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SO-CAL Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History    
 
Author: Mark Christensen

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.

Format: Hardbound
Pages: 192
Length: 10w x 10h
ISBN-13: 9780760322635
ISBN: 0760322635
Catalog ID: 139604AP

 
Price: $34.95
 

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