The Best Books You Should Own When Building A Traditional Hot Rod!!!
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- We get a ton of comments and message about the ins and outs of building a traditional hot rod, and where to find the information. Well today Matt is going to share a few of the books he references the most when working on any of the projects. A vast majority of the information on traditional hot rods can be found on the internet, but it some times can be watered down and miss the mark. Obtaining this books that were written by the early hot rodders can be a great source of information and inspiration. Be sure to comment down below with other books that you would add to the list!!
- Ford "Green Bible" Reprint - www.amazon.com...
- Souping The Stock Engine Reprint - www.amazon.com...
- How To Build A Traditional Ford Hot Rod - www.amazon.com...
- The Fast Ford Handbook Reprint - www.amazon.com...
- Ford Speed Manual - www.amazon.com...
- The V8 Album - www.amazon.com...
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As someone who started building cars in the early 60s, I have to say that the Vern Tardel book is really great
Matt: Maybe you could do "Story Time With Uncle Matt" every now and then and read us a story from the golden age of hot rodding!😎😎
Hilarious!! Yes, to start the show Matt and the guy's could all sit around the Flat head and sing "little Duce Coupe"🤣😂🤣 love it!!
Hey Matt,
WOW !
That was a "bleep " load of info !
But the one I am most interested in is the one that deals with the BIG Flat Head Ford Lincoln/truck engine.
As a boy I hung around a corner garage where the guys got into circle track dirt racing at the Orange Show Raceway as well as Gardena Motor Speedway in Southern Calif.
They did good, but wanted to do better.
SO, They got hold of the Lincoln/Truck big flat head.
They had finned aluminum heads made for it.
Had a three duece intake cast for it.
Punched the Cylinders completely out and resleeved it for big chevy pistons and cleaned house with it.
No one could touch them !
The big engine was too much for the banjo rear ends so they built a Ford 3/4 Ford truck rear axle with full floater hubs.
They had GETZ gears make them a 4:11 ring & pinion and became unstopable with that big ass flathead.
The CJA, ( California Jalopy Assn. ) Finally went to overhead valve engines and we got into the SBC and did well.
The big block Flat Head went into an already record setting Model A coupe and set even more records at Colton Drag stripe near San Bernardino, Calif.
I know this is a big comment but I would really like to have that book as I am searching for one of those big flat head engines to build.
Thank you for all the info on the books.
Very Helpful.
Live Long
Be safe and Well
great video. I'm going after the Traditional Ford Hot Rod Book. A 5 window Deuce coupe is something I have dreamed of since I was a kid. I was always a HD guy but now that I'm older (71) I now dream of the Pagotta City Coupe. I'm here almost every day and have been all over You Tube when I see a old hot rod video. I've been hanging around a speed shop lately and have been trying to pickup all the info I can from the guys.
Matt. Hubby really likes the Ford Green Bible as it has so much great information. Love you did a video like this. Thanks!! Ron and Sandy. 😁
I have never read "Souping The Stock Engine" and would love to. It always amazes me how you can find things you never knew (or forgot) when reading books like this. I guess it would have to be my favorite although I would like to have them all.
Its a really good history lesson for everyone into automobile related. Im a GM guy and hotrod magazine has got everything. There must be thousands of edits of every performance engine that any hot rodder ever needed. That one magazine has had a huge influence on my car building and performance engines. Its great to see some of those really informative books. Love em 👍
Don't even own an old Ford at this point and I love just sitting and listening to Matt talk about the stuff, you can hear the passion for it in his voice. One of these days when I get out of the old Chevy phase I'd love to build a traditional Ford, really was getting into them when I was hanging out in East Carbon with Bo and his crew, Matt is bringing that passion back.
Glad you’re enjoying it joe! Luckily all our videos are archived if you ever do get an old ford!
The How to Build a Traditional Hot Rod book helped me a lot!
Keep it up Matt!
My favorite book is the Ford chassis manual. Forty years ago I purchased a large( about 10" thick) book from a parts jobber's closing sale that has all the tech information for the chassis for all the cars manufactured from the early teen's through the late forties. I paid $12 for it . I consider it my " find of a life time". Keep up the great work. Your video's make me smile.
After years of looking for one cheap, I finally bid the sour apple and bought a green bible off of ebay - but being a cheapscate (mostly due to the high import taxes), I found the cheapest one, made a lower offer, and got it! After weeks of waiting, it finally arrived (in Denmark, not Germany! ;-) )... but it ends at page 400, index goes to +774! Guess that's why, I got it cheap! X-D
Got all the reprints, as well as a signed Vern Tardel, and just ordered the V8 album off of
fordv8foundation on ebay for $20.
Great video, always a pleasure to get further educated!
Excellent Matt.
You are absolutely right about the loss of first hand knowledge about hotrods, the same thing is happening in engineering in general.
