Screen LibraryThe state of American hot rodding : interviews on the craft and the road ahead /
"Gearhead and geographer David Miller has crisscrossed America in his custom built 1958 Chevy Apache pickup, interviewing hot rodders about what drives their passions, values and way of life. Their collected stories present a detailed portrait of modern hot rodding--a distinctly American subcul...
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Gearhead and geographer David Miller has crisscrossed America in his custom built 1958 Chevy Apache pickup, interviewing hot rodders about what drives their passions, values and way of life. Their collected stories present a detailed portrait of modern hot rodding--a distinctly American subculture that survives by bucking the trends and attitudes that increasingly shape the transportation landscape"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781476672915 1476672911 |
| Index Number: | TL236 |
| CLC: | G872.1 |
| Call Number: | G872.1/M647 |
| Contents: | The run up -- Hot rodding as defiance of the contemporary -- My credentials: the dismantled omnibus -- My '58 build story, or how I was adopted by a Chevy Apache behind a South Dakota barn -- "Drive what you build" lessons -- The run out -- Introduction to the interviews -- Bobby Alloway (Louisville, TN) -- Bo Huff (Dragerton/East Carbon, UT) -- George Ross (Thompson's Station, TN) -- Lee Osborne (Penn Yan, NY) -- Darryl Starbird (Afton, OK) -- Brylen Brajkovich (Jonestown, PA) -- John Davis (Alamosa, CO) -- Bob Austin (Rochester, NY) -- Rick Treworgy (Muscle Car City, Punta Gorda, FL) -- Ro |