Car Tech Books CT595 The American Speed Shop Hard Back Book

Description

The history of hot rodding and performance cars has been well chronicled through the years. Books and magazines have covered the cars builders pioneers engineers early racers muscle cars street racers etc. Most take a nostalgic and fun look at the cars that many have loved their entire lives. Some even cover the lifestyle the hobby as it involves people and the effort time and commitment people put into it. It is more than just a hobby to most and to many a certain wave of nostalgia comes over them when remembering what the car scene was like “back in the day.” The local speed shop is an important element of the nostalgic feeling that people have when fondly remembering their hot rodding youth. Speed shops were not just parts stores they were a communal gathering place for car guys wanting to talk smart bench race and catch up on the local scene as well as to solicit the expert advice from the owner or staff behind the counter. Here longtime hot rodder and industry veteran Bob McClurg brings you the story of the era and the culture of speed shops as told through individual shop’s histories and compelling vintage photography. He covers the birth of the industry racing versus hot rodding mail-order and advertising wars. You learn about the performance boom of the 1960s and 1970s lost speed shops as well as survivors and a overview of the giant mail-order speed shops of today. Author: Bob McClurg. ISBN: 978-1-61325-334-2. Binding: Hardback. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 Pages: 192. Illus: 237 color & 178 black and white photos. Publisher: CarTech. Item#: CT595. About the Author Veteran automotive journalist Bob McClurg grew up in 1950s Southern California where he was surrounded (and heavily influenced) by early hot rod culture. Mc- Clurg’s photojournalism career spans 40 years writing and shooting for the most influential magazines as well as authoring books for CarTech. His previous titles include Diggers Funnies Gassers and Altereds; Yenko; Fire Nitro Rubber and Smoke; How to Build Supercharged and Turbocharged Small Block Fords; How to Install and Tune Nitrous Oxide Systems The Tasca Ford Legacy and more.