The photos in this edition are black and white.
Vintage, retro, or classic hot rods have been an enduring element of the hot rod hobby. These vintage roadsters, sedans, and coups have become very popular because they are the bedrock of the hot rodding culture. However, many rodders have built a rod dedicated to a particular decade, era, region, flavor, or style, but these have lacked all the period correct details, and it's crucial to get all the details (ie parts) right. If some parts are not of the complementary or the package does not faithfully replicate a particular style or era, the theme of the hot rod can be ruined.
Hot rod veteran Gerry Burger explains how to identify, buy, or build the parts to create a faithful period correct hot rod--a car that you will be proud of and will gain the respect from others in the hobby. The book showcases all the parts that make a faithful and consistent hot rod of a certain era, flavor, or style. The book covers 50s and 60s style, both East Coast and West Coast. It details the wide range of stock parts and popular high-performance parts from a particular era. He discusses when they were first produced and when they were in popular use. Once you decide on the theme and time period for your hot rod build, Burger discusses how to choose the period correct engine for your chassis, valve covers, intakes, and carbs that also match the period from Edelbrock, Offenhauser, and others. Similar chapters also cover, interiors, wheels and tires, frames, suspension, and all other components.
When it comes to putting together all the pieces to create an attractive, accurate, and fun hot rod from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, no other book is a better guide than How to Build Period Correct Hot Rods.
The photos in this edition are black and white.
Vintage, retro, or classic hot rods have been an enduring element of the hot rod hobby. These vintage roadsters, sedans, and coups have become very popular because they are the bedrock of the hot rodding culture. However, many rodders have built a rod dedicated to a particular decade, era, region, flavor, or style, but these have lacked all the period correct details, and it's crucial to get all the details (ie parts) right. If some parts are not of the complementary or the package does not faithfully replicate a particular style or era, the theme of the hot rod can be ruined.
Hot rod veteran Gerry Burger explains how to identify, buy, or build the parts to create a faithful period correct hot rod--a car that you will be proud of and will gain the respect from others in the hobby. The book showcases all the parts that make a faithful and consistent hot rod of a certain era, flavor, or style. The book covers 50s and 60s style, both East Coast and West Coast. It details the wide range of stock parts and popular high-performance parts from a particular era. He discusses when they were first produced and when they were in popular use. Once you decide on the theme and time period for your hot rod build, Burger discusses how to choose the period correct engine for your chassis, valve covers, intakes, and carbs that also match the period from Edelbrock, Offenhauser, and others. Similar chapters also cover, interiors, wheels and tires, frames, suspension, and all other components.
When it comes to putting together all the pieces to create an attractive, accurate, and fun hot rod from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, no other book is a better guide than How to Build Period Correct Hot Rods.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Perfect Plan: The Recipe for Building a Period Correct Hot Rod
Finding the Right Rod
Tracing the History
Barn Find 1937 Ford
Old Car Hunter Gary Moore
Chapter 2: Period Power
Ford Flathead V-8
Cadillac Motors
1949–1964 Oldsmobile V-8
Ford Y-Block
1957–1966 Buick Nailhead
Chrysler Hemi
Pontiac Motors
Small-Block Chevrolet
W-Head Chevrolet
Oddball Stuff
In Summary
Chapter 3: Rolling Stock: Choosing Wheels, Tires and Accessories
Wire Wheels
Steel Wheels
Birth of the Mag Wheel
Mag Wheel Manufacturers
Hubcaps
Evolution of the Whitewal
Selecting The Right Vintage Tires
Other Visual Options
In Summary
Chapter 4: Building a Vintage Chassis
Boxing Plates
Motor Mounts and Brackets
Suspension Choices
Rear End Choices
Brake Choices
Steering Choices
A 1933 Plymouth Reconstruction Project
In Summary
Chapter 5: Interior: Real Hot Rods Have Upholstery
It’s the Last Step
Fitting the Driver to the Car
Mounting Gauges and Switches
Carpeting
Seats
Upholstery
Dashboard
In Summary
Chapter 6: Body and Mods: Selecting the Right Sheet Metal for an Era
Body-Style Choices
Body Modifications
Fender Choices
Reproduction Bodies
Chapter 7: Choosing the Right Paint, Pattern, Texture and Finish
Choosing the Proper Finish
Lacquer Paints
Enamel Paints
Urethane Paints
Special Effects
Picking the Final Finish
Chapter 8: The Vintage Car Gallery
Reviving the Youngblood Roadster
The Class of ’59
A+ for Flavor
Dream 1940
T-Time
The Shoaf Roadster
’40 Found
Chapter 9: Cool Old Parts
Source Guide