I never exit any video from Iron Trap, 'The channel about old Fords'. So much knowledge here you can't get from any other YT channel. Thanks for showing us the tricks of the trade, and the chance to win the awesome Ford Speed book.
I like the Tardell book. Used to have a copy but lent it out just like you did Matt.
The guy I bought my ‘18 roadster body from has a Raceway speedster
I had a pile of these books but were lost when my house burnt down. The ones I miss the most are the Don Montgomery books and I had one from the late 40s I think called How to Build a Hot Rod
Verne’s book is great
Out of all the books you have shown, I only own Vern Tardell’s book on building a traditional Ford hot rod and like it a lot. Going to search for the souping the stock engine book today. Some I never even heard of. I appreciate you sharing all these titles.
Vern’s book is amazing! Just thought these were good supplemental books to find and read. Thanks for watching
Back in the 80s my grandfather saw my hot rod books and started to tell me about a t he built in the 1930s that had been rear ended and being a boat builder /carpenter he turned it into a boat tail roadster with a hopped up motor which used chev valves (can't remember what else) that he used to hillclimb (race) and I noticed when you showed the t book there were kits which were probably the inspiration for that car. Great content and informative as usual
The Tardel/ Bishop book was the first book I purchased when I got into Hot Rods, its absolutely fantastic.
Thank you for a very interesting and informative article ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Hello Matt I enjoy your videos all the too the end, no matter what the topic. The green book is your best one, just so much information. But they are all great books, useful in there own way
Books are our greatest asset as hot rodders. They provide so much useful text and illustration. Best book I ever purchased was in the 80's. Written by Chester Greenhaigh. How to build a T-Bucket Roadster for under $3000. I still have this book. It is beat up but was well worth the purchase. It is now an E-Book you can purchase to down load.👀👍👍😎😎
Those are all really great books! My favourite is the "Green Bible". Well actually the Canadian version. It's called "Fast Moving Parts For All Ford Of Canada Products 1928 - 1949Catalogue". People often don't know what it is because it's not green. It's blue, orange and white. Another really great book is the Ford "Standard Hardware Catalogue". It has really great pictures and dimensions of every bolt, clip, pin, fitting, tab, nut, etc. It's really helpful if your trying to use the period correct parts.
Awesome I have brought some book yesterday. I wait them arrive. 🙂
My favorite of your list has to be the Ford Green Bible. What a wealth of information and the exploded views are priceless. My kids wanted me to make a Christmas wish list so I just added all these books to the list. Hope Santa is watching. What a great video, thanks for doing this. this helps so much to learn about these old school hot rods and how to build one.
My favorite book from this video is the "Green book". I have one and it is an absolutely great book. The information is something anybody who is into these cars should have. It's also fun to look at no matter what you're into. I had the pleasure of meeting Vern Tardel and touring his shop and orchard back in the 80s or 90s through a mutual friend. Amazing place. I'd love to have the book you're giving away.
That v8 ford club book is kick ass.
Allright!
Books!
Hey, what other response would you expect from the son of two librarians?
The only stuff I have seen is the Vern Tardell's information.
I do remember reading a book from the public library back in the '60s when I was a kid. It had "Souping up..." in the title, but I don't remember exactly what it was called.
I also remember a book that showed how they built the molds for bubble tops like on an Ed Roth hot rod. Again, don't remember the title, but I remember the book. That was pretty cool for a nine year old kid to be able to get at the public library!
Thanks for the info, and Woof to Moon. I saw him wander by in the background.
That’s some great info, started my collection of manuals back in the late 80’s when I worked at a amaco station that had a bunch of old tech service manuals in the attic that my boss wanted tossed. Took home a bunch, and started hunting old factory ford service manuals for my cars. Alway great info in your videos!
Find the service manual for the car your engine came out of. They have all the torque specs, timing procedures, and disassembly pictures for the engine. The more parts you remove undamaged means the more you can reuse or sell.
Great Informative video, we now have a new book wish list. Thanks!
The bound Hot Rod magazines are my absolute favorite.
I like the green book, chassis. Exploded views are cool and yes handy when putting stuff back together.
I love the 38-41 Ford and Mercury book. Loaded with a bunch of great info. I don’t have one of my own, but I’ve referenced it many times from a friend of mine.
I use the how to build a traditional ford hot rod for reference all the time and would recommend it to all
I love how today .. we're supposed to think that the internet has "everything" uploaded on it already. Nope. Wayyyyyyyy' too much paper has been printed for many, many years that will always slip through the cracks.
Always enjoy your videos Matt 👍 keep them coming and as always take care
I think the green bible is my favorite and will help me a huge amount on my 36 sedan project as I'm a guy your age trying to learn the way of the early Ford lol
Souping the stock engine is a must have for the library...
I own a copy of souping the stock engine from 1950 by Floyd Clymer. My mom found it at a yard sale with a few vintage hot rod magazines, and it was just wild to look at what was the best tech in the day. Some of the pictures, adapting a trans to a motor it doesn't belong on, and they are just hogging new holes in the bell housing, doing what they need to do to make it happen.
