So-Cal Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History

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 International
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.3" x 10.1"