Art of the Hot RodThe best hot rods are art on four wheels, and this book, a collection of studio photography of the cars produced by the world s top hot-rod builders, is nothing less than a gallery of the best of American hot rodding. Profiling top builders like Pete Chapouris, Roy Brizio, Vern Tardel, Troy Trepanier, and 15 others and featuring studio portraits of their most outstanding custom creations, this book celebrates the uniquely American marriage of mechanical know-how to an inspired sense of style and design. Built from the ground up, pieced together from salvaged parts, rebuilt with classic looks and futuristic technology these are automotive works of art, as powerful on the page as they are on the street. Through the stunning portraiture of master photographer Peter Harholdt, Art of the Hot Rod captures these magnificent creations as never seen before. |
Contents
Hot Rod Shops Then and Now SoCal Speed Shop founder | 6 |
Acknowledgments and Introduction | 8 |
Chapter 1 Driven to Perfection | 10 |
Chapter 2 Right the First Time | 22 |
Chapter 3 These Guys Reinvented Attitude | 32 |
Chapter 4 Making a Statement | 40 |
Chapter 5 Theyll Stop at Nothing | 52 |
Chapter 6 Playing with Fire | 64 |
Chapter 12 Transcendental Mechanization | 126 |
Chapter 13 The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection | 138 |
Chapter 14 Theres No Way Like the Old Way | 152 |
Chapter 15 Bombs Away | 164 |
Chapter 16 This Changes Everything | 174 |
Chapter 17 Youth Will Be Served | 188 |
Chapter 18 The Past Is Prologue | 200 |
Chapter 19 Driven to Succeed | 216 |
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