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paperback, 7 x 9, 400 pages, with 65 photographs ISBN: 978-1-59714-113-0 $25.00 Tell me when this paperback becomes available Wheels of Change: From Zero to 600 m.p.h.: The Amazing Story of California and the Automobile
Kevin Nelson
The making of California’s dynamic car culture California is often seen as the land of freeways and bumper-to-bumper traffic, but the story of the state's long, enthusiastic involvement with the car has not been told. In Wheels of Change, historian Kevin Nelson brings to life the personalities that have helped shape this story, from engineering wizards to rebels without a cause to gearheads and dry lake racers, and traces the narrative of a car culture unlike any other. Nelson begins with the car's initial glory days in California: the glamour Barney Oldfield brought to the early days of racing, the adventure and romance that Hollywood piled on, and the hot rods, drag racers, and custom cars that defined the postwar years. He points to designers like Harley Earl, the distinctive automobile stylist and designer of the Corvette, and the innovations developed by the design studios that dot Southern California today. And he documents the influence of the aircraft industry and shows how the early embrace of European sports cars and other imports changed the automobile in America forever. It is not possible to think of California without the influence of cars, nor can anyone imagine how the modern automobile would have developed without California. Always with his eye on the road, Nelson takes the reader on this ride without missing a detail or personality in the California car world. Collectors and enthusiasts will see this book as a treasure; and for everyone else it is a suspenseful tour of more than a century in a land where cars have created unimagined possibilities. 
Photo by Eileen Fahy About the Author Kevin Nelson is the author of eighteen books. His Operation Bullpen: The Inside Story of the Biggest Forgery Scam in American History is currently under development to be a motion picture. Another highly praised book of his, The Golden Game: The Story of California Baseball, published by Heyday Books, was named one of the top ten books of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle. Nelson devoted three years to researching and writing Wheels of Change, driving thousands of miles around California on road trips to car shows, car museums, car clubs, racetracks, the El Mirage dry lakes area, and other significant spots in the state’s automotive history. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and children. Contact him at www.kevinnelsonwriter.com. |
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