Hot Rod Models (Enthusiast Color) [Paperback]

Terry Jessee (Author)

Book Description

Series: Enthusiast Color | Publication Date: April 2000

Studio shots of assembled kits, sales catalogs and period ads, photo collages of famous models, and the marvelous box art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760307318
• ISBN-13: 978-0760307311
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,547,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST read for any Model Enthusiast, April 30, 2000

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David W. Darby (Davenport, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Rod Models (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

From the cover, with it's beautifully flamed 40 Ford coupe, Mooneyes dragster, and T-bucket roadster parked in front of vintage AMT and Revell model boxes, this book kept this modeler's rapt attention from cover to cover. You don't have to be a hot rodder to appreciate this effort either. Terry Jessee, an accomplished model builder himself, spoke with just about everybody ever involved in the history of the model car industry for some of the most informative insight you could possibly want. People like John Mueller, and George Toteff of AMT and MPC, Mark Gustavson, Dennis Doty, George Barris, and Ed "Big Daddy Roth". This book features a ton of illustrations ranging from vintage original artwork for the boxes, to a ton of beautifully built vintage hot rod models. Priced right around the same as a good model kit, this book is the best investment you'll make in quite some time! I guarantee you'll be opening this book time and time again. Run out and buy a copy for yourself, then run out and buy another, and donate it to the nearest school library!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Rod Model Kits is a great resource, September 17, 2000

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David Rasmussen (Collierville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Rod Models (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

Terry Jessee has done an excellent job of interviewing the top people of the best modeling companies in their heyday and capturing the excitement of the 60s and 70s car modeling. I'm a collector of over 240 vintage show rod kits and to read about both the designers and the executives of those companies was fascinating.

No hot rod modeling baby-boomer's library is complete without Hot Rod Model Kits!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot book on hot rods, December 31, 2000

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Mark D. Dryer (Ishpeming, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Rod Models (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

Just recieved my copy of Hot Rod Model Kits and fell in love with it. Was really suprised to read the oldest review written here. The book has some great color photos of some of the best hot rod kits ever produced. It also has a great insite into the early years of model manufacturers. This book is devoted solely to car models unlike other books which try to cover everything and may fall short. It's not a price guide but rather a look into the history of hot rod modeling. An enjoyable trip to the past.