So-Cal Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History by Mark Christensen.
This book is in like-new condition. I gather from web research these are pretty rare, selling for plus $150. upwards of way too much . . . geez.
I'll take bids starting at $75. - any amount collected over that will be donated to Landracing.com
This is the story of how an ex-B-17 airman established the SO-CAL Speed Shop and helped transform hot rodding from a scruffy, underground, outlaw sport into a defining part of postwar American culture. The ability of U.S. car enthusiasts to satisfy their need for speed changed dramatically in the late 1940s as car-crazy veterans returned home from World War II with formal mechanical training, courtesy of Uncle Sam. This is the story of how one such veteran, an ex-B-17 airman named Alex Xydias, established the SO-CAL Speed Shop and helped transform hot rodding from a scruffy, underground, outlaw sport into a defining part of postwar American culture.