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S-1079
Price: $65.00
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VINTAGE HOT ROD METAL WORK
by Walt Scadden
Bonneville racer/hot rodder/faculty member of Rhode Island
School of Design, Walt Scadden, has produced one of the coolest,
most unusual books we have ever carried. Certainly, it is the only
book in our inventory with a metal cover with rivets and louvers!
Scadden presents photographs and written description of “old
school” methods, techniques, and tips for the English Wheel,
louver-making, lead body work, top chopping, etc.
This is
the perfect gift for that gearhead who longs for a return to the
golden days of the American automobile, when so much was artistry
and performed by hand in the garage out back, rather than on a
drafting board and a bank of CNC machines. Each is one of a kind.
Very hard cover, 58 pages, black and white photography.
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S-1038
Price: $34.95
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Kings of the Quarter-Mile:
Rail-Jobs, Slingshots & Mid-Engine Dragsters
by Lou Hart
When our young heroes began returning from World War II, they
applied the knowledge gained from Uncle Sam towards the fledgling
hot rod movement. While speeds increased, rodders learned the hard
way just how dangerous it was to “drag it out” on the city streets.
In the mid ‘50s, organized drag racing gave hot rodders a safe place
to race. Cars evolved from pre-war coupes and sedans to crude “rail
jobs,” which were stripped and narrowed frame rails with nothing
more than an engine, driveline, seat, and steering gear.
As hot rodders were the true Mothers of Invention, the cars later
became hand-made, finely crafted “Slingshot Dragsters.” Dubbed the
“Kings of the Sport,” these supercharged, fuel-injected Slingshots
burned exotic fuels and captured the attention of every young
enthusiast from coast to coast. The cars dazzled with gleaming
chrome, Candy Apple, Pearlescent, and Metalflake® paint jobs, while
the nitromethane fuel produced an unforgettable thunderous sound.
This new volume contains all the stars that waged war on
quarter-mile strips of asphalt from California to Maine. It’s a
vivid pictorial display that captures the true essence of extreme
acceleration in all its glory.
Soft cover, 160 pages.
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S-1032
Price: $34.95
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Snake vs. Mongoose – How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever
by Tom Madigan
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in his Barracuda, Tom "The Mongoose"
McEwen in his Duster. The "Snake vs. Mongoose" racing feud had been
making headlines long before they got their Funny Cars, but it
wasn't until they made a deal with Mattel that drag racing became
the multimillion-dollar business that it is today.
Happily co-opted by Mattel, the rivalry described in Snake vs.
Mongoose was nonetheless real. Author Tom Madigan tells the story
from the beginning, when engine-builder Ed Donovan, with a nod to
The Jungle Book, dubbed his driver "The Mongoose"—the one creature
who could strike faster than a Snake.
The book chronicles the bad press, the toe-to-toe standoffs, and
some of the best races in drag racing history. And within that
story, Madigan captures the transformation of drag racing from the
gritty, gut-driven sport of the ‘60s into the full-fledged
money-making machine of our day.
Hard cover, 160 pages, many black & white and full-color photos.
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S-1030
Price: $39.95
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Merchants of Speed: The Men Who Built America's Performance Industry
by Paul D. Smith
An appreciative look back at the early hot rodders who designed and
manufactured the parts that made hot rodding possible.
Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews conducted with the
founding fathers of the sport, Paul Smith tells the stories behind
two dozen speed equipment manufacturers and the go-fast goodies they
designed, developed, and sold.
Illustrated with more than 200 period photos, his book is a truly
fitting celebration of the names that became synonymous with speed.
Coffee table hard cover, 240 pages, black and white photos on glossy
stock.
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S-996
Price: $19.95
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John Force: the Straight Story of Drag Racing’s 300-mph Superstar
by Erik Arneson
Revised and Updated edition (April 2009)
The paperback re-release of this popular book about a drag-racing
legend includes updated statistics, photographs, and a section on
the racing career of John Force’s daughter Ashley Force Hood. With
photography by Jon Asher (more than 200 color and B&W photos), the
book recaps Force’s well-documented “rags to riches” story. (Area
Auto Racing News)
The stars of the drag race circuit may be 6,000-horsepower
nitro-burning drags cars, but the 300-miles-per-hour superstar of
the sport is funny car racer John Force. John’s popularity is about
more than his career record. His honest and consistently outrageous
demeanor have endeared him to the fans, made him a favorite with Jay
Leno and FOX’s “The Best Damn Sports Show,” and has led him to be
dubbed the "best interview in sports today."
