Whats a good book for the Hamb crowd?

I would like to suggest two:

1. "The Kings of the Road", Ken W. Purdy

Written in the 50's, it's now out of print but a great read if you can locate one. May be some copies available through www.alibris.com - a good site for out-of-print books.

2. "Racing In The Rain", John Horsman (John Bull Publishing)

John is a friend and the engineer who ran the LeMans-winning British Ford GT40 team for John Wyer. He also solved an at-speed lift problem on the early Porsche 917 with aluminum sheet, pop rivets and duct tape! Sound familiar? Good read but written by an engineer so excrutiating detail.

Would also suggest "Hot Rod" by Henry Gregor Felsen.

Jon Lundberg

 

A new book by Danny White called The Last Rock and Roll Show. I picked it up in Louisville but havent gotten to read it just yet. Sounds good and seems like it will have an interesting story. He is on here his user name is Del Toro and the website is www.thelastrockandrollshow.com i believe

 

I picked up Thom Taylor's 2006 release "Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle", a little big for the beach, but an awesome read with great old pictures. Also "Classic Customs and Lead Sleds" written by Bo Bertilsson (2001) is chock full of HAMB friendly cars, past and present.

 

if you can find it,I have a copy somewhere here, DOUGLAS RUTHERFORD ,clear the fast lane great book if you like the original AC cobra, won't tell you much more but it's a great suspense and thriller set around one running all the way across Europe

 

BAM in Fort Walton Beach definately has it! I grabbed mine the other day. Unlike the Ols Skool mags,they NEVER sell out. People just aren't "in the know"...

 

'The Last Open Road'

'Montezuma's Ferrari'

'The Fabulous Trashwagon'

All by Burt Levy

 

I'd sure like to know what Barnes and Noble has any Felson books!

Unfair Advantage by Donahue
Any Don Montegomery books, but I doubt the store would have one
They usually have one of those Encyclopedia of American Cars there, fun to look through and a decent reference for later.

 

Juggs.

 

Playboy

...or....

any car mag or book does it for me

 

P.J. O'Rourke - Driving Like Crazy

A collection of his essays from over the years. Excellent summer read (for what's left of summer).

 

"The American Hot Rod" by Dean Batchelor. Very well written history of how this all began.

 

One of Don Montgomery's books about the early days of dry lakes racing and hot rods.

 

American Custom Car (Hardcover)

by Pat Ganahl .Great read.Lots of cool stuff.

 

This has got my vote. I've got it sitting right here at my desk and it's a very interesting read.

 

"How to diddle your wife on your vacation while thinking about hotrods and the chick that waited on you at lunch" ..can't remimber the author, look under viagra

 

There is a new book out called "Go Like Hell" I would strongly reccomend. It is about Ford racing during the 1960's. Tells the story about Carol Shelby & many others. One of the best books I've read in a long time. It is written by the editor of "Playboy" so he knows what Guys like... A.J. Baime is the author's name.

Another good one is "Edsel". It's about Henry Ford's son Edsel. Henry always got all the credit even though Edsel had greater impact on vehicle design. Especially the Fords we Hot Rodders all covet. Fascinating read and it gives long over due credit to a true automotive genius.

 

I just finished "Fordlandia". It is a historical book chronicalling Henry Ford's venture into a rubber plantation in South America in the '20's-40's. It was good and informative.

 

there is no time for books just read the HAMB and work in the shop.
Bill

 

There is always time for books!

I see a few mentioned I don't have & have jotted them down.

 

Man, I can't believe nobody has suggested "Bangin' Gears and Bustin' Heads". It was practically written right here on the HAMB several years ago. 40StudeDude used to post a story every Friday Night called the Friday Night Read. Stories about him growing up as a hot rodder in the early 60's. He turned that into a book deal and now has "Bangin' Gears" and a few other books in a similar vein.

 

Couldn't agree more ...

 

2nd. that

 

picked Taylor's up today on sale at BORDERS.. 7.99 plus member discount plus coupon 4.99

 

You mean Felsen?
http://www.damfino.com/authors/hfelsen/bibliography.html

 

Rebuilidng the Indian.....

 

By Tom Cotter.
These books suffer from poor editing and proofreading, and not all the cars are barn finds, but they are good reads.

 

Blue Highways by William Leist Heat Moon. A 9000 mile journey on 2 lane roads in the USA. Available @ Amazon @ around $15.00 in paperback.

 

Two I recently picked and thought were very cool were McQueen"s Machines-cars and bikes of a hollywood icon and Cole Foster & Salinas Boyz too great books

 

Are you interested in a work of fiction, as opposed to a "car book"? I really enjoyed "The Art of Racing in the Rain", by Garth Stein. A really good story. Told from the perspective of man's best friend. Very unique.