Birth of Hot Rodding
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.27 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760313032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He and his wife Robin own and operate ZoneFive Photo. Robert Genat is an accomplished author and photographer who has written 25 books for MBI Publishing. A self-proclaimed “gearhead,” Robert has restored two classic cars in the last 10 years (one of which was featured in a nationally syndicated television show), and has recently completed a chopped ’32 five-window coupe. Genat lives in Encinitas, California.
Profiles of the most influential racers, cars, and events accompany original photography to create a definitive history of hot rod racing on the dry lakes. The Birth of Hot Rodding was selected by the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Assoc. Author Robert Genat brings together stories of the golden age of hot rodding from the men and women who pioneered the sport in The Birth of Hot Rodding. A hot bed of this early quest for speed sprang up when the first Southern California hot rod builder hauled his creation over the ridge of mountains and opened up the throttle on the Mojave Desert's dry lakes.The dry lake beds of the desert provided the common denominator, the measuring stick against which all hot rod builders would judge their modified machines. Subtitled: The Story of the Dry Lakes Era."The nearest thing to it, as I thought then, would be like landing on the moon!"--Wally Parks, desc
"late forties dry lake hot rodding" according to F. M. P. Noordberg. this is a real nice photo book of the late forties dry lake hot rod history. The numerous high quality (mostly in colour) pictures of this era give a real nice flavour. The pictures were taken by a professional photographer and it shows, this is not your fuzzy, discoloured family photo album. Together with the text (short stories from numerous participants of that er. superb photos wade I bought this book shortly after its publication and have puuled it out of the bookcase dozens of times since, just to look at the pictures. Not only are they professional and evocative, but their restoration is amazing. Some of the best photos of that period I have ever seen, regardless of subject.I have most of the books published on hot rod history and this may be. "Five Stars" according to David Fredricksen. NICE PHOTOS FROM A TIME GONE BY. GREAT HISTORY AND GOOD READING.
From the Author "I vividly remember my first trip to the dry lakes. After all of the anticipation and last-minute preparations, a late night's journey to Muroc dry lake and arrival at that legendary expanse of desert vastness was a one-time experience, never to be matched or ever forgotten. The nearest thing to it, as I thought then, would be like landing on the moon! "Robert Genat’s narrative and Don Cox’s colorful photos have captured the true spirit of California’s legendary dry lakes action