Show Rod Model Kits: A Showcase of America's Wildest Model Kits

by Scotty Gosson

Overview

Whether you are interested in picking up the collecting hobby, just want a few cool kits from your childhood to display, or simply want to reminisce about building and obsessing over these crazy kits from your youth, Show Rod Model Kits: A Showcase of America's Wildest Model Kits will be a fun addition to your library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613252390
Publisher:	S-A Design
Publication date:	01/18/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	41 MB
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About the Author

Scotty Gosson is a long time contributor to many automotive periodicals, and is currently on staff at Hot Rod DeLuxe magazine. He is an avid drag racer who has also competed in land speed racing on the salt at Bonneville. Gosson is a noted hot rodding historian, who's lighthearted and entertaining writing style and edgy photography has been well received in his previous CarTech books: America's Coolest Station Wagons and Rat Rods.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John Greczula 7 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction: Scaled-Down Show Rods for a Scaled-Down Economy 10 Chapter One: An Illustrated History of Show Rod Modeling 12 From Drafting Table to Mom’s Kitchen Table 14 Club de Mer 14 Lincoln Futura 14 Leva Car 15 Outlaw 15 Ala Kart 16 Tweedy Pie 17 Beatnik Bandit 17 XR-6 18 Undertaker 18 Munster Koach 19 Li’l Coffin 19 Dream Rod 20 Road Agent 20 Mysterion 21 Silhouette 21 Predicta 22 Drag-U-La 22 Wild Dream and King T 23 Cosma Ray 24 Surf Woody 25 Futurista 26 Surfite 26 Turbo Shark 27 Batmobile 28 Uncertain-T 29 Orange Hauler 30 Deora 30 ZZR 31 Boot Hill Express 32 Beer Wagon 33 Monkeemobile 34 Garbage Truck 35 Fire Truck 35 The Paddy Wagon 36 Pie Wagon 36 Red Baron 37 T’rantula 38 Paddy Wagon 39 Hippie Hemi 39 Phone Booth 40 Ghost of the Red Baron 40 The AMTronic 41 The Outhouse 42 The Bathtub 43 The Pink Panther 44 The Invader 45 Raiders Coach 45 The Sand Draggin 46 Tijuana Taxi 46 Rommel’s Rod 47 Popcorn Wagon 48 Cherry Bomb 49 Dragon Wagon 50 Fonz Dream Rod 51 Sand Shark 52 Other Notable Collectibles and Collectors 52 Weird-Ohs 53 Lindy Loonys 55 Rat Fink and his Hyper-Extended Family 56 Phil Davis’ Finks 59 Zingers 59 Deal’s Wheels 61 Chapter Two: The Corporate Sprue 64 The Big Four 66 The Rest of the Field 68 Late-Model Reality 72 Chapter Three: The Human Element 74 Initiating the Creative Process 74 A Word from the Peanut Gallery 77 The Global View 87 Chapter Four: The Manufacturer’s Point of View 88 Transforming Arbitrary Concepts into Three-Dimensional Reality 88 Making Decisions on Viability 90 Pitching Right-Brain Concepts to Left-Brain Management 91 Chapter Five: Collectibility in Today’s Marketplace 94 2014 Pricing Factors 95 Large-Scale Competition—You’re Not Alone 97 Chapter Six: The Model Hunter 98 What’s Out There and Where to Find It 98 James Bond Aston-Martin DB-5 98 1958 Thunderbird 99 1965 Pontiac Bonneville 100 Cougar II 100 Fireball 500 100 Black Beauty 101 Magnum GT II 101 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 102 The Bed Buggy 102 Beverly Hillbillies Television Truck 103 Super Teen Firebird 103 Boob Tube 104 Bathtub Buggy 104 Badman 1955 Chevy 105 Bed Bug 105 Milk Truck 106 Barnabas Vampire Van 106 Vending Machine 107 Moon Mixer 107 Jolly Rodger 108 Baja Beast 108 Darracq 109 Bad Medicine 109 Laramie Stage Ghost 110 Trick T 110 Li’l Gasser 111 Station Wagon Buggy 111 S’cool Bus 112 Gridiron Grabber 112 Der Beetle Bus 113 Groovy Grader 113 Horn Toad 114 Lug Bug! 114 Dog Catcher 115 Der Volks Van 115 Flying Dutchman 116 Creepy T/Mummy Machine/ Night Crawler 117 Firecracker 118 Bugaboo! 118 Cosmic Charger 119 Flameout 119 Li’l Gypsy Wagon 120 Depth Charger 120 Scorpion 121 ’27 Street Rod T 121 Canned Heat 121 Rattler 122 Space: 1999 The Alien 122 SuperVan 123 Beatnik Bandit II 124 RC Cola Wagon 124 Collecting Connections 125 Does Competition Improve the Breed? 125 Conclusion 129 Chapter Seven: Scratch-Built Renegades 130 Street-Level Suppliers to the Glue Huffers 138 Greg Wann 138 Don Holthaus 139 Other Enablers 139 Epilogue: Speeding Forward with One Eye on the Mirror 140

Editorial Reviews

"If you're currently a modeler or just want to take a look at some of the kits you might have built in your younger days, this book needs to be in your collection!"

Hall of Fame Legends - Jonnie King

"Author Gosson's entertaining prose, unique perspective, diligent research, and color photography throughout make this book essential for show rod enthusiasts."

Kustoms Illustrated

"This book would be a wonderful reference for the early show rod or model car collector and model builders interested in the early years of hot rod models. It includes an astounding number of kit photographs that are sure to ignite the passion of hot rod kit builders and collectors alike. Gosson's writing style is casual and humorous, while disseminating vast amounts of information."

IPMS/USA - Bill O'Malley

"Show Rod Model Kits becomes a lively discussion that will attract not just collectors, car enthusiasts and hobbyists but many a reader who has previously harbored only a casual interest in show cars."

Midwest Book Review - James A. Cox