hot rods

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.

Explains what a hot rod is, looks at the unique features of hot rods, reviews the golden age of hot rods, and discusses their renewed popularity.

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.

Power-packed with facts, records, and web sites, this book describes custom cars, including hot rods, lead sleds, lowriders, cars with interior tuning, muscle cars, and cars with powerful hydraulic systems.

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.