Synopsis
Of all the custom cars builders who came to fame in the 1950's scene, the most prolific was a young man from Modesto, California - the legendary Gene Winfield. Cutting his teeth in the postwar hot rod scene, Winfield eventually gravitated to the media of custom cars, becoming one of its preeminent builders and purveyors. For the first time, Winfield's career is examined in this volume fully illustrated with photography from his personal archives - some never seen before!Author David Grant is a long-time collaborator and protege of Winfield, and recounts everything from his early days at Modesto, immersion in California car culture, the formation of the Century Toppers Car Club, his involvement in dry lakes racing, the formation of Winfield's Custom Shop in 1955,and the impressive string of vehicles that followed: "Strip Star" from the film Solar Crisis, based on a 1946 Ford chassis with a 427 Ford engine and hand-finished aluminum body, the sleek gull-wing from The Man From UNCLE series, William Shatner piloting the "Reactor" car in Star Trek, Woody Allen and the Bubble Car in "Sleeper", the spinning police car in "Blade Runner", the Ford King T that won the 1963 AMBR award...All these and many more are featured in glorious color and archive photography alongside the voice of a man regarded by many as the king of Custom Cars.
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À propos de l'auteur
David Grant has worked with gene Winfield since he was 16, and has a thorough grounding in customizing cars. He now owns his own vintage car restoration shop.
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The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield
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Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0760327785
ISBN 13 : 9780760327784
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Vendeur : Books Boheme, Tempe, AZ, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. :: From longtime associate David Grant comes a fitting tribute and illustrated history of Gene Winfield, one of the leading figures in the world of hot rods, customs, and TV and movie cars. :: Glossy, full-color photographs. :: Bound in publisher's deep gray paper-covered boards, title, author, and publisher lettered down spine in white. Quarto (11 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 281 x 241 millimeters). 176 pages. Grade: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbed at crown, foot, and corners. Dust jacket is worn along edges, at the top of spine, and has creases and small stains. N° de réf. du vendeur 915
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