Hot Rod Memories Relived Again by Don Montgomery coverimage:  June 12,’07Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Don Montgomery is a tireless compiler and publisher of hot rod photographs and history. He has self published a series of hardbound books dealing with the car culture throughout the Southwest United States. Hot Rod Memories Relived… Continue reading Hot Rod Memories Relived Again by Don Montgomery

Roaring Roadsters: The Road to Indy by Dick Wallen coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Dick Wallen produces a line of racing books that have no equal. His enthusiasm for motorsports racing, along with his editing and photographic skills, allows him to tell a passionate story about car racing. Roaring Roadsters: The Road… Continue reading Roaring Roadsters: The Road to Indy by Dick Wallen

“Lost Your Job? Now What!” 12 Days To Your Perfect Job By Terry Kohl coverimage:  Automotive Journalist Addresses Life After Job Loss Wild Rose, WI… The phrase “job security” is almost an oxymoron these days, provoking wistful smiles, frowns, or smirks over frequent news reports of company downsizings and relocations. People are being forced out… Continue reading “Lost Your Job? Now What!” 12 Days To Your Perfect Job By Terry Kohl

’32 Ford Deuce by Tony Thacker coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Tony Thacker is the Director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California and a historian and writer in his own right. Surrounded by an archive of material and the living legends of hot rodding, Thacker has written… Continue reading ’32 Ford Deuce by Tony Thacker

Old Hot Rod Scrapbooks Memories From The Past By Don Montgomery coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Old Hot Rods Scrapbook, Memories From The Past is the 8th book in a series written by Fallbrook, California author, Don Montgomery. He has created a special market with his books. His readers avidly collect his… Continue reading Old Hot Rod Scrapbooks Memories From The Past By Don Montgomery

Rockin’ Down the Highway the Cars and People that Made Rock and Roll by Paul Grushkin coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Rockin’ Down the Highway is a hardbound book suitable for music and car lovers and written by Paul Grushkin. The book measures 11 inches wide and 12 inches in height… Continue reading Rockin’ Down the Highway the Cars and People that Made Rock and Roll by Paul Grushkin

Fuel & Guts The Birth of Top Fuel Drag Racing by Tom Madigan coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Tom Madigan has taken on a most Herculean task in writing about the beginnings of top fuel drag racing and the men and women who created this exciting sport. Madigan writes with feeling… Continue reading Fuel & Guts The Birth of Top Fuel Drag Racing by Tom Madigan

Those Wild Fuel Altereds: Drag Racing in the Sixties by Don Montgomery coverimage:  Book review by Richard Parks, photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Don Montgomery’s book Those Wild Fuel Altered: Drag Racing in the Sixties, is his sixth book in a series on hot rodding, dry lakes and drag racing. All the books have the same format… Continue reading Those Wild Fuel Altereds: Drag Racing in the Sixties by Don Montgomery

Inboard Racing, A Color Album by Bob and Elladine Foley coverimage:   Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Inboard Racing – A Color Album is a soft cover book with 62 color plates showing hydroplane and runabout race boats and their drivers. The text and photographs are by Bob and Elladine Foley; this volume… Continue reading Inboard Racing, A Color Album by Bob and Elladine Foley

Inboard Racing, A Wild Ride by Bob Foley coverimage:  Book Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Bob Foley is a long time boat racer and avid historian of the sport of motorized boat racing. He writes informative and interesting stories for websites on the history and heritage of boat racing. His latest work is called… Continue reading Inboard Racing, A Wild Ride by Bob Foley