Archive for Items Categorized 'US', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
American Automobile Advertising: An Illustrated History 1930–1980
by Heon Stevenson
American’s have a long-standing love/hate relationship with Madison Avenue. One minute complaining there’s way too much of it and he doesn’t pay any attention to it anyway. Then, almost without taking a breath asking Dilbert in the next cubicle if he happened to see the latest Miller spot and how about those cheerleaders outfits!
Hot Rod Garages
by Peter Vincent
Think of this book as a Shop Hop or Garage Crawl, a guided tour and look behind the curtain. This hot rod photographer/owner/builder doesn’t so much send you out for a look-see on your own but takes you along with him—all the while reminiscing and dispensing snippets of quotes and conversations, facts and factoids, and personal impressions.
Mustang: An American Classic, Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow
by Michael Mueller
Ford’s Mustang may have been the quintessential pony car but there is nothing pony about this oversize book—at over 14” tall it will tower over most anything else on the bookshelf. This lavish production is sort of a 45th birthday tribute to a wildly successful car that by then had sold about 9 million copies.
James Allison: A Biography of the Engine Manufacturer and Indianapolis 500 Cofounder
by Sigur E Whitaker
You know rearview mirrors, four-wheel brakes, front-wheel drive, and maybe even balloon tires. But do you know that all these things, and many more, can be traced back to one of the businesses that sprang from the fertile mind of James Allison (1872–1928)?
Avanti: Studebaker and Beyond
by John Hull
The marketing blurb for this photo-history book is “spot on” for anyone who is already knowledgeable regarding the marque. On its 94 pages are 120 large, sharp images that permit all the details of the scenes from the decades of Avanti history to be seen clearly. Avanti enthusiasts will enjoy perusing the pages and then studying them again more closely.
Hot Rod Model Kits
by Terry Jessee
Being a man of a certain age, this book offers me a sweet and deep sweep of nostalgia; and I won’t be the only one out there. In my early teens, I was captivated and hooked—to be able, with a minimum of skill and patience, to build and customize then current stock cars and modify them into iconic hot rods.
Haynes-Apperson and America’s First Practical Automobile: A History
by W.C. Madden
Before you chalk the complex and relatively short-lived motor manufacturing activities of the three separate companies in this family off as ancient or marginal history, consider that one of the technologies it pioneered is in use still today: stellite.
Hot Rod (Perry)
by David Perry & Barry Gifford
If, when browsing the magazine rack, you would automatically pass by Old Skool Rodz and Hot Rod Deluxe in favor of Classic Motorsports, Collectable Automobile or Road & Track—or even Rod & Custom (there is a fine line there, but it exits)—you would no doubt pass on this book also. There is a certain shame in that…
Carriages Without Horses
J. Frank Duryea and the Birth of the American Automobile Industry
by Richard P. Scharchburg
This small hardcover history book focuses on which of the Duryea brothers, Charles or Frank, contributed the most to the design and construction of the first US car put into series production. Charles always claimed credit for the design of the car, thanking his younger brother Frank for being “his indispensable helper.”
Corvair Affair
by Mike Knepper
If you wanted but one book in your collection on the Chevrolet Corvair, Mike Knepper’s book would be a wise and logical choice. It is obvious that Knepper is a seasoned, professional automotive journalist, and it is equally obvious that his flair for language goes beyond many informative but dull books all too often found.
Avanti (Bonsall)
by Thomas E. Bonsall
Originally published in 1979 and long hailed as the ultimate book on the Avanti, this updated and revised edition is a must for every Avanti enthusiast. The legacy of the Avanti in the pony car era is all but ignored while lesser marques from the Big Three are eulogized for their contribution to the art.
‘40 Ford: Evolution, Design, Racing, Hot Rodding
by Joseph P Cabadas
One can only wish that readers don’t pass this book by, thinking it’s about a model—iconic as it is—or a marque, or a period they’re not really interested in. There’s a whole lot more to this book, which is no surprise if you consider it in the context of the author’s previous work.
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