Screen LibraryEd Roth's Mysterion : the genesis, demise and recreation of an iconic custom car /
"Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's (1932-2001) 1963 Mysterion show car was his masterpiece. This book provides a full investigation of Mysterion--both the legend and the machine itself. Drawing on interviews, magazine articles, photos, models and other sources, the author pieces together the...
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| Published: |
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's (1932-2001) 1963 Mysterion show car was his masterpiece. This book provides a full investigation of Mysterion--both the legend and the machine itself. Drawing on interviews, magazine articles, photos, models and other sources, the author pieces together the true story of the car, while documenting his own bolt-by-bolt recreation"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | v, 241 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780786499687 (paperback) : 0786499680 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | TL236 |
| CLC: |
K837.126.16 U469.790.3-09 |
| Call Number: | K837.126.16/R845J |
| Contents: | On the shoulders of giants -- You can't trust anything! -- Mysterion in the small world -- (Re)designing a masterpiece -- From whence cometh Mysterion? -- I'm forever blowing bubbles -- Tale of two engines -- Suspended animation -- Body building without lifting iron -- The engines of success -- Wheels -- Department of the interior -- All systems go -- Big Daddy Roth's legacy -- Epilogue. |