{"product_id":"the-legendary-custom-cars-and-hot-rods-of-gene-winfield-9780760327784","title":"The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all the pioneering custom-car builders to come to prominence in the 1950s sceneHarry Westergard  George Barris  and Dean Jeffries  among othersone of the most prolific was a young man from Modesto  California  named Gene Winfield. Cutting his teeth in Californias hopping postwar hot rod scene  Winfield eventually gravitated to the media of custom cars  becoming one of its preeminent purveyors. For the first time  Winfields career is examined in this volume fully illustrated with photography from Genes personal archive. Written by longtime Winfield protg David Grant  The Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield is culled from hours of interviews with Winfield and recounts everything from his early days in Modesto and his emersion in California car culture  to his role in forming the Century Toppers car club  his involvement in dry lakes racing  the formation of Winfields Custom Shop in 1955  and the impressive string of vehicles that followed. Cars featured include the 1946 Ford convertible that graced the second issue of Rod \u0026amp; Custom  the 1950 Solar Scene Mercury  and the Ford King T that won the 1963 AMBR award  among dozens of others. Grant also delves into Winfields involvement with AMT  movie and TV vehicles for such projects as The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Get Smart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650681430069,"sku":"ByrdShop_0760327785","price":494.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780760327784.jpg?v=1781800114","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-legendary-custom-cars-and-hot-rods-of-gene-winfield-9780760327784","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}