Overview

As the automotive world looks towards a future of electric vehicles, driverless technology and anonymous styling, what can be learned from the individuals who resist these trends and cling to their love of street rods and muscle cars? The hot rodding world still exists, but will it continue to hold a place in tomorrow's automotive culture? Gearhead and geographer David Miller has crisscrossed America in his custom built 1958 Chevy Apache pickup, interviewing hot rodders about what drives their passions, values and way of life. Their collected stories present a detailed portrait of modern hot rodding--a distinctly American subculture that survives by bucking the trends and attitudes that increasingly shape the transportation landscape.

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Author:   David Lawrence Miller
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9781476672915

ISBN 10:   1476672911
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   17 April 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Author’s Note Part One: The Run  1. Introduction: Hot Rodding as Defiance of the Contemporary  2. My Credentials: The Dismantled Omnibus  3. My ’58 Build Story, or How I was Adopted by a Chevy Apache Behind a South Dakota Barn  4. “Drive What You Build” Lessons Part Two: The Run  5. Introduction to the Interviews  6. Bobby Alloway (Louisville, TN)  7. Bo Huff (Sunnyside, UT)  8. George Ross (Thompson’s Station, TN)  9. Lee Osborne (Penn Yan, NY) 10. Darryl Starbird (Afton, OK) 11. Brylen Brajkovich (Jonestown, PA) 12. John Davis (Alamosa, CO) 13. Bob Austin (Rochester, NY) 14. Rick Treworgy (Punta Gorda, FL) 15. Rod Petty (Moab, UT) 16. George Roetman (Vermillion, SD) 17. Rick Love (San Antonio, TX) 18.  Walt Johnson (Thorntown, IN) and Ken Holdaway (Fairview Heights, IL) 19. Jerry Dixey (Austintown, OH) 20. Gene Winfield (Mojave, CA) Part Three: The Run Down 21. The Road Ahead: Higher Gas Prices vs. America’s Love Affair with Man Toys 22. The Takeaway: Thoughts on the Future of Hot Rodding 23. Street Rodding 2.0: How We Roll Forward 24. Final Thoughts 25. At the End, 2017 Chapter Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Reviews

Miller presents 15 interviews with a group of amazingly talented and successful hot rodders. Readers get personal histories that are interesting and somewhat similar. For any reader who has scraped knuckles and wrestled a motor out of a car, the humble, matter-of-fact nature of these individuals and their accomplishments is almost flabbergasting.... Miller's observations on the future of the hobby are honest, entertaining, and thought provoking.... recommended --Choice; fascinating and illuminating personal histories of American hot rodding in all of its many guises. Miller's enthusiasm for hot rods and his reverence for hot rod legends is evident on every page of this book --SAH Journal.

Miller presents 15 interviews with a group of amazingly talented and successful hot rodders. Readers get personal histories that are interesting and somewhat similar. For any reader who has scraped knuckles and wrestled a motor out of a car, the humble, matter-of-fact nature of these individuals and their accomplishments is almost flabbergasting.... Miller's observations on the future of the hobby are honest, entertaining, and thought provoking.... recommended --Choice

Author Information

David Lawrence Miller taught at SUNY at Cortland for 30 years. He has completed two Hot Rod Power Tours, participated in Street Rodder Road tours, earned two “Long Distance” awards at National Car Shows and is a member of the 7 Valley Street Rods car club in Cortland, New York.

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