 : 1787117650
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of American Motors written by Marc Cranswick and published by Veloce. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Motors was the little company that made a big impact. Maker of the Rambler family car, the Kenosha-based AMC offered an antidote to the excess of Detroit’s Big 3. But when America decided it wanted sporty, rather than econocars, AMC got groovy with the Javelin, AMX, Scrambler and Rebel Machine. American Motors was a proven performer in showrooms and on the track, with success in drag and road course racing. However, through it all came solid Rambler value, and a different approach from Detroit. An accent on consumer protection, along with brand label special editions. And when it came to blue sky thinking, AMC surpassed all with the Gremlin and Pacer small cars. Off road, Kenosha truly made Jeep ‘The One & Only,’ popularizing the brand and making it the sales success it is today. Beyond that, AMC created America’s first crossover, the Eagle. It all proved that America’s smallest ... was its biggest surprise!

Hot Rod Empire

Author : Matt Stone
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 0760360707
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Hot Rod Empire written by Matt Stone and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot Rod Empire details Robert E. Petersen's creation of Hot Rod Magazine in the 1940s and the Petersen Publishing empire that grew to the mainstream juggernaut we know today. The end of World War II marked the release of pent-up war-years energy and the desire to live. For many this meant indulging in long-denied purchases, like a new car. For another group, including young vets, it meant a return to car building and racing. Money, exciting new cars, and speed parts all flowed freely in post-war America. Robert Petersen, a young SoCal-based photographer and Army Air Corps vet, noted the rapidly growing hot rod scene in and around Los Angeles. His first move was to organize the Los Angeles Hot Rod Exhibition in 1948. His second, and brilliant, move was to launch at the same event the first edition of Hot Rod magazine. From this launch pad, Petersen Publishing Company would grow to become the most influential enthusiast publisher in America. Petersen’s magazines were rallying points for all aspects of the car, truck, and motorcycle hobbies, well as nurturing and promoting all aspects from car building to racing to show events. Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Car Craft, Motorcyclist, Off-Road and Four Wheel Drive and some 75 other enthusiast titles dominated magazine racks and provided substantial influence over transportation and numerous other hobbies. Hot Rod Empirecelebrates the birth and explosive growth of the transportation hobby under Petersen’s watch.

Frank Lockhart

Author : Sarah Morgan-Wu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935240037
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Frank Lockhart written by Sarah Morgan-Wu and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compellingly self-confident, handsome, gifted race driver, and mechanical genius named Frank Lockhart has long captured the imagination and curiosity of generations of automobile racing fans as a classic example of the "What if he had lived?" enigma. There remains even today a certain mystery about Frank's amazing talent and fearless driving ability. There also have been a sizeable number of myths about his life that have grown up over the years and have been repeated so often as to become accepted as the gospel truth. In a careful historical effort to set the story straight, authors Sarah Morgan-Wu and Jim O'Keefe have combined their efforts to delve into all aspects of Frank's life and career. They have left no stone unturned in an attempt to verify every bit of information. It is to their credit they have uncovered much long forgotten or hidden information that sheds important light on the true nature of Frank and his remarkable if all too short flash of brilliance on the stage of American automobile racing.--Publisher's description.