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Americas Wildest Show Rods of the 1960s & 1970s

de George Barris

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The 1960s and 1970s were a time of artistic excess. Crazy outfits, new-found freedoms of the boomer generation, and the hippie movement, all created an explosion of style completely unique to the period and generation. The 1960s and 1970s were also a time of intense automotive enthusiasm. New car launches every September were greeted with anticipation, muscle cars with excessive horsepower were the norm, and the average Joe was rodding and racing every weekend. When these two forces came together, the results were unforgettable. A new breed of car was developed-the Show Rod. These creations were never intended for use on the streets, and many of them were never intended for any use at all. Customizers designed and built them to attract huge crowds to the big car show circuit that was travelling the country at the time, and in that they certainly succeeded. What began as visions of futuristic cars eventually morphed into cartoon-like representations of cars. Things got wilder when the model car industry got involved, and then television shows and pop music acts jumped in too. Icons like Barris and Roth, household names even to fringe car guys, made their name in this era, as did others like Gene Winfield, Dean Jeffries, Candy Joe Bailon, Bob Reisner, Darryl Starbird and Tom Daniel, all important characters in promoting, designing and building this insane pieces of rolling artwork. This completely unique book is a round-table discussion featuring all of these great customizers discussing the era, their builds, and each others rods as well.… (mais)
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This book was very entertaining and all of the photos were high quality. There were several typographical errors throughout that were a bit distracting, but overall the quality of writing surpassed most other books of this subject matter that I've read. What I enjoyed most was the sheer and genuine enthusiasm that came through each page from the author; you can really tell this was written by someone who loves show rods and not a generic writer meant to talk about a subject. I also must disagree with some people that a lack of technical details hurts the quality. While it would be interesting to know every detail about each show rod, I rather prefer the personal approach through history and background. It might have been a good idea to include a bit more before each focus piece, but I don't think the absence hurts the book much. Definitely worth the time, if even just to check out the great photos. ( )
  hovercraftofeels | Dec 19, 2014 |
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Ed (Big Daddy) Roth, George Barris, Dean Jeffries, Bob Reisner, Do you recognize any of these names? How about “The Boothill Express”, “The Red Baron”, “Lil Coffin”, or “The Fire Truck”
All of these men were custom car builders in the 60s and 70s along with many others. The four cars listed above were models put out by the Monogram Company shortly after these cars hit the show circuit. If you are into these cars then this is the book for you. There is commentary by such greats Darryl Starbird, Fritz Schenck, Gene Winfield and many more. This book covers many of these great cars with great pictures and commentary. Along with a section that is a discussion of many of the greats mentioned above about the cars and their part in the era. Let me say again that the photography is great and this is a must have for anyone that grew up in this era. The book has many great parts to it. Printed in China. ( )
  Cyndecat | Jul 3, 2014 |
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I won this book as an “Early Reviewer” on LibraryThing and I am so glad that I did. I have always loved those crazy cars of the ’60s and ’70s and now I know more about them. This book is full of photos and history and is a very interesting read. Many of the cars covered are some of my favorites including: The Monkeemobile; the Munster Koach & Drag-u-la; and the great Silhouette! I also found some new cars that are now some of my favorites such as Vigilante and Hemisfear. I give the book four and a half stars only because I wish that it was longer! If you are a fan of show rods, or even Hot Wheels, I recommend this book. ( )
  Chris177 | Oct 28, 2013 |
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While I found this book to be interesting in relation to information on the vehicles and the pictures of each vehicle (including vehicles that became Matchbox Cars), I was disappointed in the lack of technical details. Most of the information presented for each vehicle is more of a brief history of who conceived the vehicles and who built them. Additionally, some information on who has and currently does own the vehicles (assuming they have survived until today) is also in evidence. However, I would have been interested in knowing some technical specifications of the vehicles and engine sizes. Anyone with a passing interest in cars may enjoy this book but any die hard car fanatic may be dissapointed in the lack of technical details. ( )
  cranjetta | Sep 3, 2013 |
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I received a copy of this book as part of LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

It was an amazing book filled with wonderful pictures. I wound up bringing it to work to share with my coworkers who are all car nuts and 3 of them went online and pre-ordererd it right away! I would definitely get this book and others in the series in the future both as gifts and for myself. ( )
  Kegan | Sep 3, 2013 |
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The 1960s and 1970s were a time of artistic excess. Crazy outfits, new-found freedoms of the boomer generation, and the hippie movement, all created an explosion of style completely unique to the period and generation. The 1960s and 1970s were also a time of intense automotive enthusiasm. New car launches every September were greeted with anticipation, muscle cars with excessive horsepower were the norm, and the average Joe was rodding and racing every weekend. When these two forces came together, the results were unforgettable. A new breed of car was developed-the Show Rod. These creations were never intended for use on the streets, and many of them were never intended for any use at all. Customizers designed and built them to attract huge crowds to the big car show circuit that was travelling the country at the time, and in that they certainly succeeded. What began as visions of futuristic cars eventually morphed into cartoon-like representations of cars. Things got wilder when the model car industry got involved, and then television shows and pop music acts jumped in too. Icons like Barris and Roth, household names even to fringe car guys, made their name in this era, as did others like Gene Winfield, Dean Jeffries, Candy Joe Bailon, Bob Reisner, Darryl Starbird and Tom Daniel, all important characters in promoting, designing and building this insane pieces of rolling artwork. This completely unique book is a round-table discussion featuring all of these great customizers discussing the era, their builds, and each others rods as well.

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