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The Business of Speed : The Hot Rod Industry in America, 1915-1990.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology SeriesPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (362 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421402741
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Business of SpeedDDC classification:
  • 338.4/762922860973
LOC classification:
  • TL236.3 .L83 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- ONE: Faster Flivvers, 1915-1927 -- TWO: Westward Ho, 1928-1942 -- THREE: From Hot Rods to Hot Rodding, 1945-1955 -- FOUR: The California Hot Rod Industry, 1945-1955 -- FIVE: Factory Muscle, 1955-1970 -- SIX: Bolt-on Power, 1955-1970 -- SEVEN: The Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association -- EIGHT: "Ink-Happy Do-Gooders," 1960-1978 -- NINE: "This Dreadful Conspiracy," 1966-1984 -- TEN: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times, 1970-1990 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
Summary: Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- ONE: Faster Flivvers, 1915-1927 -- TWO: Westward Ho, 1928-1942 -- THREE: From Hot Rods to Hot Rodding, 1945-1955 -- FOUR: The California Hot Rod Industry, 1945-1955 -- FIVE: Factory Muscle, 1955-1970 -- SIX: Bolt-on Power, 1955-1970 -- SEVEN: The Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association -- EIGHT: "Ink-Happy Do-Gooders," 1960-1978 -- NINE: "This Dreadful Conspiracy," 1966-1984 -- TEN: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times, 1970-1990 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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