Junkyards, Gearheads, and Rust: Salvaging the Automotive Past

by David N Lucsko

The material appeal of the automobile junkyard goes beyond the search for second-hand parts.

What happens to automobiles after they are retired but before they are processed as scrap? In this fascinating history, David N. Lucsko takes readers on a tour of salvage yards and wrecked or otherwise out-of-service cars in the United States from the point of view of gearheads--the hot rodders, restoration hobbyists, street rodders, and classic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421419424
• ISBN13: 9781421419428
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher