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NEW!
no photo - Hot Rod Milestones (Enthusiast Color Series)
by Dain Gingerelli

A photo-packed celebration of nearly forty milestone hot rods! Cars featured in this colorful collection were selected based on their fame, trend-setting style and mechanical advancements. Featured are hot rods from such famous builders as George Barris, as well as those customized by lesser-known rodders. Filled with high-profile hot rods every enthusiast will savor! Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 9", 96 pgs., 80 color photos

List Price: $13.95 Our Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%)
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Paperback - 96 pages (August 1999)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760306370


NEW!
no photo - Hot Rods by Pete and Jake
by Tony Thacker

An updated look at the famous cars from this famous rod shop, including Billy Gibbons ZZTop cars, the SO_CAL belly tank car, the Niekamp roadster, and more.
144 pages - 75 B & W photos, 70 Color Photos.

List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96 You Save: $4.99 (20%)
Paperback - 144 pages 25th anniv edition (August 1999)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 1890163007
This item will be published in August 1999. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives.


NEW!
no photo - Classic Hot Rods
by Bo Bertilsson

A photo-filled celebration of the best traditional hot rods ever to hit the streets - those built in the 1950s and ‘60s. High-quality photography with exceptionally detailed captions guide you through the classic hot rods of yesteryear - T roadsters; track and high boy roadsters; 1932 and ‘34 Fords, plus beautifully detailed hot rods from the Oakland Roadster Show and those that ran on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Foreword by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.
Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 10 3/4", 128 pgs., 20 b&w ill., 120 color photos.

List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $17.56 You Save: $4.39 (20%)
Paperback - 128 pages (October 1999)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760307210

This item will be published in October 1999. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives.


no photo - Bonneville Salt Flats
by Louise Ann Noeth

Named for an American army captain in the 1870s, the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats have hosted the races and speed trials of a multitude of cars and motorcycles since the early. Located in western Utah, the Bonneville Salt Flats are most commonly recognized as the place where Craig Breedlove broke the land speed record in 1965 with a top speed of 600.601mph. This well-written and beautifully photographed volume fully chronicles vintage racing, modified racing, production and special construction racing at the Salt Flats from 1909 through today. Emphasis is on the post-war years of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Flat-out fabulous!
Hdbd., 10"x 10", 156 pgs., 50 b&w ill., 125 color photos.

Available 10/15/99

List Price: $39.95 Our Price: $27.97 You Save: $11.98 (30%)
Hardcover - 156 pages (October 1999)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760306052

This item will be published in October 1999. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives.


0760304750_01_MZZZZZZZ.gif (17899 bytes) Ford Hot Rods (Enthusiast Color Series)
by Dain Gingerelli

This colorful book looks at Ford hot rods, from the early Model T to the A and B models, and includes such custom creations as the High Boys, Deuce Coupes and Fat Fendered Fords. Gingerelli examines the flat four engine and details the major players in the speed shop business in the early years up to the 1960s. Includes a look at the behind-the-scenes decisions Ford made creating such landmark cars at the flathead V-8. Includes quotes from Henry Ford. Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 9", 96 pgs., 5 b&w ill., 80 color photos.

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Paperback - 96 pages (August 1998)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760304750

Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x 8.33 x 9.01


no photo - Oakland Roadster Show

by Andy Southard, Dain Gingerelli

Subtitled: 50 Years of Hot Rods & Customs. The Oakland Roadster Show is the "Granddaddy" of all hot rod and custom car shows. This color-filled volume takes you decade by decade through Oakland’s evolution, from the first exhibition in 1949 to today. Here are all the legendary cars and their builders, including George Barris’ "Ala Kart," Dean Jeffries’ "Mantaray," Andy Brizio’s "Instant T," and Boyd Coddington’s "Smoothster.
Sftbd., 8 1/4"x 10 5/8", 128 pgs., 35 b&w ill., 140 color photos.

List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $17.56 You Save: $4.39 (20%)
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Paperback - 128 pages (December 1998)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760306087
Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x 10.58 x 8.28


0760305757_01_MZZZZZZZ.gif (18373 bytes) 50 Years of Hot Rod
by Editors of Petersen's Hot Rod Magazine (Editor)

Over the past 50 years Hot Rod magazine has been at the forefront of the performance movement by featuring photographs and articles of dragsters, roadsters, slingshots, buggies, kemps, coupes, and their drivers. Now you can take this nostalgic look back through pages that have captured the imaginations of gearheads nationwide by featuring the works of customizing greats Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Von Dutch and George Barris, to name a few. Complete with five full decades of archival black and white and color photographs of the cars and personalities that make up hot rodding history.
Hdbd., 10"x 10", 192 pgs., 150 b&w ill., 125 color photos.

List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $20.97 You Save: $8.98 (30%)

Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Hardcover - 192 pages (December 1998)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760305757
Dimensions (in inches): 0.84 x 10.32 x 10.35


0879389826_01_MZZZZZZZ.gif (20110 bytes) The American Hot Rod
by Dean Batchelor

If you want to see what real hot rods looked like, then this is THE book to have. Gritty, beat-up, primered, and ready-to-race. 260 black and white photos, and 57 color photos of the most historic real hot rods that ran on the lakes of Southern California. If you build traditional hot rod models, then this book is a must have! Dean Batchelor traces the amazing history of the men and machines of the golden age of hot rodding. This nostalgic examination covers dry lakes racing, pre-war Fords, Detroit engines, road racing specials, supercharging and alternate fuels, clubs, the birth of the speed equipment industry, and much more. All-original photography makes this the ultimate hot rod history. "... destined to be a standard reference for all future car-culture histories to come. Car Craft. Hdbd., 10 1/4"x 10 1/4", 192 pgs., 260 b&w ill., 57 color photos.

List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $20.97 You Save: $8.98 (30%)
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Hardcover - 192 pages (June 1995)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0879389826
Dimensions (in inches): 0.84 x 10.25


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