Wildest Show Rods book

[mrtc4w]

I don't mean to brag, wait, yes I do! On page 6 my name is listed as a contributor and on page 77 lower right is the picture I contributed!

I got mine in the mail today. I sat down with the intention of quickly cruising through it and getting back to it. That was 1 1/2 hours ago! Great book!

Marty
Marysville, OH

[kitbashkid]

Got mine on Monday as well,,great book,,but no mention of Eldon or the VOODOO??

[TooOld]

Jul 10, 2013 11:54:09 GMT -6 mrtc4w said:

I don't mean to brag, wait, yes I do! On page 6 my name is listed as a contributor and on page 77 lower right is the picture I contributed!

I got mine in the mail today. I sat down with the intention of quickly cruising through it and getting back to it. That was 1 1/2 hours ago! Great book!

Marty
Marysville, OH

Yep , the photo of the Paddy Wagon as a push car for the Young American is pretty cool !
Thanks Marty !

[Deleted]

Guys: It was inevitable that some of your favorites would be left out of the book - there were only so many pages! My apologies to anyone who felt their favorite show rod was slighted. Several of my own personal favorites bit the dust as well - my editor is a cruel sadist, yet still somehow lovable and cuddly.

That book is done now and there's no going back (except to correct some annoying layout glitches, if/when it goes to a second printing). But in the course of writing it, I developed a nasty case of scale rodding fever. And I'm not here looking for a cure...

Scotty Gosson (AKA Jangleguy)

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Jul 10, 2013 11:54:09 GMT -6 mrtc4w said:

I don't mean to brag, wait, yes I do! On page 6 my name is listed as a contributor and on page 77 lower right is the picture I contributed!

I got mine in the mail today. I sat down with the intention of quickly cruising through it and getting back to it. That was 1 1/2 hours ago! Great book!

Marty
Marysville, OH

Thanks again for the cool photo, Marty! I was so stoked to see that shot!

[ShowRodFreak Don V.]

What no Photos of the Cover ?

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Jul 25, 2013 12:24:55 GMT -6 ShowRodFreak Don V. said:

What no Photos of the Cover ?

I don't want to spam up the joint (and get kicked out before I learn anything). Only if Dave okays it.

[mrtc4w]

Jul 25, 2013 2:01:16 GMT -6 @jangleguy said:

Jul 10, 2013 11:54:09 GMT -6 mrtc4w said:

I don't mean to brag, wait, yes I do! On page 6 my name is listed as a contributor and on page 77 lower right is the picture I contributed!

I got mine in the mail today. I sat down with the intention of quickly cruising through it and getting back to it. That was 1 1/2 hours ago! Great book!

Marty
Marysville, OH

Thanks again for the cool photo, Marty! I was so stoked to see that shot!

Thanks for doing the book! I still haven't put it on the shelf. It is still sitting out and I am still looking it over.

Marty
Marysville, OH

[Count Dragula]

I have ordered one of these books from our local Barnes and Noble bookstore. Thanks for doing this book,Scotty!
Here is an EBAY link for Scotty's book if you want to see it's cover....I am in no way affiliated with this listing:
www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Americas-Wildest-Show-Rods-of-the-60s-Gosson-Scotty-/400518382770?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item5d40c184b2

Todd

[Paul B. Canney]

See and Buy it here

[Deleted]

Jeez, thanks guys! So, in your opinion, what was the first show rod model - where do I start?

[Paul B. Canney]

Jul 26, 2013 9:54:32 GMT -6 @jangleguy said:

Jeez, thanks guys! So, in your opinion, what was the first show rod model - where do I start?

The 1st was the AMT Ala-Kart (I believe)

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Jul 26, 2013 10:17:30 GMT -6 Paul B. Canney said:

Jul 26, 2013 9:54:32 GMT -6 @jangleguy said:

Jeez, thanks guys! So, in your opinion, what was the first show rod model - where do I start?

The 1st was the AMT Ala-Kart (I believe)

Thanks Funnybug! AlaKart, here I come...

[mrtc4w]

Jul 26, 2013 10:17:30 GMT -6 Paul B. Canney said:

Jul 26, 2013 9:54:32 GMT -6 @jangleguy said:

Jeez, thanks guys! So, in your opinion, what was the first show rod model - where do I start?

The 1st was the AMT Ala-Kart (I believe)

What about the XR-6? It is the 1st one I remember getting. Still one of my favorite cars and model.

Marty
Marysville, OH

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I haven't been able to pin down a month of release for Ala Kart or the X-R6. They apparently both came out in '63, but which one was first??? Or was there another show rod model that predated both of them? Just curious. I'm researching, but not finding any answers yet...

[ShowRodFreak Don V.]

Jul 26, 2013 9:48:13 GMT -6 Paul B. Canney said:

See and Buy it here

Thanks tYpO

You are a gentleman and a scholar.


oney-d

[nighthawk]

Ordered mine today.
Can't wait.
*hrrrr*

[Count Dragula]

Got my copy the other day!
Scotty,thanks for setting the record straight on who REALLY designed the Munsters Koach,and Dragula!!!!
That person is Tom Daniel,not George Barris!!!! I think Tom Got Majorly hosed in not getting any credit at the time these two showrods were making the rounds! Just my 2 cents USD!!!!

Todd

[nighthawk]

Mine arrived today.
Woo-hoo!

This is going to be a fun read.

And I already like all the thrown-in bits of insights and interviews. Nicely done.
Makes one want to hop here and there all over the book and then back again.

[nighthawk]

Addendum:

My wife grabbed it, flicked through it , commented on how she liked the vintage girls with the cars and then said: "So why don't WE have a Popcorn Wagon?"

Sounds like I've gotten my government's permission to buy this one...

[RatRod]

I picked one up off Amazon this week, and this is a very nice book!! I'm especially glad that Scotty used a lot of model box pics from Dave's Show Rod Rally, and tied in the models with the cars.......Nice touch Scotty!!!