City of Speed : Los Angeles and the Rise of American Racing
Language: English
Published by Motorbooks International, 2007
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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- Title
- City of Speed : Los Angeles and the Rise of American Racing
- Author
- Joe Scalzo
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0760327203
- ISBN 13
- 9780760327203
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 1.5 kilograms
- Seller catalogs
- Motor Racing
No American city opened its arms and embraced the automobile like Los Angeles. But for L.A., the car was always more than just a mode of transportation. From the days of Ford's Model T right through today, Los Angeles and Southern California have been all about speed, racing, and building performance in a thousand ways that no one else could have ever imagined.
When L.A.'s racers and car builders decided to storm Indianapolis and its seminal 500 in the frantic 1920s and 1930s, their super-advanced race cars and cocky drivers blew off everything in their path. The disgruntled competition cursed the whole L.A. race colony as "those damn cowboys out of California."
Little did they know that still more speed-obsessed cowboys were queuing up hundreds deep in the City of Speed. Seemingly unfettered by conventional notions about what a car should be or do, L.A.'s speed freaks were busily introducing hot rodding, land speed racing, the performance industry, drag strips, and countless other gearhead enterprises.
Los Angeles would assert itself as America's absolute mecca of speed. Joe Scalzo's work is the first to explore the huge influence of L.A.'s racing culture and its personalities on all of motorsports. Its fantastic tale is illustrated with historic photography, much of its previously, much of it unpublished.
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About the Author
Joe Scalzo authors books about fast race cars, fast flat-track and Grand Prix motorcycles, and fast and crazy folk. Born in Los Angeles, he is a forever resident of tiny Sierra Madre, California, where for many years he carried the American flag in the Fourth of July parade and was a daytime and nighttime smoke-eater and emergency medical technician in the Sierra Madre Volunteer Fire Department. His previous Motorbooks title was Grand National.
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Roadster Motoring Books
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Roadster Motoring Books was established in 1992 with the aim of providing enthusiasts and collectors with specialist motoring and motor racing literature. We focus on rare and out of print books which are highly collectable. All of of our books are of both very good and excellent condition and are hand covered with protective sleeves. We have been exhibiting at Goodwood and Beaulieu for many years. We have a large collection of over 2,000 books and a vast knowledge of all things car related so if you are looking for anything specific or have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us…
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