Hot Rods And Custom Cars (Five-view) - Hardcover

Bertilsson, Bo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760323097 ISBN 13: 9780760323090

Publisher: Motorbooks Intl, 2005

Synopsis

This book looks in detail at over 45 beautiful custom cars from the UK, Europe and America, providing an exhilarating tour of some of the most amazing and spectacular automobiles ever to have rolled out of a garage. Covering outlandish and extrovert vehicles based on all the most famous marques including Chevrolet, Ford, Hudson, Mercury, Volkswagen and Willys, Hot Rods and Custom Cars is packed with a wealth of information. Each car is presented in 3-view format, with key engineering changes and styling features annotated. A feature box lifts the bonnet to focus on each car’s unique powerplant, while informative and lively text details the car’s development, design and handling. A comprehensive specifications panel provides technical information. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 colour photographs, this book will appeal to anyone with a love of these souped-up, customized machines.

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Review

This book provides comprehensive descriptions of more than 40 hot rods and custom cars, from the Boyd Smoothster to Deuce Coupes and Willys Gassers. There is even a Morris Minor Traveller, albeit with a supercharged Rover V8 where the little 803cc 4-pot used to live. The modifications and specifications of each car are included with excellent colour photographs tolet you see how it looks. --Pitstop

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760323097
• ISBN 13: 9780760323090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Cheetham Craig