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Don Montgomery's Hot Rod Books
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Don Montgomery's Hot Rod Books set the standard for high quality
automotive books. These large (11 x 9 inches), beautiful hard cover books make the perfect gift
for the hot rod or dragster fan in your life! Well written and packed with
hard to find information and hundreds of photos, Don's books "take
you back" to the heyday of American Performance cars. A racer
himself, Don captures the "inside scoop" on the history of the
men and women who drove these fascinating machines. Bill's Drag Racing
Gifts is proud to offer Don's books on the
Internet.
NOTE: Don will be happy to autograph and
personalize any book
you purchase. If you wish to have Don sign your book, please include the name of
the recipient and the desired note in the SPECIAL PROCESSING REQUESTS section of the Check Out form.
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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.
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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!
The 1960s also saw the invention of the
Funny Car. During the decade, development led to the flopper style
Funny Car technology in use today. In addition, professional drag racing
began in the 1960s and started on the way to become the huge success it is
today. The book proceeds through the years from 1960 to 1969 showing many of
the Dragsters and Funny Cars in competition and the terrific progress made
in the sport during the 1960s. Hard bound. 192 pages. 400 photos. Sorry. Out of
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hot Rod
Memories. "Hot Rod Memories" tells and shows about the hot rodders'
street oriented activities, including street racing. The street rods of
the 1940s are shown and the speed equipment and performances are
described. The photos show the popular hot rods of the '40s and '50s. Hard
bound. 176 pages. 360 photos.
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Authentic Hot Rods. "Authentic Hot Rods" takes the reader back to the "Good Old Days" of hot rodding.
Over 500 photos show the cars and activities at the lakes and on the street in the period from about 1932 to 1955. That period was probably the most important period in the history of hot rodding because it was then that the street driven hot rods evolved into race cars. Also, rodders whose primary interest was to build nice rods for the streets were busy with cars that would be the foundation of the huge street rod popularity today. Hard bound. 208 pages. 502 photos. |
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Don's "Rockerhead" Willys Gasser Die Cast! As you know, Don Montgomery didn't just write about the golden days of drag racing -- he was a huge part of the scene! Here's the Johnny Lightning die cast reproduction of the car Don drove against all the top names in the Gasser Wars. What a great accessory for your desk! Or... keep it packaged as a collectible! Don will autograph each Willys that goes out the door. Own a little piece of drag racing history!
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"Rockerhead" Willys Gasser Die Cast Car $12.95
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