How to Build Period Correct Hot Rods - Softcover

Berger, Gerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934709328 ISBN 13: 9781934709320

Publisher: CarTech, 2011

Synopsis

Vintage, retro, or classic hot rods have been an enduring element of the hot rod hobby. These vintage roadsters, sedans, and coups have become very popular because they are the bedrock of the hot rodding culture. However, many rodders have built a rod dedicated to a particular decade, era, region, flavor, or style, but these have lacked all the period correct details, and it's crucial to get all the details (ie parts) right. If some parts are not of the complementary or the package does not faithfully replicate a particular style or era, the theme of the hot rod can be ruined.

Hot rod veteran Gerry Burger explains how to identify, buy, or build the parts to create a faithful period correct hot rod--a car that you will be proud of and will gain the respect from others in the hobby. The book showcases all the parts that make a faithful and consistent hot rod of a certain era, flavor, or style. The book covers 50s and 60s style, both East Coast and West Coast. It details the wide range of stock parts and popular high-performance parts from a particular era. He discusses when they were first produced and when they were in popular use. Once you decide on the theme and time period for your hot rod build, Burger discusses how to choose the period correct engine for your chassis, valve covers, intakes, and carbs that also match the period from Edelbrock, Offenhauser, and others. Similar chapters also cover, interiors, wheels and tires, frames, suspension, and all other components.

When it comes to putting together all the pieces to create an attractive, accurate, and fun hot rod from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, no other book is a better guide than How to Build Period Correct Hot Rods.

About this title

About the Author

Gerry Burger has worked as an editor for Peterson Publishing and recently an editorial director for Buckaroo Communications automotive titles. He currently contributes to many leading automotive periodicals, including Street Rodder and Custom Classic Trucks. A dyed-in-the-wool hot rodder, he has built many street rods himself and co-authored The Hot Rodder's Bible. He currently lives in Lookout Mountain, GA.

From the Back Cover

Vintage or classic hot rods have been an enduring segment of the hot rod hobby because these retro roadsters, sedans, and coupes represent the quint-essential hot rod and capture the hot rodding culture. While many rodders have built vehicles dedicated to a particular era, theme, region, or style, often times these rods have not had all the period correct parts, and therefore the car hasn’t realized its full potential. To build a faithful period correct hot rod, it’s crucial to get all the parts and details right. Hot rod veteran Gerry Burger explains how to identify, buy, or build a period correct hot rod that encapsulates the time period―a rod that you will be proud of and will earn accolades. He showcases all the parts that make a faithful and consistent hot rod of a certain era, theme, or style, including 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, both East Coast and West Coast as well as dry lakes. He details the wide range of stock parts and popular high-performance parts from a particular era, and covers when these parts were first produced and when they were in popular use. Once the theme and time period have been determined, Burger shows you how to choose and shop for the period correct engine and parts to match the chassis. Whether Halibrand, Rocket, or American Racing, he shows you how to match era-correct wire, steel, or aluminum wheels to your rod. The author also explains how to build or buy a frame from a certain era and which frames can be modified for use in a particular hot rod. In addition, Burger details how to pick the correct front suspension–straight axle and traverse-mounted spring for a Ford, or straight axles and some independent suspensions for GM and Chrysler products. He also details the interior, body panels, and gauges that fit a particular period. When it comes to putting together all the pieces to create a true period correct hot rod, no other book is a better guide.

Edition details

• Publisher: CarTech
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934709328
• ISBN 13: 9781934709320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144