NEW!!! Old Hot Rods Scrapbook is the eighth in a series of terrific hot rod history books by Don Montgomery! This book has almost 600 old photos taken in the early days of hot rodding. The period covered is from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. The photos display many of the ideas and modification that went into the hot rods of over 60 years ago. This book is an excellent reference for hot rodding enthusiasts who want to learn about the good old days and those who are looking for ideas and their own nostalgia hot rod projects. Review the golden years of hot rodding through the hundreds of vintage photos, many of them straight from the rodder's albums and never before published. Don Montgomery’s book shows it like it was! Hard cover. 192 pages. Almost 600 photos.

Old Hot Rods Scrapbook $39.95 

Dragster and Funny Car Memories. Drag racing's greatest decade was the 1960s. More experimentation, developments, and change occurred to drag racing in that decade than in any other period. For example, dragster speeds increased by 29 percent in those ten years while speeds have increased a total of only 36 percent in the following thirty years! 

Dragster and Funny Car Memories  OUT OF STOCK

Those WILD Fuel Altereds. The most exiting and unpredictable cars in drag racing just had to be the Fuel Altereds. These cars were short wheelbase coupes and roadsters powered by the same high horsepower engines found in the Top Fuel Dragsters. The combination produced some wild, exiting, and memorable racing. 

Many of the Fuel Altereds had names like "Pure Hell," "Winged Express," "Rat Trap," The Mob," "Nanook," "Pure Heaven," or "Groundshaker Jr." The individual competitors included Willie Borsch, Leon Fitzgerald, Mike Sullivan, Jim Miles, Leroy Chadderton, Rich Guasco, Don Green, Lee LeBaron, Glenn Way, Sush Matsubara, Dave Hough, and many, many others. 

The popularity of the Fuel Altered grew from the great performances of many racers in the early 1960s. Just a few of them were Mooneyham & Sharp, the Brissette Bros., Dunn, Merritt, & Velasco, Gabby Bleeker, Boyd Pennington, the Cederquist Bros., Burkhart, Brammer & Burns, and Dennison, Arlasky & Knox. And there were many others.

This book tells the story of the Fuel Altereds. It begins with the 1957 fuel ban when both nitro and alcohol were outlawed from drag racing. But just like prohibition (of the other type of alcohol,) the rule makers could not completely shut off the nitro. The rebirth of the Fuel Coupes and Fuel Roadsters in the early 1960s was the foundation that led to the Fuel Altered class. The much-publicized performances of several Fuel Coupes and Roadsters quickly generated more competition and improved performances. By 1965, the cars were called Fuel Altereds and drag strips in California were starting to schedule Fuel Altered Eliminator Programs. 

The late 1960s were great for Fuel Altered racing enthusiasts. There were numerous cars and lots of Fuel Altered Eliminator programs. The racers could win some money and get some publicity. It was wonderful, but it only lasted for a few years. In the early 1970s, changes in drag racing soon led to the demise of the Fuel Altereds. Gone but not forgotten, the Fuel Altereds were the most exciting cars in drag racing. Hard bound. 192 pages. 313 photos.

Those WILD Fuel Altereds $39.95

Hot Rods in the Forties. SCTA - THE CLUBS - RUSSETTA - HOT ROD SHOWS - EL MIRAGE - HOT ROD MAGAZINE. This book is for rodders of all ages. Older hot rodders will remember names and rods and perhaps a lot of memories. Young street rodders will see what the early street rods were like and the ideas that resulted in the street rods of today. The 1940's were the most important and most exciting period in the history of hot rodding. 

Today's separate and distinct activities of street rodding, drag racing, lakes time trials and Custom cars have all evolved from the hot rods of the 1940's. In addition hot rodders have had a major influence on all areas of automotive related activities from racing to styling to design and manufacturing. But over fifty years ago hot rodding included the whole thing. The rodders built, altered, and maintained their own rods. Working on the rods provided a good "hands-on" education for the owners. And of course driving and testing at the lakes or on the street was more than half the fun. 

This book presents a look at 1940's hot rodding through the pictures from rodders' photo albums. Naturally the emphasis is put on showing the hot rods of that period. Roadsters, coupes, and sedans are shown on the streets and at the lakes. Information about the cars, the owners, clubs and speeds are included with the photos. Hard bound. 144 Pages.

Hot Rods in the Forties $39.95

Supercharged Gas Coupes. "Supercharged Gas Coupes" is the story of the exciting blown gassers of the 1960s. It shows and tells about the evolution of the cars and the technical improvements in both engine and chassis design. Lots of photos show most of the Supercharged Gas Coupe class racers. Also included is the hype, the challenging ads in the drag racing newspapers, and the fierce competition that made names like Stone-Woods-Cook, Ohio George Montgomery, K.S. Pittman, and Big John Mazmanian known to drag racing fans the world over. Hard bound. 192 pages. Packed with photos.

Supercharged Gas Coupes $39.95

Hot Rods as They Were. "Hot Rods As They Were" shows the evolution of the various styles of hot rods, roadsters, coupes, and sedans. Modifieds and Streamliners are shown and discussed. In addition there are chapters on Track Roadsters, early drag racing, and engine modifications. Hard bound. 160 pages. 301 photos. Sorry. Out of stock and Don does not know when more will be made.

Hot Rods as They Were  OUT OF STOCK

Hot Rod Memories $39.95

Authentic Hot Rods $39.95

"Rockerhead" Willys Gasser Die Cast Car $12.95