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NZ Hot Rod Magazine
2008 Catalogue
NZ Hot Rod magazine
announces the release of its all
new 2008 catalogue. There’s a
full
16-pages packed with your
favourite range of over 100 hot
rod, muscle car, street machine, automobilia, ‘how to’ and
hot rod history books. Whether you’re into recreational
reading, resourcing information for a project or need help
on ‘how to’ there’s all the material you need for your hot
rod library.
We have a full range of cool hot rod T-shirts, polo
shirts, hats and the new range of cool hot rod decals.
We’ve found the old artwork for the original 1968 NZ
Hot Rod magazine stickers and reprinted a quantity for
your period-perfect ride or sticker collection.
Additionally, we’ve run a limited quantity of two
renderings of Kyle Loose’s original art as a small decal for
that ultimate hot rod kulture look. Don’t forget the old
favourite hot rod magazine decals as well. You can order
our special collector’s edition Hot Rod Pictorials, back
issues, reprints of our very first No 1 issue or binders to
hold your collection safely in our classy magazine
binders. New products complement your old favourites
so there’s something for everyone.
The new catalogue is free and available for download at
www.nz-hotrod.com
You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed
on your computer.
BOOKS
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DVDS
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APPAREL
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MERCHANDISE
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'32 FORD DEUCE
A complete authoritative and illustrated
history published with the Ford Company's
co-operation, this book looks at every facet
of the Deuce's story.
$115
50 YEARS OF HOT ROD
A Celebration of machines like the Eliminator, the
Beatnic Bandit and CadZZilla and hot rodding
greats.
$50
AMERICAN HORSEPOWER
BY MIKE MUELLER
American Horsepower pays tribute to 25
outstanding American-made engines valued
for their raw horsepower or their design
simplicity.
$80
BEST DAMN GARAGE IN TOWN
BY SMOKEY YUNICK
This autobiography of speed legend Smokey
Yunick is an enthralling read of the life and
adventures of one of racing and hot rodding's
most prolific innovators.In telling his story
Smokey pulls no punches. Warning: These
stories aren't politically correct or grammatically correct...neither was Smokey. It's one
book I can't stop recommending to others
and is by far the best book I have read - bar
none.
$75
BILLY GIBBONS
- ROCK & ROLL GEARHEAD
Interesting insights into Gibbons’ musical
past, as well as showcasing his awesome
collection of world famous rides as well as
his axxes (guitars for you non-muso-types.
$69.95
NZHRM BOOKSHOP
BOYD'S ENGINES, DRIVELINE'S
& CHASSIS
The information provided over 15 chapters in
the 320 page publication is extremely informative. If anyone were contemplating building a
car irrespective of their technical knowledge
level, it would be fair to say that this book
would be a great tool to start with.
CHALLENGER AND BARRACUDA
$70
Revive the muscular good looks and
horsepower of your E-body! This helpful guide
contains hundreds of detailed photos, factory
illustrations, and helpful data tables covering
everything from decoding Vin tags to applying
the correct finish to virtually every part on
your car.
$70
CHEVROLET SMALL-BLOCK
V-8 ID GUIDE
BUILDING GUIDE FOR BASIC
HOT RODS
No frills, sedans, roadsters, coupes, late
models. No buck, low buck, some buck.
$60
Your complete guide to deciphering Chevy's
smallblock V-8 engine casting and stamping
codes for all engines, from 1955 to the
present. Determine the exact engine model,
the year it was built, and its application.
$55
BURT MUNRO - LEGEND OF SPEED
The thinking behind each of his modifications
and developments is exposed making this an
absolutely fascinating insight to the extraordinary man who became a legend and a world
record holder.
CHEVY SMALL - BLOCK V-8
BY MIKE MUELLER
$50
This book looks at life before the smallblock
Chevy and the impact it had on the industry
and development from the 50 year-old
engine. Highlights include influential GM
engineers, racing history and the nuts and
bolts specifications of the iconic engine
$90
CAMARO FORTY YEARS
BY DARWIN HOLMSTROM
CHEVY SS BY ROBERT GENAT
This big book chronicles the rich history of an
American muscle-car era icon. Here,
accompanied by fabulous photographs of the
models that made history, is the full story of
Camaro's forty years.
