Rockin' Garages: Collecting, Racing & Riding with Rock's Great Gearheads - Hardcover

Cotter, Tom; Gross, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760342490 ISBN 13: 9780760342497

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2012

Synopsis

"Ken Gross is one of the premiere auto writers in the United States. This is a terrific book... a great Father's Day gift and a great read." - Jay Leno

Cars and rock ‘n roll have always gone hand in hand. Whether it’s a garage band piling into some decrepit rig to get to the next gig or a killer guitar riff blasting from a Mustang, rock ‘n roll keeps us moving when we’re behind the wheel.

It’s no surprise, then, that some of the music world’s big names are also serious car guys. Jimmie Vaughn, Billy Joel, Brian Johnson (AC/DC), J Geils, Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), and others each spend as much time behind the wheel as they can. Hot rods, customs, muscle cars, motorcycles, race cars, and sports cars—the variety of vehicles is as eclectic as rock ‘n roll itself.

Rockin’ Garages showcases top performers, their cars, and their garages. Authors Tom Cotter and Ken Gross profile each musician, revealing the story behind their moto-lust and what drives their car collecting. Each profile is complemented by Michael Alan Ross’ top-notch photography. Rockin’ Garages puts you behind the wheel with some of your favorite musicians.

About this title

About the Author

The title on Tom Cotter's business card reads: "Certified Car Geek." For the past 30 years, Cotter has worked on nearly every end of the car business: mechanic, car sales, automotive public relations and marketing executive, auto racing authority, historian, racer, collector, restorer, journalist, and author. He has authored 10 automotive books, including most of the popular In the Barn series for Motorbooks. He has written for the New York Times and Road & Track magazine. Whenever he sits down at his keyboard to write another book, you can be sure that he has grease under his fingernails. Official Website: www.cobrainthebarn.com

An automobile and motorcycle enthusiast since childhood, Ken Gross was Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, for five years following a career in advertising and marketing. His car, travel, and motorcycle writing has appeared in Robb Report, the Rodder's Journal, Automobile magazine, and Road & Track.

Michael Alan Ross is a photographer who sees what turns enthusiasts on about cars. His work has been featured in advertising, auto magazines, and corporate photography collections in the United States and in Europe. Learn more about him on his website, www.michaelalanross.com.

From the Inside Flap

Terraplane Blues, Rocket 88, Little GTO, Mustang Sally, Cadillac Ranch, Little Red Corvette. For nearly as long as there have been cars, musicians have penned songs about them. And no genre loves the car like rock n roll.

Cheap gas, open roads, car radios, and rock music all came of age in the 1950s, and songwriters stepped on the gas and never looked back. Whether hauling amps to the next gig or flaunting the rewards of a chart-topping album, rockers love their cars.

But for some musicians, cars aren t just a reflection of success or fodder for the next hit song they re a full-on obsession. Rockin Garages takes you inside the collections, behind the wheel, and on the track with 20 of rock s most passionate gearheads. AC/DC s Brian Johnson and Pink Floyd s Nick Mason discuss their love of racing; guitarist Jimmie Vaughn and country star Keith Urban extoll the virtues of cruising low and slow; Doobie Brother Pat Simmons and Billy Joel showcase their extensive motorcycle collections; Sammy Hagar, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Michael Anthony reveal a need for speed reflected in garages filled with Ferraris, hot rods, and muscle cars.

If you love cars and rock and roll, you ll marvel at the eclectic range of vehicles inside, including Camaro, Mustang, Aston Martin, Lincoln, Lamborghini, Harley-Davidson, Porsche, Bentley, Cadillac, Triumph, and even Checker cabs!

Crank up the stereo, turn the page, and get ready for a hell of a ride!

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760342490
• ISBN 13: 9780760342497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192