The Story of the California Look VW
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906133085 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
James W. Gerock, Jr. said Enjoyable reading.. This book is a follow-up to Keith's original California Look VW book (which I own). I enjoyed reading the VW owner's experiences and browsing thru the pictures several times. Anyone who is a fan of Air cooled VW's would enjoy reading this book. Keith's writing style is easy and fact-filled, but never boring. Finn said Classic V-Dub history!. A comprehensive book on the VW Cal-Look. A MUST HAVE for any VW fan!Too sweet for any more description! Buy the book, great photos. stories and a great conversation starter!. Interesting history Lawrence J. Robertson Very interesting history on the evolution of the California-look VW. Great stories on the people behind the movement plus history of their VW clubs.
About the AuthorKeith Seume has been editor of VolksWorld magazine and is now editor of Ultra VW. Previous books include VW Beetle Custom Handbook, VW Beetle Performance Handbook, VW Beetle Interchange Manual and VW Beetle Coupes & Cabriolets.
Previous books include VW Beetle Custom Handbook, VW Beetle Performance Handbook, VW Beetle Interchange Manual and VW Beetle Coupes & Cabriolets.. Keith Seume has been editor of VolksWorld magazine and is now editor of Ultra VW
The California Look is the most popular style of Volkswagen customizing. The typical Cal Looker is stripped of chrome, lowered, has a high-quality paint job and hides a very hot engine. It all began in the late 1950s, when hot-rodders started tuning Beetles for the drag strip. Their successes gave birth to an automotive performance industry and their racecars’ look soon spread street Beetles, becoming cooler, cleaner and more sophisticated. Keith Seume tells the story of how this phenomenon – completely unforeseen by the manufacturers of the humble VW – gathered pace in the 1960s, spread worldwide in the ’70s, and now dominates the VW custom scene, with a look at past cars and race heroes, at the performance tuning industry, at the raceways, at the Cal