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Here are the hot rodders we'll worship tomorrow. Kevin Thomson and David Perry venture into the shops of all-steel apostles Cole Foster, Gary Howard, Keith Tardel, the Kennedy Brothers, Jimmy White, Mike Smith, Rudy Rodriguez, Scott Mugford, and Mercury Charlie and offer profiles of todays top hot rod and custom builders. Hot rodders themselves, Thomson and Perry get to the heart of what makes todays hot rodders go, how they think, who they are, and what makes them builders worth watching.

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Motorbar.co.uk (UK), June 18, 2007 <br> Hot Rod Kings, by Kevin Thomson, is written in a quite intimate way to make you feel you are being taken on a personal trip through the U.S. to the workshops of eleven of today's most highly respected hot rod builders and customizers - meeting larger than life characters and meaner than mean machines on the way. Thomson and Perry get to the heart of what makes today's hot rodders tick; we discover where these men came from, what inspires them, and what their day-to-day lives are really like. With Perry's photography of the shop operations, cars in progress and some of the finished rods accompanied by the prose of Kevin 'BoBo Tech' Thomson, this is a tasty slice of the true hot rod way of life.

Motorbar.co.uk (UK), June 18, 2007 Hot Rod Kings, by Kevin Thomson, is written in a quite intimate way to make you feel you are being taken on a personal trip through the U.S. to the workshops of eleven of today's most highly respected hot rod builders and customizers - meeting larger than life characters and meaner than mean machines on the way. Thomson and Perry get to the heart of what makes today's hot rodders tick; we discover where these men came from, what inspires them, and what their day-to-day lives are really like. With Perry's photography of the shop operations, cars in progress and some of the finished rods accompanied by the prose of Kevin 'BoBo Tech' Thomson, this is a tasty slice of the true hot rod way of life.

Motorbar.co.uk (</strong>UK</strong>), </strong>June 18, 2007</strong> </p> <em>Hot Rod Kings, </em> by Kevin Thomson, is written in a quite intimate way to make you feel you are being taken on a personal trip through the U.S. to the workshops of eleven of today's most highly respected hot rod builders and customizers meeting larger than life characters and meaner than mean machines on the way. Thomson and Perry get to the heart of what makes today's hot rodders tick; we discover where these men came from, what inspires them, and what their day-to-day lives are really like. With Perry's photography of the shop operations, cars in progress and some of the finished rods accompanied by the prose of Kevin BoBo Tech Thomson, this is a tasty slice of the true hot rod way of life.

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Billy F. Gibbons, former lead guitarist of the band ZZ Top, is a renowned guitar aficionado and collector.David Perry has been burning film since he was 10 years old. Born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Southern California, he studied photography at Art Center College of Design. A professional photographer since 1986, Mr. Perry has had his work published, collected, and exhibited across the United States and, indeed, worldwide. Current and past examples can be seen at www.davidperrystudio.com. His commercial clients include Corvette, Toyota, Polaris, Apple Computer, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Mr. Perryu2019s other books include Hot Rod (Chronicle Books, 1997) and Bordertown (Chronicle Books, 1998), both with writer Barry Gifford, as well as Hot Rod Pin-ups (Motorbooks, 2005) and Billy F Gibbons, Rock + Roll Gearhead (MBI, 2005), the latter with Mr. Gibbons and Tom u201cTVu201d Vickers. Mr. Perry currently resides in Vallejo, California, and has one son, August. In 1999 he helped resurrect the Swanx car club (est. 1956).Born in Binghamton, New York, and raised on eastern Long Island, Kevin Thomson migrated to Austin, Texas, to attend the University of Texas theater program. Punk rock and skateboard culture rendered university irrelevant and Mr. Thomson embarked on a zigzagging musical career. To date he has released seven LPs, two EPs, and several singles under the monikers Nice Strong Arm, Timco, Morning Champ, Touched By A Janitor, and most recently, Enablers.

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