How fortunate we are to have two hot rod industry titans release new books featuring their unique perspectives on the history of hot rodding. We’ll start with Isky’s since he’s the senior veteran at 95 years young! Isky by Matt Stone, covers the life and times of the “Camfather” Ed Iskenderian. From his early forays in pre-WWII hot rodding through his early years building racecars and his research and development into camshaft design and manufacturing, to his later business successes, it’s a great dive into early hot rodding and the building of an automotive aftermarket pillar and empire. Lot’s of images from Isky’s files never seen before are just part of the unique nuggets found in Isky, from CarTech Books.
Hot Rod Detroit Pictorial by Bob Larivee, Sr. gives you straight-from-the-source hot rod car show perspectives from the man who produced hundreds of shows throughout the United States for decades. As Detroit is Larivee’s hometown, still host to his signature show the Detroit Autorama, he brings an amazing collection of images and memories to the over 350-page, 1000-image book. Both his knowledge and photo collection of everything both hot rod and Detroit is at the forefront of this historically important publication from Vinsetta Garage. Included is a special section on the sometimes crazy feature cars seen yearly at the shows, a retrospective of the many racing venues within Detroit’s proximity, and the more recent Autorama basement rat rod congregations held at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. In all it’s an extensive plunge into a hot rod and custom car scene taking place in the automobile capital of the world.
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