The 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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Main Authors: Miller, David L., 1948- (Author)
Published: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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) -- Rod Petty (Moab, UT) -- George Roetman (Vermillion, SD) -- Rick Love (San Antonio, TX) -- Walt Johnson (Thorntown, IN) and Ken Holdaway (Fairview Heights, IL) -- Jerry Dixey (Austintown, OH) -- Gene Winfield (Mojave, CA) -- The run down -- The road ahead: higher gas prices vs. America's love affair with man toys -- The takeaway: thoughts on the future of hot rodding -- Street rodding 2.0: how we roll forward -- Final thoughts -- At the end, 2017.