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9780760319925 |
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Format: Hardbound Pages: 256 pp Length: 6”x 9” |
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Tom Cotter, with foreword by Peter Egan |
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CarpricornMBI |
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Book |
| ISBN: |
9780760319925 |
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| Price: |
$39.95 |
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“Whether you’re a serious collector or somebody who simply digs old cars, Tom Cotter’s book will delight you for hours.” Car and Driver “These suggestions alone are worth the price of this book, but we’re still only in the introduction – the hors d’oeuvres. The ‘meat’ of the book is the stories. There are over 50 of them, don’t be a glutton. You don’t have to devour them all in one sitting. Snack – a story or two with your morning coffee. Take a Cobra to lunch. Dine with a Delahaye from Czechoslovakia. Savor the flavor." SpeedTV.com It’s the fantasy of every car enthusiast: Pull a tarp off a pile in a barn, or hear a farmer say “there’s an old car out back” and discover a classic collectible such as a Hemi ‘Cuda, a rare Porsche, or a Jaguar E-Type racer. Many such tales told during enthusiasts’ bench racing sessions are urban myths. But this book is full of true tales of rare gems pulled out of haystacks or junkyards—and there are before and after photos to prove it! Author Tom Cotter uses his engaging writing style in telling the tales of found Cobras, a rare Delehaye found disassembled in Czechoslovakia that eventually won Best in Show at Pebble Beach, a Ferrari racer found in a California woodchip pile, and several more. Cotter traces the early histories of the cars, how they were discovered, and where they are today. About the Author: Tom Cotter is a regular contributor to Road & Track and has a deep-seated love for automotive rescue. He is also co-author of a book detailing the award-winning history of Holman-Moody, a legendary racing team that enjoyed its greatest success in stock car racing. Holman-Moody won the 2003 International Automotive Media Award for motorsports history. Cotter has built one of the most successful PR agencies in NASCAR racing, with a client list that includeS Lowe's, McDonalds, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Dodge, Pontiac, BMW, John Deere, UPS, General Foods, Sears, and SPEED Channel. Cotter lives in Davidson, North Carolina, with his family and a garage full of collector cars. Scroll down to read an interview with author Tom Cotter: At Motorbooks.com, we've been delighted with the success of one of our recent publications, The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology, a collection of stories from Tom Cotter. Now in its third printing, the book's stories tell the tales of lost classic cars that have been found and restored, from rare racers to vintage autos that are decades old. The book is full-color and features dozens of before-and-after shots of the cars in each story. Recently, we interviewed Tom about the book. Highlights are below. Motorbooks.com: Whenever we talk to readers of the book, it delights us how much they actually love the stories and can recite the details of each one. Are these lost cars a form of "buried treasure," or what is it that appeals so strongly about automotive archaeology? Tom Cotter: I think all of us have a dream from childhood of finding Captain Kidd's buried treasure. Remember the delight as a child of finding something as simple as a quarter or a pen? As we get older, we find delight in finding different items - it could be a great piece of antique furniture or a rare coin or stamp. For us car geeks, it's the search and discovery of old cars that makes it worthwhile to wake up early on Saturday mornings, have that cup of coffee and spend the day driving around the countryside. Motorbooks.com: Are these cars always restored to their original glory? We're hearing that a lot of enthusiasts are keeping the cars as they found them these days. Have you seen that as well, and if so, why do you think that is? Tom Cotter: I agree. Not every older man or older woman needs to look like they are 29 years old, even though with plastic surgery and Botox it is possible. My belief is that not every car needs too look like the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Some old cars should look old. First of all, if every old car is restored, then what does a real version look like? We're seeing that in authentic 289 and 427 Cobras today; they've been restored so many times over the years, using reproduction parts, that the cars are closer to being replicas than real AC Cobras. That makes the untouched cars even more coveted. In the book, the '32 Ford 3-window coupe that the young couple inherited on their wedding is a time capsule; a rare, never-restored version of a very desirable car. I’m so pleased that owner Jason Freitas has promised never to restore that car. Motorbooks.com: Do you have any favorite stories from the book? Tom Cotter: My very favorite is about the '32 Ford roadster pickup. It is a very, very rare car, and was discovered by a car-crazy 12-year-old. He reminds me of myself when I began hunting for old cars. Anyway, this kid was 12 in 1949. He continued to stop by the old farmer's house and ask if he could buy it, and was told over and over, “Nope sonny, I'm going to fix it up one day.” But he never got discouraged, and son-of-a-gun, 47 years later (!), when the farmer died, he purchased the car as a 64-year-old man. Talk about persistence! [Editor’s note: The story also includes the detail that the man decided to pass the car along to another younger person who would have the time and energy to finally restore it – so the half-century pursuit ended without a restoration by the pursuer…– Motorbooks.com]
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