$120
CARROLL SMITH'S NUTS, BOLTS,
FASTENERS AND PLUMBING
HANDBOOK
This complete guide analyzes the thousands
of options available and shows you how to
choose the correct fastener for any
application, whether it be racing, street
performance or restoration.
In 1957 Chevrolet displayed a stunning
Corvette-based show car on the auto show
circuit, calling the car the "Super Sport."
While it would be a few years before this
soon-to-be fabled name plate would grace
a production car, the SS signaled a clear shift
in the performance car world.
$120
CITY OF SPEED BY JOE SCALZO
$55
This book traces the rise of Southern Califonria's racers and speed merchants from the
days of hopped-up Model Ts to tomorrow's
phenom.
$90
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CLASSIC CUSTOMS & LEAD SLEDS
ED BIG DADDY ROTH HIS LIFE
TIMES, CARS & ART
Features the most influential and recognisable
customs to come out of the West Coast
customising scene in the last 15 years.
$60
COBRA THE FIRST 40 YEARS
BY TREVOR LEGATE
This book brilliantly unfolds the story of
Shelby AC Cobra from launch in 1962, to the
end of production in 1968, to its
reappearance in the "replica" kit-car market.
Whether detailing the first glorious road cars
or the superbly muscled race cars,
chronicling the Cobra's history or the advent
of Autokraft and the AC Cobra Mk IV Legate
provides every angle.
Author Pat Ganahl interviewed many of Ed's
former cohorts, partners, employees, relatives
and friends to get a clear & often entertaining
view of a complex individual.
$90
EDELBROCK, MADE IN USA
Tom Madigan’s 324 page volume is more
than a history of one of the world’s most
successful performance parts manufacturers.
$120
$89.95
FILL 'ER UP!
In this car culture of ours, what could be
more American than the gas station, from the
roadside pit stop in the middle of nowhere to
the spit-and-polish, full-service city shop?
CUSTOM AUTO ELECTRICKERY
BY FRANK 'CHOCO' MUNDAY
$80
This is an excellent guide for the DIY hot
rodder. It covers the practical application of
alternators, starters and new technology items
such as electronic fuel injection and engine
management.
$59.95
McClurg drew upon his substantial photo
archives to deliver hundreds more of the best
drag racing photos ever taken, including
many gems that have never been published
before.
DEUCE 75 YEARS OF THE 32 FORD
A complete history of the 32 Ford one of the
most important automobiles ever produced.
Covering design, development & production
of the Deuce, including factory photos.
$90
$70
If you are looking for ideas on your ultimate
Dream Garage then look no further than this
book that is a real teaser for the true
automotive hobbyist.
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$80
$35
FUEL & GUTS BY TOM MADIGAN
Perhaps one of the most in-depth drag racing
books available is Fuel & Guts by Tom
Madigan. If his name sounds familiar, he has
also authored the Edelbrock book. To give
even greater credibility, the foreword is
penned by “The Voice of the NHRA” Dave
McClelland.
DREAM GARAGES
BY KRIS PALMER
$70
FORD HOT RODS
BY DAIN GINGERELLI
This colourful book looks at Ford Hot Rods,
from the early Model T to the A and custom
creations as the High Boys, Deuce coupes
and Fat Fendered Fords. Gingerelli examines
the flat four engine.
DRAG RACING FUEL ALTEREDS
This photo archive from Lou Hart features a
foreword from NHRA’s Steve Gibbs and is a
comprehensive look at one of the wildest
classes of drag racing – Fuel Altereds. Cars
such as Mooneyham & Sharp, Mondello &
Matsabura and the legendary Winged
Express are accounted for.
