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.
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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.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0760322635. 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.
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Used; very good in Used; very good jacket. Size: 10x10x0; Binding is tight and square. Contents are clean, complete and undamaged. Signed by author. Dust jacket has slight shelf wear. Slight bump on bottom binding. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library.
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