Bangin' Gears and Bustin' Heads By Roger Jetter coverimage:  Book Review By Jack LawfordFebruary 2006 In the late 1950s, a teenager’s most coveted item was a driver’s license. It gave every 16-year-old relative freedom, but it also gave some teens a permit to do stupid things with what amounted to a four-wheeled weapon. In a… Continue reading Bangin' Gears and Bustin' Heads By Roger Jetter

The Complete Chrysler Hemi Engine Manual By Ron Ceridono coverimage:  Publisher: LeRoi Tex Smith Editor: Jim Clark From the Publisher A builders manual for early Hemis. This book has it all: Early Chrysler – DeSoto – Dodge Hemis are covered in detail for street, race, marine and restoration in blown and naturally aspirated forms. This book is the… Continue reading The Complete Chrysler Hemi Engine Manual By Ron Ceridono

Fast Cars, 4-Speeds & Fist-Fights By Roger Jetter coverimage:  In the ’60s, a car was important—not just any car—a white-walled kustom or a big-engined hot rod…imperative to nearly every red-blooded male, it allowed relative freedom. Weekends meant cruising the local “loop” or drive-in hangouts, street racing, or trying to meet every eligible female. In Midwestern… Continue reading Fast Cars, 4-Speeds & Fist-Fights By Roger Jetter

DARRYL STARBIRD – “The Bubbletop King” By Darryl Starbird and Brice Bledsoe coverimage:  From the Publisher Darryl Starbird has designed and built over 100 unbelievable custom auto creations in his nearly half century career. His creations have appeared in 100’s of outo publications. Monogram Model Co. produced more than a dozen of his designs into 1/8 and… Continue reading DARRYL STARBIRD – “The Bubbletop King” By Darryl Starbird and Brice Bledsoe

How To Build Hot Rod Chassis: By: Tex Smith coverimage:  Book Reviewed By George Phillips This is a hands-on how-to guide to building a hot rod chassis. It includes basic chassis design information, plus sections on modification, scratch-building, steering, straight axle and independent front ends, springs, rear suspension, rear ends, brakes, wheels and tires. A large number… Continue reading How To Build Hot Rod Chassis: By: Tex Smith

Rods and Customs by Bo Bertilsson coverimage:  Book Reviewed By Tom Henderson Whether it’s a beefed-up V-8 or a lowered chop-top, a rockabilly ride or restored Model T, hot rods and custom cars drive the speed and style of car culture to a whole new plane. In a book that features some of the most… Continue reading Rods and Customs by Bo Bertilsson

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