In Shadow of the Devil A Saga of Retaining Values in a World Gone Mad By Lynn Wineland coverimage:    Book review by Richard Parks,photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz   I don’t normally do reviews on historical novels or fiction, but Lynn Wineland deserves recognition. Lynn was an editor, writer and reporter in the early days… Continue reading In Shadow of the Devil A Saga of Retaining Values in a World Gone Mad By Lynn Wineland

The Road Ahead the Automobile Club of Southern California 1900-2000 by Kathy Talley-Jones and Letitia Burns O'Connor coverimage:    Book review by Richard Parks,photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz An excellent historical and pictorial book on motoring in Southern California is The Road Ahead; the Automobile Club of Southern California 1900-2000, by Kathy Talley-Jones and Letitia Burns… Continue reading The Road Ahead the Automobile Club of Southern California 1900-2000 by Kathy Talley-Jones and Letitia Burns O'Connor

Big Daddy: A Career Pictorial, Volume 1 by Don Garlits & Michael Mikulice coverimage:    Book review by Richard Parks,photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Big Daddy; A Career Pictorial Volume 1, by Don Garlits and Michael Mikulice is a hard-bound book published by Walsworth Publishing Company. The ISBN number is 0-9626565-2-6 for volume 1 and 0-9626565-1-8 for… Continue reading Big Daddy: A Career Pictorial, Volume 1 by Don Garlits & Michael Mikulice

Diggers, Funnies, Gassers & Altereds Drag Racing’s Golden Age By Bob McClurg coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz A drag racer’s delight is Diggers, Funnies, Gassers & Altereds; Drag Racing’s Golden Age, by Bob McClurg. This is a hard-bound book measuring 10 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in size and suitable as… Continue reading Diggers, Funnies, Gassers & Altereds Drag Racing’s Golden Age By Bob McClurg

Hot Rod Chronicle by the auto editors of Consumer Guide, with Don Prieto coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz An excellent coffee table and display book is Hot Rod Chronicle, by the auto editors of Consumer Guide, with Don Prieto. This hard-bound book measures 12 by 12 inches and has 144 pages… Continue reading Hot Rod Chronicle by the auto editors of Consumer Guide, with Don Prieto

Circle of Impact: The true life events of a brave action figure by Lynn McCoy coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz The author of Circle of Impact; The true life events of a brave action figure is Lynn McCoy and she has written a comprehensive biography of her husband Bob McCoy. I… Continue reading Circle of Impact: The true life events of a brave action figure by Lynn McCoy

Legends of Motorsports by Dave Friedman coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Dave Friedman has compiled a pictorial book on road course and oval track racing called The Legends of Motorsport. It is a photographic delight and suitable to display as a coffee table book for those who would like a quick,… Continue reading Legends of Motorsports by Dave Friedman

Drag Boats of the 1960's by Don Edwards with Barry McCown coverimage:  Text by Bob Silva with a foreword by Larry Schwabenland Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz A nice compliment to drag boat racing history is the paperback book Drag Boats of the 1960’s, by Don Edwards with Barry McCown.  The quality… Continue reading Drag Boats of the 1960's by Don Edwards with Barry McCown

"Lakes" Pictorial 1946 Season by Veda Orr coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Veda Orr’s Lakes Pictorial 1946 Season, by Veda Orr is not a book, but a pamphlet. It has long been out of print and actually was never published. Veda Orr made up the pictorial pamphlet herself and used… Continue reading "Lakes" Pictorial 1946 Season by Veda Orr

Athol Graham's City of Salt Lake by Harvey Shapiro coverimage:  Book Review by Franklin Ratliff Athol Graham’s City of Salt Lake, the new book by Harvey Shapiro, is not only an excellent biography of Athol Graham but also the story of the many people who came to be either associated with the car or affected… Continue reading Athol Graham's City of Salt Lake by Harvey Shapiro