SO-CAL Speed Shop

Christensen, Mark

ISBN 10: 0760322635 / ISBN 13: 9780760322635

Published by Motorbooks, 2005

About this Item

First edition. Hard cover published by Motorbooks in 2005. Red covers with gilt lettering on spine. Spine is slightly cocked at top. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, has a card from MBI (publisher) attached to rear inner flap, and is in very good condition. Square 4to, 192 pages, 2.7 lb.; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages.

Seller Inventory # OVC16233

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SO-CAL Speed Shop
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760322635
• ISBN 13: 9780760322635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The ability of U.S. car enthusiasts to satisfy their need for speed changed dramatically in the late 1940s as car-crazy veterans returned home from World War II with formal mechanical training, courtesy of Uncle Sam. This is the story of how one such veteran, an ex-B-17 airman named Alex Xydias, established the SO-CAL Speed Shop and helped transform hot rodding from a scruffy, underground, outlaw sport into a defining part of postwar American culture.

About the Author

Mark Christensen has written several books, including The Sweeps: Behind the Scenes in Network TV and Build the Perfect Beast, as well as two novels, Mortal Belladaywic and Aloha. He is a former media columnist for Rolling Stone and his feature stories have appeared in The Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Playboy, and Wired. Christensen lives in Long Beach, California, near the heart of the original hot rod movement.