Book Review

RichardFebruary 18, 2023
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Daytona 500 History in a Comic Book; Part 1
I recently came across some old comic books with a focus on NASCAR. One of the books that most interested…
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RichardJune 21, 2021
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Muscle Car Book: Chevelle SS Restoration Guide
We recently purchased a 1970 Chevelle SS project car. The first thing I did was go to my library and…
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RichardJune 24, 2019
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Richard Petty Comic; Part 2
Last time we brought you Part 1 of the “King” Richard Petty NASCAR story in comic book form. This is…
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RichardJune 18, 2019
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Richard Petty Story
Part 1: His Story in a Comic Book Richard Petty is arguably the greatest of all NASCAR racers. He won…
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RichardDecember 6, 2016
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Selling the American Muscle Car; Book Review
If your wife asks what you want for Christmas here is a terrific suggestion; Selling the American Muscle Car by…
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RichardNovember 25, 2016
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The Daytona 500 Story; Part 3
Richard Petty and David Pearson have one of the best battles and finishes in NASCAR history. To Be Continued, See…
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RichardNovember 21, 2016
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The Daytona 500 Story, Part 2
This is our second chapter in the comic book history of the Daytona 500 Story. This continues where we left…
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RichardOctober 28, 2016
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Carroll Shelby: A collection of my Favorite Racing Photos; A Book Review
Title: Carroll Shelby: A collection of my Favorite Racing Photos Authors; Art Evans with Carroll Shelby Publisher: Car Tech MN…
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RichardJune 10, 2016
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The Cars of Harley Earl
BOOK REVIEW: The Cars of Harley Earl Author: David W. Temple Publisher: Car Tech Publishing Binding; Hardbound ISBN-10: 161325234X ISBN-13: 978-1613252345…
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RichardJuly 28, 2014
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Corvette: America’s Star Spangled Sports Car
BOOK REVIEW BY: Wallace Wyss Corvette: America’s Star Spangled Sports Car by Karl Ludvigsen There are lots of car history…
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RichardOctober 22, 2013
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Finding Barn Finds
I have been fortunate over the years to have found several very desirable Barn Finds. Most times they were simply…
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RichardAugust 22, 2013
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Art of the Muscle Car, Collectors Edition
A new version of the book, Art of the Muscle Car, has just been released by Motorbooks. Both the original…
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RichardJuly 18, 2012
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Rat Rods; the book
Our Rat Rod Feature Posts and Pages are some of the most popular on the site. Although we have never…
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RichardDecember 6, 2010
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Old School Customs
If you like the old school rides including Rat Rods you aren’t alone. However, if you weren’t there when these…
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RichardOctober 26, 2010
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Corvette in the Barn; a Book Review
I have driven Corvettes since I was 22 and have always had a “burning” for one of these bad ass…
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RichardAugust 26, 2010
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Growing Up NASCAR, Humpy Wheeler
You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy this book but it will sure help. This $25 suggested…
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RichardJune 24, 2010
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Corvette 1968-1982 Collector’s Originality Guide
I have went out in search of many old cars and not just a few of them were Corvettes. I…
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RichardJune 7, 2010
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Muscle Cars by Mike Mueller and Motorbooks
Motorbooks knows what us gear heads like and they have struck again. This new Muscle Car book is a smaller…
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RichardMay 24, 2010
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Hot Rods a Book Review
Motorbooks is always coming up with a new book that is a must have for the book shelf or the…
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RichardMay 4, 2010
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Cobra in the Barn
Obviously, the title is to catch your eye. That must have been just what author Tom Cotter was thinking when…
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RichardDecember 16, 2009
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Motion Performance; Tales of a Muscle Car Builder
Motorbooks with author Martyn L. Schorr has done it again. They have taken us back to the glory days of…
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RichardOctober 28, 2009
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Art of the Muscle Car
This book just hit the shelves and if you don’t hurry it will be gone and unavailable for Christmas. This…
