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Author:
Jones, Jeffrey A., 1948- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016100007
Title:
Ed Roth's Mysterion : the genesis, demise and recreation of an iconic custom car / Jeffrey A. Jones.
Publisher:
McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
v, 241 pages ; 26 cm
Subject:
Roth, Ed.
Roth, Ed.
Hot rods--California--History.
Automobiles--History.--California--History.
Automobile engineers--United States--Biography.
Automobile engineers.
Automobiles--Customizing.
Hot rods.
California.
United States.
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
On the shoulders of giants -- You can't trust anything! -- Mysterion in the small world -- (Re)designing a masterpiece -- From whence cometh Mysterion? -- I'm forever blowing bubbles -- Tale of two engines -- Suspended animation -- Body building without lifting iron -- The engines of success -- Wheels -- Department of the interior -- All systems go -- Big Daddy Roth's legacy -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's (1932-2001) 1963 Mysterion show car was his masterpiece. This book provides a full investigation of Mysterion--both the legend and the machine itself. Drawing on interviews, magazine articles, photos, models and other sources, the author pieces together the true story of the car, while documenting his own bolt-by-bolt recreation"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786499680
9780786499687
OCLC:
(OCoLC)933438466
LCCN:
2016033782
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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