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

Shake, Rattle and Roll, Produced by Circle King Films coverimage:  Distributed by Full Throttle Video Movie review by www.HotRodHotLine.com From the Producers From the guys who brought you “Back From The Dead,” Shake, Rattle and Roll throws a match in the gas tank and slams it in gear with a burning hot soundtrack, smoking pin-up… Continue reading Shake, Rattle and Roll, Produced by Circle King Films

Real Road Racing by Harold Osmer and Phill Harms coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz An extremely good book on early American road racing is Real Road Racing; The Santa Monica Road Races, by Harold Osmer and Phil Harms. Osmer began his writing career by compiling the history of various racing tracks… Continue reading Real Road Racing by Harold Osmer and Phill Harms

“Ultimate Muscle Cars”, General Editor Craig Cheetham coverimage:  From the Publisher Motorbooks, MBI Publishing Five-View Series “Ultimate Muscle Cars” General Editor Craig CheethamNothing says American automotive power like a muscle car. Celebrating the greatest cars of Detroit’s greatest era, this book puts the muscle car into perspective as never before–with specially commissioned photos that capture each… Continue reading “Ultimate Muscle Cars”, General Editor Craig Cheetham

The Story of Thrust SSC, the World’s first Supersonic Car coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz A nice little pocket paperback book is The Story of Thrust SSC, the World’s first Supersonic Car.The writers aren’t recorded, but Dave Morris, Ron Ayres and Glynne Bowsher are listed as thanking the Thrust Team. The… Continue reading The Story of Thrust SSC, the World’s first Supersonic Car