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RichardOctober 16, 2009
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Book Review on Automotive Trim Repair
If you want to make your car stand out at a car show you have to have the details right.…
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RichardAugust 13, 2009
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Idea Books: Hot Rods, Interiors
How do you get your inspiration for a project? Mine come from all kinds of places but one of my…
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RichardJuly 28, 2009
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Roy Brizio, Hot Rods a book review
Every once in a while we like to pick up a good book to read. It is a little more…
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RichardJuly 24, 2009
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Book Review: Ford Parts Interchange Manual by Motorbooks
How many times do you go out looking for a particular part and wished you knew what else that part…
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RichardMay 17, 2009
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Keeping a Muscle Car Alive
This book authored by Harvey White , Jr. and published by Motorbooks, applies to all cars of the 1960s and1970s…
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RichardMay 3, 2009
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Pontiac’s Great One
On the day I received this book it was the day GM announced the pending death of Pontiac. Over the…
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RichardApril 16, 2009
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Camaro A Legend Reborn; Book Review
The new book, Camaro A Legend Reborn, was just published in early 2009 by Motorbooks. The author is Larry Edsall.…
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RichardApril 13, 2009
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Hot Rod Garages by Peter Mincent
You want to see how the other half lives? Like to see other guys garages? These are the garages we…
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RichardApril 2, 2009
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Hot Rod Pin-up Girls
If you like Hot Rods, Customs and beautiful women you will want to check today’s book review out. David Perry…
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RichardApril 1, 2009
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AMC Performance Cars; Book Review
We just finished another of our book reviews on a really good photo history of AMC Performance cars. Click Here…
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RichardMarch 31, 2009
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Collector’s Guide to GTO 1964-1974
This book published by Iconografix and written by Paul Zazarine. This is a real collector’s guide. It tells the unsuspecting…
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RichardMarch 20, 2009
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Corvette Fifty Years; Book Review
This is what it all started with and it is still just as beautiful today as the day it was…
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RichardMarch 15, 2009
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Hot Rod Pin-ups by David Perry
I am ashamed to admit it but I absolutely loved this book. I recently picked up a bunch of car…
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RichardMarch 10, 2009
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Dean Jeffries; 50 fabulous years in hot rods, racing & film. Book Review
The story of Dean Jeffries was just released by Motorbooks. It is superbly written by Tom Cotter, forward by Bruce…
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RichardFebruary 25, 2009
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AMX Photo Archive; Book Review
Since we are doing an AMX Project Car I thought it would be good to take a look back at…
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RichardFebruary 12, 2009
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Muscle Car Book Review: Chevelle 1964-1972
Arguably, the Chevelle is one of the most popular Muscle Cars of all time. Ok, don’t leave if you aren’t…
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RichardFebruary 4, 2009
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Muscle Car Book Review: Camaro Forty Years
Motorbooks has published a great book by Darwin Holmstrom titled Camaro Forty Years. It is a combination coffee table book…
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RichardJanuary 16, 2009
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Muscle Car Book Review: Pontiac GTO; 1964-1974 Collector’s Originality Guide
The GTO is claimed to be the beginning of the Muscle Car craze. We just completed reading this book and…
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RichardJanuary 7, 2009
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Muscle Car Book Review: Camaro Restoration Guide
Trust me, when you purchase a restoration guide do not sit down in front of fire in the fireplace on…
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RichardDecember 29, 2008
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Mustang, 101 Projects for Your Mustang
Since we are about to start on our own Project Mustang we thought we should pick up a copy of…
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RichardDecember 4, 2008
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Art of the Hot Rod; book review
Art of the Hot Rod A few days ago I mentioned that I had the opportunity to quickly look over…
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RichardNovember 24, 2008
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Muscle Car Book; A Photo Shoot
PHOTO SHOOT I recently received a phone call from a representative of Motorbooks about photographing some of our cars for…
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