FIRE, NITRO, RUBBER AND SMOKE
BY BOB MCCLURG
$120
FUNNY CAR FEVER
Steve Reyes a highly acclaimed drag racing
photographer who has presented a pictorial
of the best years of Funny Car drag racing
showcasing his favourite and never-beforepublished shots.
HOT ROD HORSEPOWER
HANDBOOK
$60
The popular how-to series with full colour
photography, fresh designs, step-by-step
instructions and written by the top experts in
the industry.
GM'S MOTORAMA
BY DAVID W.TEMPLE
HOT ROD HORSEPOWER
HANDBOOK: BIG BLOCK CHEVY
GM's Motorama brings this short-lived but
unforgettable tradition back to life with words
and period photographs that revisit the posh
venues, such as the Waldorf Astoria in 1955,
where celebrities in Broadway-style shows,
glamorous models, and a singing group called
the Motorhythms introduced the public to
"dream cars" destined to become legendsfrom the 1951 LeSabre and the turbinepowered Firebirds to the Cadillac Cyclone and
Corvette Prototype.
The heart of every hot rod and muscle car is
its engine - and the one to have, the most
powerful performance engine on the planet is
the big-block Chevy V-8. This book offers
illustrated, step-by-step instructions for
building a big-block Chevy V-8.
$90
$55
$60
HOT ROD KINGS
This book features 10 of America's top traditional hot rod builders, the shops, projects
new and past, plus the people, combine for an
interesting take on hot rodding.
HEMI BY ROBERT GENAT
$80
Take a high-octane tour through the design,
development, and muscle cars behind the
greatest V-8 in Detroit history.
$55
HOT ROD MILESTONES
America's coolest coupes, roadsters and racers. 25 of the most influential hot rods of all
time. Superb colour photos and written history.
HOP UP: THE FIRST 12 ISSUES
$90
As hot rodding boomed in the early 1950s,
Hop Up magazine was right at the forefront of
the growing hobby. The first 12 issues are
here together in one book.
$60
HOT ROD PHOTOGRAPHY
OF PETER VINCENT
Aesthetics are at the core of hot rodding and
nothing captures the visual essence of the
hot rod like Peter Vincent's photography.
HOT RODDERS BIBLE
$90
A wealth of information to help aspiring hot
rodders get started in the hobby. Includes
step-by-step advice with photos.
HOT ROD PIN-UPS
$70
Perry evokes the great pin-up masters Vargas
and Petty, the demented swagger of
psychobilly and the trashy glamour of JD Pulp
Fiction and B-movies. Many of the cars and
customs featured come from the shops of
acknowledged masters.
$80
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HOT ROD PIONEERS
HOW TO BUILD A HOT ROD
BY DENNIS W. PARKS
This book traces Australian hot rod & drag
racing and Hot Rod Show history back to the
fifties. An absolute eye-opener into the depth of
hot rod history across the ditch.
Build a dependable and fun street rod. From
what to build to choosing a body, the plan
through to construction.
$69.95
$55
HOT ROD ROOTS
BY DAIN GINGERELI
HOW TO BUILD A HOT ROD MODEL
A FORD BY DENNIS W.PARKS
Here are hot rodding's true pioneers, the
guys who raced the lakes in the mid-century,
the ones who broke the records.
Build a dependable and fun street rod on a
budget! Follow the construction, start-tofinish, of a 1929 Model A Ford sedan. Stepby-step phot sequences.
$80
HOT RODS & CUSTOM CARS
HOW TO BUILD A SMALL BLOCK
CHEVY FOR THE STREET
BY JIM RICHARDSON
Comprehensive coverage of hot rods &
custom cars from the Boyd Smoothster to
Deuce Coupes to Willys Gassers.
$40
HOT RODS BY ED BIG DADDY ROTH
First published in 1995 and then again in
2007, this Roth book was one of the very first
as it took quite a lot of persistence from Tony
Thacker to publish the history of Ed Roth.
$60
How To Build a Small Block Chevy for the
Street is essential for every builder or admirer
of this incredible piece of automotive
engineering. Expert Jim Richardson will help
you find the engine you need and teach you
how to remove it, disassemble it, rebuild it,
improve it, get it back in your car, and fire it up.
