hot rods

Reviews the history of hot rods--factory-made vehicles that have been modified and customized, features photographs and descriptions of representative cars, and looks at how hot rods are built.

Contains photographs that depict the obsession Americans have with speed, thrills, and cars; includes photographs of chop shops, drag strips, greasers, and many different types of cars.

Examines the American male subculture that involves modifying stock American cars originally built between the 1920s and the mid-1960s, explaining how they transform these cars from mass-produced products of technology into unique pieces of art.

Presents an overview of the process of building a bolt-together street rod, examines finances and planning, looks at do-it-yourself versus professional help, and discusses wheels and tires, body basics, frames and suspension, the engine and transmission, and detailing.

Provides step-by-step instructions for modifying a vintage car, covering disassembly and measurements, installing the front suspension and engine, shocks, chopping the top, selecting color, ordering parts, interior trim, and more.

Discusses the history of hot rods and explains how a car becomes a hot rod.

Simple text and full color photographs introduce young readers to hot rods and what they can do.

Presents over four hundred full-color illustrated photographs describing over forty hot rods and customized cars and includes technical and performance information and engineering modifications of each vehicle.

This book introduces muscle cars, usually American-made midsize cars from the 1960s and early 1970s, describing their history, engine power, customizing, and restoration.

This book introduces hot rods, ordinary cars that have been modified to be lighter, louder, and way cooler-looking than regular street cars.