HOT ROD DETROIT book
Released at the 2015 Detroit Autorama was a book giving a brief over view of Detroit's rod, customs, hot rod shops and street racing and cruising some of Detroit "other" areas besides Woodward Ave.
The Book: "HOT ROD DETROIT" "A Complete History Of Hot Rodding In The Motor City". By Bob Larivee, Sr.
Bob Larivee has produced the Detroit Autorama and World of Wheels through his company Larivee Promotions, Inc. and Championship Auto Shows, Inc. He helped organize the Michigan Hot Rod Association (MHRA) and ran Motor City Dragway on it's behalf. He has been honored by being inducted into the Circle Of Champions, Hot Rod Magazine's Hall of Fame, International Championship's Founder's Award, NHRA Heritage Award SEMA Hall of Fame and the National Rod and Custom Hall of Fame. Just to name a few awards...
The 2015 Riddler Award was won by a 1965 Chevrolet on a Corvette chassis that Chip Foose did for a customer.
Oh, by the way I contributed to the book and am I'm listed in the acknowledgments They also have a captioned picture of me on page 272 in Chapter 10, DETROIT Cruising & Street Racing.
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1968 Firebird Ram Air, "Jim Wangers' Black Bird"
1968 GTO Convertible
2002 Corvette Z06
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