Friday, November 12, 1999 - North Shore News - 35

Chronicling the
lure of the hot rod

@ Hot Rods by Rob
Leicester Wagner, Metro
Books, 118 pages, $24.95

street rods to the raw power
of the muscle cars, there is
something for — everyone.
Beautiful} colour photos: dis-
play a cross section of the
many styles of
hot rods,
Wagner gives a
history of this
auto genre,
tracing its
beginnings
back to the
30s — the
‘32 Ford
coupe
remains
today the
body of
‘choicé
for truce street

Terry Peters
Contributing Writer

‘96 GHG Jimmy 4X4

someones out New, 2dr, power group, A/C, tilt, cruise, AutoTrac system,

there waiting

to modify the

car to their own taste
and needs.

For some car enthusiasts,

othe manufictozer’s version is
» jase the "starting point —

where..it’ goes from there: is
 fimited only by their own cre--
ativity.
. Hot Rodsis a celebration of
thar freedom of expression.
From exotic paint jobs of

eae

rodders.

He chronicles the develop-
mient of the customized cars
as they follow the changes
introduced by the auto mak-

- Bigger engines, better
sust ensions, improved” tire

technology ‘all changed the .

way cars were modified.

Today a work of art can be
created from a vintage car
body or from one fresh off the
assembly line. It all starts with
a love of cars.

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39 GMC Yuken 4X4

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F ” Now °26,

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