$60
HOW TO CHOP TOPS
$60
Step by step info for chopping tops yourself
or having the work done by others. Over 740
photos and illustrations, specific techniques
for over 50 different models.
$50
HOW TO BUILD A CHEAP HOT ROD
BY DENNIS PARKS
This book shows how a great hot rod can be
built on a modest budget. The author
documents his own building project -a "TrackT" kit roadster - showing step-by-step detail
how to turn a pile of parts into a cool hot rod.
HOW TO CUSTOM PAINT YOUR CAR
BY JOANN BORTIES
$60
An award winning painter, Borties shares her
expertise to make the custom painting process
achievable to painters at all levels.
$70
HOW TO BUILD A FLATHEAD
FORD V-8
HOW TO DRAW CARS LIKE A PRO
This book answers the prayers of Flathead
lovers. Follow the assembly of 3x Flathead
engines with step-by-step buildup info.
Explains specs, clearances, machining
procedures & parts, assembly techniques
for your Flathead.
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$65
Thom Taylor updates his classic with all-new
illustrations and expands on such topics as
the today's use of computers.
$50
HOW TO DRAW CRAZY CARS
& MAD MONSTERS LIKE A PRO
HOW TO WIRE YOUR HOT ROD
BY DENNIS OVERHOLSER
Award-winning car-designer Thom Taylor and
legendary kustom culture figure Ed newton
reveal the tricks and techniques used by
masters past & present.
The one automotive job we all dread is the
wiring. Yet, with help from this how-to book
even the neophyte mechanic can install a
wiring harness. Dennis Overholser, longtime
technical specialist for Painless Performance
Products and avid hot rodder, walks you
through nine chapters sure to clean away
your fear of electricity.
$50
HOW TO MASTER AIRBRUSH
PAINTING TECHNIQUES
BY JOANN BORTLES
Bortles, one of the top airbrush artists in the
US, presents her unique teaching curriculum
for mastering both the technology and
techniques needed to be a successful
airbrush artist.
LEGENDARY ROUTE 66
$60
HOW TO PAINT FLAMES
BY BRUCE CALDWELL
Custom paint jobs are more popular than
ever, and no form of custom painting is hotter
than the flame job. This book explains how to
design the best-look flames for a particular
vehicle, transfer that design and apply the
paint.
$50
$70
One of the most popular and recognisable hot
rods of all time is brought vividly to life in this
affectionate look at wild '32 Ford coupes of
past and present.
$40
LOOKING BACK
$60
HOW TO REBUILD AND MODIFY
YOUR MUSCLE CAR BY JASON
SCOTT
Jason Scott takes readers through the stepby-step improvements that will add more
power, style and handling capability to any
classic muscle car.
Starting in Chicago and running to L.A.
Highlights the sights along the highway with
historic and current photos in the then-in-now
pairings and includes Route 66 postcards, road
signs, trinkets, maps, brochures and
advertistments.
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
HOW TO PINSTRIPE
Veteran striper Alan Johnson teaches you
everything you need to know to get started in
pinstriping, to further your mastery of the
form, or to simply understand how a good design comes together.
$60
The folklore of New Zealand’s hot rod past is
now “out”. “Looking Back” is the first
comprehensive retrospective view of New
Zealand’s Hot Rod heritage. A 112 page soft
bound pure nostalgia trip that is a must have
for every home hot rod library.
$39
MCQUEEN'S MACHINES
BY MATT STONE
$60
He made movies best remembered for their
wild car chases, mad motorcycle dashes, and
hair-raising races, but no one forgot the man
at the wheel - Steve McQueen the King of
Cool...
$60
HOW TO RESTORE YOUR FORD
PICK-UP
The step-by-step guide to restoring any Ford
light-duty truck, fully illustrated with all the
latest restoration steps and techniques.
