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The Age of Hot Rods: Essays on Rods, Custom Cars and Their Drivers from the 1950s to Today
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ISBN13: 9780786434046
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jun 13 2008
Pages: 207
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.98 Depth: 9.84
Language: English
A hot rod enthusiast and builder since the early 1950s, Albert Bud Drake has experienced rod and custom car culture to the fullest. This collection of his columns from Rod Action and Goodguys Gazette over the past quarter century, also incorporating several unpublished pieces, offers a wealth of historical information and insights. The colorful writing illuminates the people, machines, movies and cultural events that shaped hot rod culture.
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