Product Description

For as long as young men have been channeling, chopping, and hopping up rods and customs, women-whether loyal girlfriends or trouble-seeking 'bad girls'-have been integral to the scene. In this unique portfolio evoking great 1950s pin-up artists like Vargas and Elvgren, talented photographer David Perry depicts models in and out of cherry-picked rods and customs and wearing painstakingly chosen period dress and hairstyles. More than 100 photos present these modern-day pin-ups under three themes: Garage, Cruising, and Race. In addition, essays explore each topic and are accompanied by pulp novel covers, period mags, and ads that place the photography in a historical context. Captions identify the car owners, photo locations, and, where appropriate, interesting car specs and histories.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #248724 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Review
"...brilliant...an excellent and colorful piece of work, and you'll love it." -- Daily Star (UK), April 2005

"...classic...Perry dares to search for beauty in pierced tattooed girls and roadhouse parking lots." -- Foreword Magazine, June 2005

"...kustom kulture is fully revved...With a thoughtful foreword by Robert Williams, hot rod junkies will enjoy this." -- Juxtapoz, August 2005

From the Publisher
"Perry shows us real beauty, the kind that looks right at home stretched out on the steamin’ hot trunk of a 28 roadster in the midday sun..." Gearhead Magazine

About the Author
David Perry has been burning film since he was 10 years old. Born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Southern California, he studied photography at Art Center College of Design. A professional photographer since 1986, Perry has had his work published, collected, and exhibited worldwide; current and past examples can be seen at www davidperrystudio.com. His other books include Hot Rod (Chronicle Books, 1997) and Bordertown (Chronicle Books, 1998), both with writer Barry Gifford. Perry lives in Vallejo, California, with his wife Mary and son August. He drives a fiathead-powered 1928 Ford hot rod and in 1999 helped resurrect the Swanx car club (est. 1956).

Customer Reviews

FANTASTIC
This is a must-have for fans of retro hot rods and pin-up art. The cars are very primal - no billet or Boyd Cottingham crap here. They range from rat rods to lead sleds to full kustoms, as well as everything in between. And the models are in period-correct clothing (or out of said clothing!). Perry has noted personalities from the art and rodding worlds contributing essays, including Rob't. Williams. The author correctly evokes the period without beating you over the head with it; he captures it matter of factly. All the cars are interesting, with info on the car and the pin-up model given. Naturally, these gals are scorchingly hot. Guys, this is the genuine article. You need this book!

Hot Rod Pin-ups
The cars are much better than the girls. The women generally are not classy looking. Maybe that is what David Perry had in mind. The cover shot is the best pinup shot. The photography is super.

Cars and girls
I hate to be a geek, but I was looking at the cars more than the girls the first time I went through this book. There are lots of famous hot rods here, rat rods and stylish customs too. But then, I noticed how cool all the photos are - Perry has an incredible eye for setting up a cool photo. Don't get me wrong, the women in here are beautiful and sexy, and I found out after reading the book (I paged through the first 10 times) that they are wearing vintage clothing too. But man if you love cool cars like me it's hard to decide what to look at.