$65
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MILLION DOLLAR MUSCLE CARS
This book provides a photographic history of
these rare cars, from the high-performance
fantasies of yesterday to the high-finance
wheeling and dealing of today. In full-colour
pictures and detailed prose, the book follows
these cars from their performance beginnings
to their decade of decline to an automotive
world awakening to their historical significance and eternal cool.
ONE GOOD RUN THE LEGEND
OF BURT MUNRO
$80
$35
PINSTRIPE PLANET
BY HERB MARTINEZ
MUSCLE CAR - FORD, CHEVY
& CHRYSLER ICONS
BY MIKE MUELLER
This 288 page publication leads the reader
back to a time when muscle meant
everything and serious horsepower was made
readily available in some of America's best
loved vehicles.
All Burt Munro ever wanted was one perfect
run on his highly modified Indian Scout
motorcycle - to see how fast it would really
go. After running out of challenges at home
and already aged in his sixties, Burt took his
'Munro Special' to the famous Bonneville Salt
Flats in Utah where he became a legend.
One of the world's best pinstripers. This
publication looks at the history and those who
pioneered modern pinstriping.
$80
$40
RETRO RODS
MUSTANG - FORTY YEARS
BY R. LEFFINGWELL
Ford's Mustang, launched on April 17, 1964,
became the Official Car of the Baby Boom. It
was a fortuitous accident of timing and a
brilliant result of product planning. This sleek,
stylish automobile launched the "Pony Car"
genre with a staggering 417,000 sales in its
first year. Through 40 years of tough
competition from Chrysler and General
Motors, the Mustang has survived and
outlasted them all. Dozens of interviews bring
insight to the 40-year-old story, the on-going
legend, and the Mustang's future.
This popular book depicts a brief history of
hot rodding and tells how the retro rod came
to be and offers an insight into the various
clubs and events of today.
$40
$70
ROCKIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY
BY PAUL GRUSHKIN
This fantastic hardback explores the
connection between cars and their references
in music. Includes more than 1000 images
(many not previously seen before in print) of
posters, album covers and photographs by
some of the world's top car and music
photographers.
$100
MUSTANG LEGENDS
Lovers of Ford’s iconic sporty car will enjoy
this release from Voyageur Press. Written by
a number of well respected American
automotive journos, the title features their
first-hand reminiscences of their experiences
with the Mustang.
ROUTE 66 LOST & FOUNDS, RUINS
AND RELICS REVISITED, VOLUME 2
$69.95
OLD SCHOOL RODS
BY ALAN MAYES
A pictorial perspective of hot rodding's new
trend towards nostalgia hot rods. It covers the
historical roots of hot rodding then breaks
into a section that features 14 survivors from
the early years.
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$65
Motor courts, cafes, main streets, filling
stations, and greasy spoons all are
represented in this second volume of Lost &
Found images from photographer Russell
Olsen. This new installment presents dozens
of locations along Route 66's entire 2,297
miles, showing them both as in their heydays
in period photographs and postcards and as
the appear today.
$75
SHELBY RACER FOR THE STREET
BY R LEFFINGWELL
TEX SMITHS HOT ROD HISTORY
BOOK 2 BY TOM MEDLEY
When Ford wanted to add some spice to its
new Mustang pony car in the mid-1960s, it
turned to talented, colourful and opionated
Texan Carroll Shelby, who was then building
high-performance racing sports cars (Cobras)
using a british body and a Ford engine. The
resulting Shelby Mustangs proved to be the
definitive performance Mustangs of the
muscle car era.
History of Hot Rodding from before World
WarII until the Street Rod era as told by Tom
Medley. Lots of Photos and Interviews.
$80
TEX SMITHS ROARING
ROADSTERS PART TWO
The definitive history of track roadster racing
in America. Featuring a huge collection of
photos.
SIX MEN WHO BUILT THE MODERN
AUTO INDUSTRY
The relationships between these unique men
and how they came to wield so much
influence across the global automotive
industry.
