Hot Rods & Custom Cars

Hot Rods & Custom Cars
Author: Coco Shinomiya
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9783822826225

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

Hot Rods and Cool Customs
Author:
Publisher: Artabras Publishers
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1996
Genre: Design
ISBN:

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

Lost Hot Rods II

Lost Hot Rods II
Author: Pat Ganahl
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 193470993X

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.

Hot Rods & Customs of the 1960s

Hot Rods & Customs of the 1960s
Author: Andy Southard
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1997
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760303290

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.

East Vs. West Showdown

East Vs. West Showdown
Author: Joseph Alig
Publisher: Cartech
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN: 9781934709757

The East Coast vs. West Coast looks both define the era, however differently. The similarities and differences between the varying cars were a point of contention for many years, and the history of the era is celebrated in this new book.

Great American Hot Rods

Great American Hot Rods
Author: Keith Harmon
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-10-25
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780896892262

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.

Rods and Customs

Rods and Customs
Author: Bo Bertilsson
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2005-12
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760324035

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

Standard Guide to Building Street Rods and Custom Cars

Standard Guide to Building Street Rods and Custom Cars
Author: Ken Wickham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN: 9780873494410

Learn how to plan, budget, and build a hot street rod without going broke, with this expert practical advice for building, including chassis, engine, bodywork, painting, and upholstery. How-to photos depict major steps.

The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield

The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield
Author: David Grant
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Automobile engineers
ISBN: 9780760327784

Of all of the pioneering custom-car builders to come to prominence in the 1950s--Harry Westergard, George Barris, and Dean Jeffries, among others--one of the most prolific was a young man from Modesto, California, named Gene Winfield. Cutting his teeth in California's hopping postwar hot rod scene, Gene eventually gravitated toward custom cars, becoming one of the medium's preeminent and most-sought-after practitioners. For the first time, Gene's career is examined in this volume fully illustrated with photography from Gene's personal archive. Written by longtime Winfield employee David Grant, The Legendary Hot Rods and Custom Cars of Gene Winfield is culled from hours of interviews with Gene and recounts everything from his early days in Modesto and his first shop in a converted backyard chicken coop, to his role in forming the Century Toppers car club, his involvement in dry lakes and circle-track racing, the formation of Winfield's Custom Shop in 1955, and the impressive string of vehicles that followed. Cars featured include the Ford convertible that graced the second issue of Rod & Custom, the 1950 Solar Scene Mercury Coupe, the 1956 Mercury called Jade Idol, and the Ford King "T" that won the 1963 AMBR award, among dozens of others. Grant also delves into Winfield's involvement with model-maker AMT, movie and TV vehicles for such projects as The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Get Smart, and reminisces from Winfield's contemporaries.