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Age of Hot Rods : Essays on Rods, Custom Cars and Their Drivers from the 1950s to Today by Albert Drake (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10078643404X
ISBN-139780786434046
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038906382

Product Key Features

Number of Pages207 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAge of Hot Rods : Essays on Rods, Custom Cars and Their Drivers from the 1950s to Today
Publication Year2008
SubjectPopular Culture, General, Automotive / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTransportation, Social Science, History
AuthorAlbert Drake
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2008-013232
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"a wealth of historical information"-- Cruzin' Magazine "offers a wealth of historical information and insights. The wonderful writing illuminates the people, machines, movies and cultural events that shaped hot rod culture"-- Good Guys Gazette "rich in detail...a very good addition...recommend[ed]"-- SAH Journal "think of this as candy for your car-nut soul"-- Street Rodder "Drake continues to interview 'old timers' with his dogged determination to collect and protect the history of the old car hobby. Get a copy for your home library today"-- Street Scene Magazine "something for everyone...authentic"-- SpeedReaders ., "a wealth of historical information"-- Cruzin' Magazine ; "offers a wealth of historical information and insights. The wonderful writing illuminates the people, machines, movies and cultural events that shaped hot rod culture"-- Good Guys Gazette ; "rich in detail...a very good addition...recommend[ed]"-- SAH Journal ; "think of this as candy for your car-nut soul"-- Street Rodder ; "Drake continues to interview 'old timers' with his dogged determination to collect and protect the history of the old car hobby. Get a copy for your home library today"-- Street Scene Magazine ; "something for everyone...authentic"-- SpeedReaders .
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal629.228/6
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue: Watching Traffic Roots: Exhaust Cutouts and Wire Wheels 1932 Lincoln George Riley Car Pooling The War Effort Street Scene, Los Angeles Gordon M. Buehrig, 1904-1990 War Surplus Roots Growing Up The Service Station Ed Almquist Hot Rod Citroën Iron Mountain Meal American Gothic: Hollywood Hubcaps and Duals The Search for Truth What''s in a Name Anyway? Synesthesia American Gothic Old Customs Never Die Henry Gregor Felsen Let Us Now Praise Famous Men Love of a Fine Car Racing the Reaper Simple Yard Art Small Wonders Girls and Rods Haney''s Hot Rod Our ''40 The Fabulous Fifties: Chopped and Channeled In the Garage Luke the Drifter: Hot Rodders'' Troubadour Oregon Original The First Ticket Traffic Court The Minister''s Sons The Original Fonz Bonneville Speed Week, 1955 Summer 1955: A Sunday 1956: The First Portland Roadster Show Cruising on a Vespa at Midcentury Scooters on Campus Records Bud''s Beanee-Weenee Class Angle The Genuine Artificial Zebra Skin Interior Odd Balls Incident The Mild Custom X-51 The XM-800 Dream Car Trophies The Zen of Nostalgia: Reflections in a Bullnose Strip Hot Rodding 101: Back to Basics The Slo Poks Celebrate 50 Years Stan Mott and the Cyclops Saga Dave''s ''37 Celebrating the Low Buck and Beater Thanks, Tex The Pacific Gunsight Special Mystery A la Recherche du Temps Perdu Hot Rodding Down Under In Praise of Originality Bruce Geisler and the Chipmunks The Zen of Nostalgia A Classic Memory False Memory The Glenn Johnson Coupe Revisited Bridge to the Fifties The Great Unwashed Deuce James Dean Run The Pan Draggers Reunion Coming Home: Back to the Fifties Coming Home Les Amis de Route 66 Dale Moreau: Ace Photographer The Amazing Story of Tad Winiecki''s Safercycle CTA Reunion Going, Going, Gone! Mr. Motor Manners The True Meaning of Christmas Aussie Hot Rodder Finds Good Tin Hot Rods as a Belief System Old Dogs and New Tricks The Suicidals Car Club Wendover Tyler''s Tales Swap Meets Road Angels Redux The Outsiders A Letter to a Young Hot Rodder Hill Autotorium Iggy Living the Fabulous Fifties--Again! Linda Vaughn: First Lady of Motorsports My Brush with Greatness Cruisin'' the Neighborhood Cruising with the NW Speedsters The Spirits of Hot Rodding Sunraycers Index
SynopsisA hot rod enthusiast and builder since the early 1950s, Albert "Bud" Drake has experienced rod and custom car culture to the fullest. This collection of his columns from Rod Action and Goodguys Gazette over the past quarter century, also incorporating several unpublished pieces, offers a wealth of historical information and insights. The colorful writing illuminates the people, machines, movies and cultural events that shaped hot rod culture.
LC Classification NumberTL236.3.D73 2008
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