The Passion for Hot Rods

& Australian Custom Vehicles

Joel Wakely (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2021
Woodslane Pty Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-925868-59-3 (ISBN)

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In this fully illustrated personal look at the culture of hot rods and customised vehicles in Australia, veteran author Joel Wakely has gathered together dozens of fascinating stories about many of these incredible cars – and other vehicles – and the passionate craftspeople, amateur and professional, who build them. Here he covers the full spectrum of modified vehicles, from the ‘looks like factory’ cars, that appear as if they’ve just come off the production line but hide impressive internal modifications, to the full-on, eye-popping hot rods that display their uniqueness with gusto. With contributions from dozens of hot rod and custom enthusiasts about their incredible cars, plus hundreds of photographs, many never before seen in print, this is a hot rod book like no other, a book from the heart that goes deep into the passion that these unique vehicles engender.

Joel Wakely has worked with and raced with cars almost his entire life, owning several significant and some very rare models. He knows cars like he knows the back of his hand, and he knows many other passionate car lovers like himself. In 1958 Joel started his first business venture: a new BP service station. It was here he got involved in a racing team, modifying Holden 48-215s for the track. After working for Bob Jane-T Mart for 7 years he started a 30-year career in the car rental industry with Avis Rent-a-Car Australia and later Dollar Rent-a-Car. After a short retirement, Joel’s passion for cars led him to start another new business: Avant-Garde Detailing, specialising in the restoration and detailing of prestige and unique vehicles. Passion for Hot Rods is his fifth book.

PREFACE

HOTRODS

1. Culture

2. Resto Rod

3. Styling Hot Rods

4. Engineering Hot Rods

5. Elvis: King of Hot Rods

6. Drag-Ens-Rattletrap

7. Show and Shine

CUSTOMS

8. Looks like Factory

9. Power Play

10. Custom Cars

11. A Canvas on Wheels

12. The Quality of Excellence

13. The 1935 Chevy Corvette Coupe

14. Trucks

15. Bufori

16. WildCad Cadillac

AND FINALLY

17. A Need for Speed

18. Where Tradition meets Technology

19. Securing the Future

CREDITS

Erscheinungsdatum	19.07.2021
Verlagsort	Mona Vale
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	1-925868-59-1 / 1925868591
ISBN-13	978-1-925868-59-3 / 9781925868593
Zustand	Neuware