thanks...recommendations...and a small rant

[surf monkey]

firstly the thanks to mr cochran for recommending the book `the birth of hotrodding`...fuck knows why i hadn`t bought it before now...if you aint got it ..get it...i also bought the other two books you see below..`dry lakes and drag strips` pretty much goes with the book above...awesome photos....the last one is all photos...photos of everything connected with the world of hotrods and customs...great stuff....

the rant is that i paid for the rod and custom book due out last year just like brush did and i`m worried that the books gonna contain pretty much the same contents as the books below......nevermind http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

monkey

[Big A]

Did you ever get the disc I sent you?

[chromedRAT]

i bought that a few weeks back when i was drunk at the book store with a few more books. my credit card bill SUCKED this month too! that's a cool ass book, the birth of hot rodding. also look for GASSER WARS. very very cool there too.

[Rocket Scientist Chris]

I've been looking for the Hot Rods and Custom Cars from Taschen locally, but have not found it. Taschen puts out some really fantasic books! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I was under the impression the new and overdue Rod & Custom book was supposed to be similar to the recent Hot Rod magazine book. More or less a compilation and reprint of original magazine articles. Does anyone know for sure? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Ryan]

Dean Batchelor taught me EVERYTHING I know about traditional hot rods... and I've never even met the man.

All of my tastes were developed from reading those top two books. I love them... Another good one is "Cool cars, Square roll bars" by Arnie Shuman. Some weird east coast stuff but also some really neat hot rods...

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Just got "Gasser Wars" at B$N today. All I gotta say is AWESOME!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[surf monkey]

big a ....yes yes yes....i e-mailed you a few weeks ago to let you know..not sure what happened...anyway i`ve been `trying` and it`s slow progress...really not sure i`ve been using the software correctly...i`ve been following some tutorials i got off the net...but i`m not gonna quit...heres one i did using it
http://www.muchos.co.uk/members/surfmonkey/32coop1.jpg

i`m hi-jacking my own post here http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

monkey

[surf monkey]

totally agree ryan....if you dont get `traditional `hotrodding after browsing thru those books you never will...
gasser wars is another great book..i picked that up while i was over in florida in january

monkey

[Jeff Norwell]

Monkey,dont go ape on us now...I dont think the Best of R&C will be like the Dean B. book and the other books you have..(great books by the way)......lets just wait a few weeks more before we storm the beach.....hah ahahahah.....ya like we got any pull http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Stay cool me brutha.

[Deyomatic]

I read Dry Lakes and Drag Strips last year. First book I'd read in about 7 years.