History of Hot Rod Book's, whats recomended

Looking to find some books on old school rod's, gonna be off my feet for a while and want to get some good vintage ideas for mine and my brothers future builds.Links, ***les, where to find them, Favorites, ones to avoid. Thanks in advance...

 

Anything by Albert Drake.............OLDBEET

 

Muroc, When The Hot Rods Ran, by William Carroll. If my sometimes foggy memory serves me, my copy came from Motor Books International. Feel better soon, enjoy your down time. I hope it doesn't hurt to bad.

 

Everything Don Montgomery.

Chris

 

50 Years of Rod and Custom magazine! I love that book! The Rodders Journal put it out. 200 plus hardbound pages of amazing cars and great pictures.

 

not really a hot rod book... but Pinstripe Planet is a rad hardcover, very high-quaility photos with some good history, and cool artist profiles.

 

Hey Guys, Since we are on the subject of Books and Customs, are there any books with information on Harry Westergard.
Thanks,
Rob

 

These are some given to me recently.......50 Years of Rod and Custom, Tex Smiths Hot Rod History Book 1 and Two, The American Custom Car by Pat Ganahl . Theres so many .........

 

Thanks Guys this is great help gonna be off for a year or so recovering, gonna need something to p*** the time.....

 

One I have always liked is Hot Rod Pioneers by Ed Almquist. He has a page or two biography about VIP's in the rodding world. Lots of great B&W photos too. Nothing too in depth but a good overview.

 

I'll second that. Hundreds of pics of amazing cars/engines in every book.
The best in my opinion.

 

I'll "thrid" that. I just got his latest...."Hot Rods S****book"

You can email him direct:

montgomery1771@sbcglobal.net

They're my favourite series of books by a mile.

 

I don't have to many books about customs except Tex Smiths's how to books, but I do have one I enjoy, Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle by Thom Taylor and one featured car is Harry Westergard's '40 Mercury. Steve

 

Hot Rod Chronicle is a good one.

 

Good choices for history and style.
I must add two books that are packed with great traditional tech info:
Tex Smith's " How to Build a Hot Rod Ch***is" and
Vern Tardel's (really written by Mike Bishop) "How to Build a Traditional Ford Hot Rod" - Stuff few young guys know and most old guys forgot!

Whatever the reason for your "vacation" keep the dream.

 

"Dry Lakes and Drag Strips" The American Hot Rod
"The Birth of Hot Rodding the Story of the Dry Lakes Era" Gemat & Cox

 

I have the Tex Smith books How to :Chop Tops, :Build a Hot Rod Ch***is, both great , just ordered The Birthry Lakes and Drag Strips....Thanks guys....Again

 

Thanks Steve !