$65
SO-CAL SPEEDSHOP
The title’s subheading reads: The fast tale of
the California racers who made hot rod
history, and that’s an understatement. So-Cal
was one of the original speed equipment
shops that sprung up in Southern California
after the war.
$50
$79.95
$60
THE BIG BOOK OF CAR CULTURE
Filled with a heap of interesting B&W and
colour pictures, the 320 page book takes a
light-hearted look at how the automobile
shaped American culture in the 20th Century.
Includes well-known highways, from Route 66
to roadside attractions. A number of marques
are also covered. The Big Book of Car Culture
is a fun read and an excellent addition to the
library of anyone interested in car culture, especially Americana.
$59.95
THE BIRTH OF HOT RODDING
SPEEDWAY 75 YEARS
An excellent book for all speedway supporters
covering the history of Palmerston Norths
facility from 1930 to 2005. A decade by
decade review including lists of competitors
who have spun their wheels on the citys
famed oval. Very easy reading with plenty of
photos.
$45
Profiles of the most influential racers, cars
and events accompany original photography
to create a definitive history of hot rod racing
on the dry lakes.
$80
THE BOOK OF THE FORD
THUNDERBIRD
SUNDAYS WITH VON DUTCH
A famously crazed presence in the hot rod
movement of the 1950s, rediscovered in the
1980s when 50s nostalgia swept pop culture.
It was during that time - on four consecutive
Sundays in 1970 Richard Karl Koch visited
Von Dutch in his Calabasas home to
photograph the father of modern pinstriping.
$60
Here's the full story of American icon the Ford
Thunderbird, from concept in the 1950s to
demise in the 1990s and rebirth in the new
millennium, including numberous competition
exploits. Highly illustrated with material to
help those looking for originality of detail this
is a serious definitive work on an American
classic.
$150
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THE CARS OF OVERHAULIN' WITH
CHIP FOOSE BY DAIN GINGERELLI
ULTIMATE GARAGES
BY PHIL BERG
The author takes you behind the scenes to
see first-hand the transformation that Chip
Foose and his A-team put each car through.
This lushly illustrated, large format gift book
caters to America's fascination with the
garage and looks at 25 of the most
incredible garages in the USA.
$50
THE COBRA IN THE BARN
ULTIMATE HOT ROD DICTIONARY
It's the fantasy of every car enthusiast. This
book is full of true tales of rare gems pulled
out of haystacks or junkyards.
Features painstakingly researched definitions
for more than 1600 terms and phrases.
$35
$65
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE
CORVETTE BY MIKE MUELLER
Chevrolet's Corvette is the most iconic-some
would say only-sports car built in America.
This lavishly illustrated work conducts
readers through the Corvette's fifty-plus
years of continuous production-a rich and
varied history unmatched in the automotive
world.
$60
UP IN FLAMES
$120
Introduces readers to the flame painters who
best represent the talent and inspiration that
give this art form its power. Each profile
feature full-colour illustrations and
photographs.
$80
VINTAGE & HISTORIC
DRAG RACERS
THE HEMI IN THE BARN
Cotter's adventures in automotive
archaeology continue in this book, with more
than forty new stories of amazing finds and
automotive resurrections.
A full colour gallery of drag racing's most
famous dragsters.
$40
$60
VON DUTCH THE ART, THE MYTH,
THE LEGEND
THE HOT ROD WORLD OF
ROBT.WILLIAMS
Perhaps one of the most interesting artists of
the hot rod world is Robert Williams and his
wife Suzanne. They are regarded as legends
in both the underground art world and also
traditional hot rodding.
$90
THIS OLD CORVETTE
Corvette fans will love this. The book’s 160
pages are crammed full of excellent photos of
all of the versions of the Corvette as well as
heaps of memorabilia. An excellent addition
to a ’Vette enthusiast’s library.
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$70
Von Dutch is one of the most interesting
characters in hot rod and popular culture
history. Considered the founder of "modern"
pinstriping, he was a prominent character in
many of the rodding magazines of the late
50s, and his fame endured long after he
apparently tired of it.
$90