Review of Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words coverimage:  By Tom Madigan Review by: John Gunnell Mickey Thompson was an L.A. Times pressman who became a hot rodder, professional racing driver and off-road events promoter. He competed in everything from the Mexican Road Races to the Indy… Continue reading Review of Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words

Book Review – The Riverside International Raceway coverimage:  The Riverside International Raceway (or RIR) was one of the most iconic racetracks of the 20th Century and proved to be the blast-off point for some of the most influential people in automotive culture. Author Pete Lyons spent the epoch of his childhood days at this revered… Continue reading Book Review – The Riverside International Raceway

Trompers of Eagle Rock: A Commemorative Anthology coverimage:  Words: Richard Parks Photo: Roger Rohrdanz There is nothing more satisfying than to see an old group get back together again, whether it is a rock band or a car club.  It brings back old memories and gets one out of the blahs and doldrums.  It is… Continue reading Trompers of Eagle Rock: A Commemorative Anthology

Book Review – The Little Bastards coverimage:  Review By Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD) This book is titled “The Little Bastards” and is different than most of the books featured on Hotrod Hotline because it is fiction rather than fact-based and includes no photos.  The Author “Jim Lindsay” is a gearhead like most of… Continue reading Book Review – The Little Bastards

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The Risk Takers And Record Breakers coverimage:  THE RISK TAKERS ANDRECORD BREAKERS,By Doug FordApril 27, 2013Stories of those that tried,and sometimes diedchasing the Absolute WaterSpeed Record Book review by Richard Parks,Photographic consultantRoger Rohrdanz  I reviewed another of Doug Ford’s books, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, and found the writing style easy to read and the material… Continue reading The Risk Takers And Record Breakers

What were they Thinking? By Doug Ford Reviewed Feb. 11, 2013 coverimage:  What were they Thinking?By Doug FordFebruary 11, 2013Book Review by Richard Parks,Photographic ConsultantRoger Rohrdanz.  Doug Ford fell in love with hydroplane racing as a very young boy in the 1950’s in his hometown of Seattle. That was about the time that hydroplane racing… Continue reading What were they Thinking? By Doug Ford Reviewed Feb. 11, 2013

Faded Thunder By Roger Jetter – Reviewed Feb. 5, 2013 coverimage:  Faded ThunderMore Tales of Car CrazinessBy Roger A. JetterReview by: Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD) “Faded Thunder” is the fifth in a series of books written by lifelong car guy and columnist for the “Goodguys Gazette”, Roger A Jetter, about his and other… Continue reading Faded Thunder By Roger Jetter – Reviewed Feb. 5, 2013

Fetherston’s Treasure Box of Classic Woodys Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012 coverimage:  Fetherston’s Treasure Box of Classic Woodys Fetherston Publishing – Sebastopol, California, USA11/1/12  Never again, will such an extensive collectors’ edition book on the history of woody wagons be published. The book, Classic Woodys, includes not only the history of OEM station wagons, sedans, convertibles,… Continue reading Fetherston’s Treasure Box of Classic Woodys Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012