So-Cal Speed Shop The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History

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.Christensen, Mark is the author of 'So-Cal Speed Shop The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History' with ISBN 9780760322635 and ISBN 0760322635.