Eddie Paul's Custom Bodywork Handbook coverimage:  Foreword By Jay LenoBook Review By George Phillips FROM THE PUBLISHER Learn the latest techniques from master customizer Eddie Paul! More than 200 dynamic step-by-step color photos demonstrate 20 projects ranging from old school hot rods to modern tuner cars. In this exciting new reference Paul covers frenching taillights,… Continue reading Eddie Paul's Custom Bodywork Handbook

Race Legends of the Fabulous Fifties by Art Evans coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks,photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Race Legends of the Fabulous Fifties is written by Art Evans, and features 51 road course racing legends in an easy to read format. There is a table of contents, preface and an introduction by Carroll Shelby. There… Continue reading Race Legends of the Fabulous Fifties by Art Evans

The Giant Gila Monster Produced by B. R. and Gordon McLendon, for Hollywood Pictures Corporation, in 1959, and directed by Ray Kellogg coverimage:  Movie review by www.HotRodHotLine.com From the Producers The Giant Gila Monster (1959) “A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage… Continue reading The Giant Gila Monster Produced by B. R. and Gordon McLendon, for Hollywood Pictures Corporation, in 1959, and directed by Ray Kellogg

San Diego Motorsports: 100 Racing Years – A Johnny McDonald Collection coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Johnny McDonald has been covering the national racing scene for more than four decades. He is a past President of AARWBA, or The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association, and sportswriter for the San… Continue reading San Diego Motorsports: 100 Racing Years – A Johnny McDonald Collection

Every Sunday Drag Races: Orange County Airport, Santa Ana by Leslie Long and Don Tuttle coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Every Sunday Drag Races; Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, by Leslie Long and Don Tuttle is not really a book, but a soft cover pamphlet, copied by the authors from… Continue reading Every Sunday Drag Races: Orange County Airport, Santa Ana by Leslie Long and Don Tuttle

Memories Of The California Jalopy Association By Thomas D. Luce coverimage:  Thomas D. Luce Publishing has produced a new book, Memories of the California Jalopy Association. A 288 glossy-page 8 1/2×11 inch format, with 1550 photographs documenting Southern California Jalopy Racing from 1938 through 1969. It has early Ascot coverage of Figure 8’s during the… Continue reading Memories Of The California Jalopy Association By Thomas D. Luce

“L.A. Roadsters, A Retrospective” By Dick Wells and Jack Stewart coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Dick Wells and Jack Stewart of the L.A. Roadster Club have written a book, “L.A. Roadsters, A Retrospective,” that will thrill the hearts of roadster lovers everywhere. There are 381 photos of every conceivable kind of… Continue reading “L.A. Roadsters, A Retrospective” By Dick Wells and Jack Stewart

Thrust: Through the Sound Barrier by Richard Noble and David Tremayne coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Sir Richard Noble has produced a book that belongs in every hot rodder and racing enthusiast’s library. It is a detailed and fact filled book that will educate even the most knowledgeable automobile racing expert. Thrust;… Continue reading Thrust: Through the Sound Barrier by Richard Noble and David Tremayne

Roy Richter: Striving for Excellence by Art Bagnall coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz A book review is expected to explain the merits and demerits of a book and to let the reader decide if that book is worth adding to his library. This case is different. If you are a serious hot… Continue reading Roy Richter: Striving for Excellence by Art Bagnall

My Road to Indy, a narrative by Len Sutton coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz My Road to Indy; a narrative by Len Sutton is a 10 by 9 inch hard cover book telling the story of Len Sutton, a prominent car racer from the Pacific Northwest. The book has an appealing… Continue reading My Road to Indy, a narrative by Len Sutton