America's Wildest Show Rods of the 1960s and 1970s: Analysis and Opinions from George Barris, Darryl Starbird, Candy Joe Bailon, and Others (Cartech)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1613250363 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Things got wilder when the model car industry got involved, and then television shows and pop music acts jumped in too. This completely unique book is a round-table discussion featuring all of these great customizers discussing the era, their builds, and each others rods as well.. What began as visions of futuristic cars eventually morphed into cartoon-like representations of cars. A new breed of car was developed-the Show Rod. New car launches every September were greeted with anticipation, muscle cars with excessive horsepower were the norm, and the average Joe was rodding and racing every weekend. Crazy outfits, new-found freedoms of the boomer generation, and the hippie movement, all created an explosion of style completely unique to the period and generation. The 1960s and 1970s were a time of artistic excess. Icons like Barris and Roth, household names even to fringe car guys, made their name in this era, as did others like Gene Winfield, Dean Jeffries, Ca
“Lavishly illustrated and well written, this is a wonderful new book that should be on every bubbletop lover’s bookshelf.” -Classic American, May 2014 (Classic American 2014-04-11)"This book belongs in every custom car aficionado's library." -Alan Mayes, Ol' Skool Rodz, January 2014 (Alan Mayes Ol' Skool Rodz 2013-10-08)"From the sublime to the ridiculous, they're all in this book, and author Gosson has convened a kangaroo court of custom builders both current and contemporary- including Gene Winfield, Darryl Starbird and George Barris- to add details and comments on the host of custom specials in this packed softback." -American Car Magazine, November 2013 (American Car Magazine 2013-10-14)"Actually, anyone with an interest in the car culture--even the mainstream on--will want this book because, as show rod designer Ed Newton points out in one of the three forewords by movers and shakers, these show circuit confections are 'what Detroit could have made, if they had some balls.'" -speedreadersfo, October 2013 (speedreadersfo 2013-10-23)"For those who grew up slicking Hot Wheel cars like 'The Red Baron' across their parents' kitchen floor or who spent hours at a workbench in a basement assembling plastic kits of 'Uncertain T' or the 'Batmobile,' this book is your model glue-fueled trip into nostalgia." -Hemmings Muscle Machines, December 2013 (Hemmings Muscle Machines 2013-11-04)
Love it! This is the era of show cars that I grew up with. And loved. This book is like going to an extremely rare car show where all the best are gathered.. Nifty and fun read for amateurs to experts. Underscore the word FUN. Kilgore Gagarin Very nifty book with excellent quality photographs. This book has the same glossy look and feel of HOT ROD, one of the longest standing publications on the subject. The author, Scotty Gosson, has produced a straight forward compilation of many of the seminal show rods from the time period indicated, the 1960's and 70's. In addition to the obvious standards, the original Batmobile, Monkeemobile, and Munster Koach (all in Chapter 4's "As. "Great Homage to Cars I Drooled Over as a Kid" according to John Eaton. WOW!Scotty Gosson sold me with his Rat Rods book and this lavishly produced volume (with the same, high-quality production values) is no slouch, combining many of my favorite collecting genres (Hot Rodding, Model Kits and classic TV) into a single book with all color photography and expert notes. Thanks to LibraryThing's Early Reader program for exposing me to a book I may not have seen. If you could assemble most of the show circuit r