Hot Rods and Custom Cars: Vintage Speed Graphics

Hot Rods and Custom Cars: Vintage Speed Graphics

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Hep and hopped up. Ford's original Model T was the first car to undergo "speed modification," a hobby that quickly grew into a $60-million aftermarket industry. Steadily picking up speed ever since, the practice of engine and body customization has become one of America's favorite rites of passage. Hitting its stride in the 1950s, the underground hot rod culture spawned the likes of Rat Fink, Von Dutch, and George Barris-- the King of Kustoms-- while also inspiring a generation of rebels without a cause. Culled from the garages and toolboxes of hot rod enthusiasts, this essential collection of rare photos and ephemera is an essential for anyone who dreams of putting the pedal to the metal.

Product Details

Publisher	Taschen
ISBN	3822826227
Format	Paperback
Author	Coco Shinomiya,Tony Thacker
EAN	9783822826225
Label	Taschen
Edition	illustrated edition
Dewey Decimal Number	704
Studio	Taschen
Number Of Pages	192
Title	Hot Rods and Custom Cars: Vintage Speed Graphics
Publication Date	2004-02-01
Manufacturer	Taschen

Customer Reviews

A Perfect Book!

Review by Seattle Brat, 2006-02-17

I LOVE vintage hot rods and custom cars. This is one of the best (if not the best) book of it's type that I've seen. Mostly all-color VINTAGE photos of cars from the fifties and the scene that surrounded it (covering other aspects like magazines, models, stickers, t-shirts, record/book covers, etc.) Wow! The photos are amazing. This is the real stuff. And there's no text to gunk things up (just a nice introduction). It's a smaller book - digest sized - but oh so cool! Any Rockabilly or Rat Rodder will love this.

VINTAGE "OLD SKOOL" PHOTOS

Review by popular culture lover, 2005-11-02

All of these photos are the real thing from long ago. Thus, it's a completely authentic experience of just what the cars, girls, hot rods, fashions, dragsters ,etc looked like back then. Scant text except for captions but that's not a minus. These great old photos speak for themselves. A great little book!

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