Name: The Business of Speed: The hot rod Industry in America, 1915–1990 (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
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Author: David N. Lucsko
ISBN: 9780801889905

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The Business of Speed: The hot rod Industry in America, 1915–1990 (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)

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Physical Book

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Author

David N. Lucsko

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

343

Format

Hardcover

Weight

ISBN

0801889901

ISBN13

9780801889905

Synopsis "The Business of Speed: The hot rod Industry in America, 1915–1990 (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) "

2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceSince the mass production of Henry Ford’s Model T, car enthusiasts have been redesigning, rebuilding, and reengineering their vehicles for increased speed and technical efficiency. They purchase aftermarket parts, reconstruct engines, and enhance body designs, all in an effort to personalize and improve their vehicles. Why do these car enthusiasts modify their cars and where do they get their aftermarket parts? Here, David N. Lucsko provides the first scholarly history of America’s hot rod business. Lucsko examines the evolution of performance tuning through the lens of the $34-billion speed equipment industry that supports it. As early as 1910, dozens of small shops across the United States designed, manufactured, and sold add-on parts to consumers eager to employ new technologies as they tinkered with their cars. Operating for much of the twentieth century in the shadow of the Big Three automobile manufacturers―General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler―these businesses grew at an impressive rate, supplying young and old hot rodders with thousands of performance-boosting gadgets. Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America.

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