Description: SIGNED by Alex Xydias. So-Cal Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers who Made Hot Rod History, by Mark Christensen. 2005 hardcover book. 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. This copy of the book is inscribed to the previous owner by Alex Xydias, the founder of the So-Cal Speed Shop, who also provided the Foreword to the book. A very nice copy -- clean and tight, no writing or tears. Just a bit of edgewear to the boards and dj, which I will place in a protective mylar cover. 2005, Motorbooks.
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed By: Alex Xydias
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: So-Cal SPEED Shop : the Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History
Item Length: 10.2in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 10.5in
Author: Mark Christensen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Features: Revised
Topic: Automotive / General
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Transportation
Item Weight: 44.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
