{"product_id":"hot-rod-mavericks-tony-thacker-9780760387344","title":"Hot Rod Mavericks: The Builders, Racers, and Rebels Who Revolutionized Hot Rodding","description":"\u003cb\u003eProduced in cooperation with \u003ci\u003eHOT ROD \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eHOT ROD Mavericks\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on a rollicking look back on more than a century of trailblazers, risk-takers, hell-raisers, and forward-thinkers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo aspect of automobile culture embodies the DIY spirit like hot rodding. From prewar pressed steel and milled four-bangers to modern machined billet and 800-hp behemoths, the story of hot rodding has been the story of can-do iconoclasts who did for themselves what Detroit wouldn't do for them. Longtime hot rod and custom car historian Tony Thacker crafts an illustrated history that leaves no camshaft unturned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust some of the 50-plus movers and shakers profiled are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePioneers of the speed equipment industry like Barney Navarro, Ed \"Isky\" Iskendarian, and Vic Edelbrock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostwar racers and builders Alex Xydias, Mickey Thompson, and Ak Miller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuarter-mile dragstrip heroes such as \"TV\" Tommy Ivo, \"Big Daddy\" Don Garlits, and Shirley \"Cha-Cha\" Muldowney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKustom kulture icons Dean Jeffries, Ed \"Big Daddy\" Roth, Von Dutch, Sam and George Barris, and Gene Winfield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThacker also includes latter-day innovators who kept hot rodding a going concern, like Pete \u0026amp; Jake, Boyd Coddington, and Chip Foose. \u003ci\u003eHOT ROD Mavericks \u003c\/i\u003eis accompanied by exceptional images sourced from Motor Trend Group's archives at The Petersen Automotive Museum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrate the rebels who revolutionized hot rodding with this authoritative and visually engaging history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Thacker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0760387346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760387344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Motorbooks International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 11.13w x 0.73d","brand":"Tony Thacker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46334690066687,"sku":"9780760387344","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f2d7202-b5da-44c3-a6e3-260aaa60318c.jpg?v=1731467506","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hot-rod-mavericks-tony-thacker-9780760387344","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}