Motor Oil for a Car Guy's Soul [Perfect Paperback]

Kevin Clemens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2004

A great collection of automotive journalism written by a man who is now a hero of mine. This book goes into the depths of being a car-guy that outsiders don't understand. It helps the reader identify with a cause, and defines the feelings we all have for driving, working on, and just being involved with cars. Great read for anyone into cars, from the fast & furious import tuner crowd, to the shade-tree mechanics, to the nascar couch fans. A wonderful book by a very good writer.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Rivers Bend Pr; 1 edition (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972944524
• ISBN-13: 978-0972944526
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,336,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin Clemens, engineer, journalist, author, and adventurer, has driven north of the Arctic Circle in the dead of winter, across the searing deserts of China in the heat of summer, through the perils of the republics of the former Soviet Union, over treacherous roads in the Andes Mountains, in ffty-four countries and fifty states.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Car guy conversations, March 7, 2005

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Gary G. Anderson "vintage racer" (Los Altos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motor Oil for a Car Guy's Soul (Perfect Paperback)

When two car guys (and I use the term in the same manner as the author, as a genderless label) get together, the conversation might range across a wide range of car-related topics: How is that trailer working out? What do you think of the new electronic technology being installed in modern cars? How was your last vintage racing weekend? Why did you pick that MG TD as a race car, anyway? That's what it's like to read "Motor Oil for a Car Guy's Soul." You'll feel like Kevin Clemens is an old friend by the time you've read his third essay (nearly all of them taken from his writing in European Car, Automobile, and the other magazines he's written for) and you'll enjoy hearing his thoughts and opinions on each of the topics he chats about. This is a wonderful book to take on a trip, or put on the bedside table, because it rewards even a few minutes of reading. Costing little more than one of the glossy English-published car magazines, it is great value for money, and even after you finish it, you'll find yourself mulling over something Kevin said, (or wrote, that is), and want to dip into the book all over again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A joyous read for enthusiasts., March 19, 2006

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C. Magee-Jenks (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motor Oil for a Car Guy's Soul (Perfect Paperback)

A great collection of automotive journalism written by a man who is now a hero of mine. This book goes into the depths of being a car-guy that outsiders don't understand. It helps the reader identify with a cause, and defines the feelings we all have for driving, working on, and just being involved with cars. Great read for anyone into cars, from the fast & furious import tuner crowd, to the shadetree mechanics, to the nascar couch fans. A wonderful book by a very good writer.

4.0 out of 5 stars A cool and entertaining commentary, as well as a memoir, March 20, 2007

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Moses Operandi "Social Commentator & Part-tim... (Baldwin, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motor Oil for a Car Guy's Soul (Perfect Paperback)

The discussion of cars in this book was easy to understand, even to an amateur car fan like myself, and the stories themselves are extremely interesting. Although, after reading Peter Egan in Road and Track, it could have been funnier, but that might not correspond with the author's idea for the book.