How to Build a Traditional Ford Hot Rod (Motorbooks Workshop)

Building a 30 model A roadster. This is exactly what I needed. Provides the “recipe “ I was after.If you’re just getting into early Fords, this is a must and will be a cheap investment if you’re building a flattie powered hot rod

very well done book. A lot of "traditional" rod books end up being catalog built cars with small block chevies; this one lives up to it's description. I like that they they use as many Ford factory parts as possible and they list all of the part and suppliers. The one warning I would give to a potential buyer is that this book is a detailed build of THIS particular car; that is to say it is not what I would a "general" info book. Some of the info contained is applicable to any early style rod build but quite a bit is not. For instance this car runs a non-split wishbone. If you wanted to run an engine besides a flathead Ford V8 (early Olds, Y block, etc) then some of this book would be of no use to you. I was looking for a book that would demonstrate building techniques for early chassis' (splitting bones, getting the castor set up correctly,hanging the rear end, etc.); though this book only contained some info that I was looking for I still really like and recommend it. For anyone that's never built an old school rod it's a must have.

good book

I found this book to contain a lot of information on how to build hot rods as I built them in the 50's & 60's. The book could go into more depthin the area of using what parts were available in those days. I was happy to see information that goes back to old school and away from the fiberglass, mustang front ends etc. that anyone can build from kits etc. I wish there were more old school information that we were able to get from the Hot Rod magazines of the 50's/60's. Perhaps someone could re-publish the articles from the old mags so could build a true 50's/60's Ford hot Rod. This book is as close as I have found to what little information still exists.

Ok, what I expected.

Like anything else. Take it with a grain of salt. Not a guide to follow to the tee. But to help you work your way out. A couple of errors are in it, but they are known and on the forums if you need help

Overall, I like the book but I have two complaints:1) The book glosses over some of the most technical items. Information on adapting steering and rear suspension are minimal. More pictures and diagrams for these would have helped.2) The editing or print job is terrible, at least in my copy. Pictures are missing or misplaced, irrelevant to the chapter, or have been chopped in half. I wish I had a few pictures referenced but not found.3) 10.25.12 - Had to add a third comment, which is the publisher, Motorbook was completely unresponsive to phone calls and e-mails.

This book is a "need to have" book for a first time builder of old school hot rod.

Good information

I love this book. It's well written and informative and has taught me an awful lot about the history behind the early hot rodding scene. Would recommend.

Very good and detailed book

Handy little book with some key features and guidelines, definately worth the buy read it cover to cover and laid out well

If you're going to build a trad rod, you need this book! It's easy to read, well detailed and thorough. Just make sure you google it online because there's a couple small, but important corrections that have been made.