Force has been the face (and mouth) of drag racing for the past
decade, and he shows no signs of slowing down, on or off the track.
This revised and updated photo biography by veteran race reporter
Erik Arneson covers the rags-to-riches story of Force’s rise from a
penniless racer to a multi-team effort that includes his
high-profile daughter Ashley (the 2004 Driver of the Year and Rookie
of the Year). Force’s is the story of a career built on sheer will
and determination--the tale of a racer who, with unstoppable drive,
guts, and savvy, overcame lousy equipment and little backing to
become the best.
Soft cover, 176
pages, and more than 200 color and B&W photos.
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S-939
Price: $39.95
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Diggers,
Funnies, Gassers & Altereds - Drag Racing's Golden Era
by Bob McClurg
Foreword by John Force, 12-time NHRA Funny Car season points
champion
In the ’60s, drag racing evolved from a “run what ya brung” grass
roots effort to a full-blown professional motorsport – along the
way, it created some of the most exciting racing and race cars ever
built. And Bob McClurg was there with a camera.
McClurg is an accomplished magazine writer and photographer, but
he’s best known for his drag racing images of the ’60s and ’70s. His
lens captured all the action of the Roadsters, Gassers, Altereds,
Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro/Stocks, and even the modern age of
nostalgia drag racing.
Now for the first time, McClurg’s best drag racing photos are
brought together in one volume – a book that every drag racing fan
will have to see. With more than 350 color and black-and-white
photos, this book is an exciting visual history of the sport’s most
exciting years – the Golden Age of drag racing.
Hard cover, 204 pages, 248 color photos and 128 black & white
photos.
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S-898
Price: $15.95
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VINTAGE AND HISTORIC DRAG
RACERS
By Robert Genat
Diggers, funny cars, and more of the best drag racers of the fifties
and sixties.
Melvin Heath’s
dragster, Don Garlits’ Swamp Rat, Mickey Wiese’s 1968 Hemi Dart, and
many others.
Soft Cover, 96 pages, color photography
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S-901
Price: $50.00
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FUEL AND
GUTS
The Birth of Top Fuel Drag Racing
By Tom Madigan
The front engine Top Fuel dragster and its West Coast drivers
defined the evolution of drag racing in the period through the early
seventies.
This is the story of how Top Fuel started in California, told
through the words of the men and women who lived it.
Covers Flaming Frank Pedregon, Hand Grenade Harry Hibler, Big Daddy
Roth,
Tommy Ivo, and many, many others.
Hard cover, 240 pages, color and b&w photography throughout
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S-903
Price: $34.95
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HOT ROD ROOTS
A Tribute to the Pioneers
Edited by Dean Gingerelli
Its seven chapters, each by a different author, say it all:
World War II and Hot Rodding, Belly Tanks, Track Roadster Racing,
Drag Racing, Spreading the Word, From Out of the East, and Hot Rod
Heritage. Produced by the American Hot Rod Foundation.
Hard Cover, 176 pages, b&w photography throughout
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S-908
Price: $34.95
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SO-CAL SPEED SHOP
The Fast Tale of the California Racers who Made the Hot Rod Industry
By Mark Christensen
Alex Xydias established So-Cal Speed Shop in 1946, the day he got
out of the service. It played a huge role in the transformation of
hot rodding from scruffy underground curiosity into a defining part
of American culture. Key characters include Dean Bachelor, Ray
Brown, Vic Edelbrock, Dick Flint, Ed Iskendarian, Wally Parks,
Barney Navarro and Ed Winfield.
A beautiful book.
Hard cover, 192 pages, lots of b&w photography
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S-732
Price: $40.00
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EDELBROCK: Made in U.S.A.
by Tom Madigan
Here is the story of the company's growth from a simple shop at the
rear of a gas station to an American institution. It is at the heart
of the history of the earliest drag racers and land speed racers, it
is woven into the early days of NASCAR, and it flourishes today in
the cars owned by enthusiasts and ordinary drivers across America
who boast Edelbrock equipment.
It is the story of a company whose influence not only helped shape
automotive performance, but also led the automotive aftermarket
industry in addressing and conforming to the clean air and safety
regulations that have emerged over the past 35 years.
And it is the story of an iconic family business that has preserved
its values and its spirit of independence, creativity, philanthropy,
and fun over three generations.
Hard cover, 324 pages, color and black & white photography.
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