Hot Rods (First Gear)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760338612 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A bit disappointed" according to Ken S.. I am a fan of Alan Mayes books. As such, I think he does a good job presenting his information. I like this book but I am disappointed in that he has used a number of repeat cars from his other books. Yes, there are other cars around but I didn't want a collection of repeat cars. The info and pics are good. Not great in coverage. Summarily, the soft cover is good for the price but let's not have duplication!. Only the Best! Phil I greatly enjoyed this book! Well written and loaded with photos, I especially liked how many cars were featured. The format was similar to a book full of magazine features, the best of the best, so it was a pleasure to read.. Sylvia S. Barton said Five Stars. If you are a hot rodder, it's a must have.
This collection of more than three dozen roadsters, coupes, rat rods, and show cars provides a nicely priced, all-color survey of this enduring hobby. Chopped or channeled, candy metalflaked or rusted-out, hot rods are institutions of American motoring. Each hot rod is featured in full-vehicle and detail shots of the car, a brief history of the car and the build, and more.
In Hot Rods, you’ll find examples of classic traditional hot rods, exotic show rods, and bare-bones rat rods, each representing its owner’s vision of what a hot rod should be. Early hot rodders echoed that passion for speed, copying those early racing cars by stripping all non-critical parts from their cars, tuning their engines, and racing their rods from California’s dry lake beds to the beaches of Florida. Hot rodding is all about performance and style, and that’s what the cars in this book reflect. These cars embody the spirit of the early hot rodders, echoing the history and purpose of those early days.. From the Inside FlapHot rods were born in America when the first automotive pioneers created stripped-down, high-performance versions of their production cars to