SO-CAL Speed Shop

By 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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760322635
• ISBN13: 9780760322635
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.0" x 10.5"