Hot Rods

It's hard to ignore a classic hot rod. Both men and women alike admire these automotive masterpieces. It doesn't matter if they are parked on the side of a street or racing down the blacktop. Hot rods are always going to grab everyone's attention. Now you can enjoy coloring 20 awesome hot rods. Each vehicle has been meticulously hand drawn by Jordan Biggio, automotive enthusiast and illustrator. Designed to appeal to car lovers of all ages. Beginners will love the large open spaces giving them plenty of area to lay down solid colors. No artistic skill is required in order to make a jaw dropping masterpiece. Advanced colorists will enjoy using the line art to apply shading techniques that make the hot rods come to life. As a bonus each hot rod design is printed twice in this book. Not only does this give you the opportunity to color each vehicle twice, it also gives you a clean slate in case you make a mistake! It is like having two copies of the same book. As a second bonus, both the front and back cover are printed with a matte finish. This means you can color them too! Enjoy these jaw dropping hot rods, from the massive engine blocks to the road hugging tires. Each hot rod is printed on one side of 60 lb pure white paper to minimize scoring and bleed-through. We suggest using crayons and high quality colored pencils for the best results. Markers and gel pens work as well, but we suggest placing a piece of scratch paper between the pages to prevent the excessive bleed-through these coloring mediums are known for. Please note the pages in this adult coloring book are not perforated. "I have always loved the sleek curves of the automotive world. From the classic look of a 1958 Plymouth Fury to the ground shaking V8 power of the Pontiac Firebird and everything in between. I have yet to see an automobile that I don't admire. I have been sketching cars since I was a young boy and now my sketches give you the awesome ability to color the front bumper, rear bumper and everything in between." What are you waiting for? Get a copy today and start coloring in these awesome hot rods!

Learn how to build an affordable hot rod following the advice of the masters! In How to Build Affordable Hot Rods, author and lifelong hot rod aficionado Tony Thacker takes you through the process of building a hot rod on a budget. Drawing on his own extensive experience of both buying and building rods, Thacker explores the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good was setting a land speed record at Bonneville, the bad was buying a rod from which the previous owner had "swapped out" the good engine, and the ugly--well, let’s just not go there. How to Build Affordable Hot Rods includes extensive how-to sections that cover step-by-step chassis builds for Model A, 1932, and 1936 Fords, including front- and rear-end setups. The in-depth chassis builds are complimented with sections on powertrain choices, bodywork and roof chops, wheels and tires, and wiring and paint. Also included are chapters on interiors and the all-important details that individualize any project to ensure that it stands out from the rest. When Henry Ford introduced his beloved Model T, he unwittingly gave the average person the means to go racing. Prior to the T, racing was mostly a sport of the rich, but that changed with the Model T. Stripped of fenders and hopped up with speed parts, T speedsters ruled, and it wasn’t long before enthusiasm on the track translated to the street and the term hot rod entered the vernacular. Of course, it didn’t need to be a Ford (and still doesn’t), but the easiest and therefore cheapest route to Hot Rod Boulevard is down the Ford road. The journey accelerated after World War II, as hot rodding boomed with the growth of speed shops, car shows, drag racing, talented and trained GIs returning home, and the launch of Hot Rod magazine to spread the gospel far and wide. More than 100 years after the original Model T, hot rodding remains alive and well in the Australasia, Europe, and (of course) its birthplace the US.

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Hot rods are modified cars with huge engines, custom paint-jobs, and high linear speeds. Readers will find out where the idea to make these cars came from and the enthusiasm that keeps them around today.

The history of hot rodding is filled with stories of cars that were lost for a wide variety of reasons. Some were crashed, others lost in accidents, and others simply faded away. Its the third group that Lost Hot Rods II focuses on. Many great hot rods that were once famous were simply hidden away. Some of them have been tracked down and are now found once again. As a solid follow-up to the success of the original Lost Hot Rods, this book continues the fun of discovering whatever happened to many of the great rods and customs built in the early days of the sport. Lost Hot Rods II shares the full story of each car, including how it was originally built, when it dropped off the radar, and how it was ultimately found. Photos from the past and present are included to showcase the story behind each and every one of these great cars. Industry veteran and celebrated historian Pat Ganahl once again opens the archives and pounds the pavement in order to bring you the stories on some of the coolest cars ever to appear in shows or grace the pages of automotive magazines. A perfect companion to the best-selling Lost Hot Rods: Remarkable Stories of How They Were Found.

A deserving tribute to the American muscle of the hot rod, this edition is filled with eye popping photography, gatefolds, and four prints to hang.

Hot rod owners love to show off their souped-up cars. Some even remove the hoods so others can admire the engine! Students can find out about the history of these snazzy rides and what makes these hot rods so cool in this flashy title for reluctant readers.

A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builds a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.