Great video, just ordered my green bible
The Vern Tardel book reference is excellent. I've got a couple of the smaller ones for my 42 Lincoln Continental project. Me being new to the early style Ford/Lincoln cars I see some more books to look for. Thanks for the great info.
Great video! I have a lot of them. The yellow "stock engine" book is my favorite. I like Vern Tardels little books he recently sold.
I like the Early Ford V8 club book. Awesome. Thanks for the information
I like the Green Bible. Thanks for sharing.
Love what you do. I will never be able to build a car but am satisfied watching you guys !!
Thanks for watching Mike!
@@IronTrapGarage Every chance I get brother.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. As a side note, I have a copy of the "California" Bill Fisher book I got in the early '60's sometime. It is yellowed, dog eared and WELL read. I used it when I built my first flathead. After seeing your video, I dug it out of the bookcase, going to read it again.
Almost all the Motorbooks Workshop books that I've looked at are very good. Also like the green bible.
Great video Matt. I’ve inherited a few of those from my father in law including Souping the stock engine, The V8 Album and the Ford Speed Manual (California Bill reprint). Will definitely have to read through them but great to have as reference when I need them 👍🏻
Ordered 2 of those online. Love learning about these early cars. Thanks for the heads up
K really dug the Hot rod tech book. I've got all mine from when I had a subscription in high school
The fast Ford book is my favorite. I'm a granddad now and about to start building totrod peddle cars for my grandchildren. So your book would be well used.
I like the hotrod hard back book.
Keep up the videos. Always look forward to seeing them.
GreenBible is my pick as well. Very informative. Thank you
Another set of books that would help is the hollander interchange books. They give you what interchanges and what will also work. They are handy.
I'm glad you're finally getting the subscribers you deserve. I've been a fan for years.
Hey Matt, Ford chassis parts manuals are the greatest source of information. It's like a assembly picture book and parts catalog all in one . You ready can learn a lot about your vehicle from these books.
I have the Motorbooks Tradition Hot Rod book which is Great. That Ford "green Bible" looks Awesome!
Matt, your communication abilities are outstanding! Thanks for another great video!
Super informative, Matt! Love the content. I have been into the 60’s model vehicles but since watching your videos I am looking at some 30’s Ford for my next project. My 76 F150 4x4 body off restoration is about done so starting to look around.
Like the hot rod tech manuals, hardbound , nice find.
Greetings from Canada . We share the same addiction with the written and illustrated history of the hobby . The green Bible is priceless !
Thanks for the best channel on the web . Keep it up ! The ford speed manual looks very interesting and I've never seen one before.
Jim
I liked all the books you showed. The one that stood out to me was the hot rod magazine book pretty cool that it has alot of the tech tips crammed into it
Great topic, very informative and educational, I'd have to say the green bible would be a great addition.
Man I really enjoyed this episode. My favorite book you showed was the Tardel Bishop book. Years ago Bishop did a series of articles on the H.A.M.B. that detailed porting and relieving a flat head. I wish Mike had kept writing articles.
The green bible looks fascinating!
I have to go with the Green Bible but I like all of your picks.
Great to see that your getting educated on how it all got started, need to join the early ford foundation and have a great experience. Thanks Matt for the video
Late to the party but the Model T Hop Up is good for me. I'm leaning towards building a pre-war style banger. Thanks again for all you do!
Matt, one place to source early Ford parts was the Ford parts swap meet in southeast (in Belleville, MI.). This meet was not as large as Hershey but held in Ford country.
The Tardel/Bishop how to build a hotrod is my favorite go to book.
The Motorsport books are great, I also have the chassis one too which is great. I recently read the ‘Vern Tardel Hot Rod Your Model A’ lots of great visuals!
Love ALL the documentation books out there. I'm mainly into tractors but am growing in my car data collecting. I want to build my own car at some point and this will help significantly.
Glad it’s helpful Steve!
The V-8 Album and the "Green bible" -Ford Chassis both excellent reference books, now for the magazine collection video ...
Gotta go with the green bible. Never picked one up but it’s now on the short list!
I liked the green bible, I pretty much ordered it on the spot.
I'm gonna be looking for the older books like you've shown in this video because I've never payed much attention to over the years. The Ford-Green bible is a book I need to acquire. I do have some older Hollanders manuals that show parts numbers and what will interchange. I have to say your videos are always very informative.
I have a book from the 40's called "Ford V8 Cars and Trucks" by Victor Page. Very informative book on the stock Ford V8. Has a great section at the back with drawings of each model.
Oh cool I’ll have to hunt for that one!
@@IronTrapGarage www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/ford-v-8-cars-trucks/author/page-victor/
Green Bible is my favourite, I just bought original copy from eBay yesterday.
I've got all of the Hot Rod Spotlite books, and they're great for seeing how it was being done and what was "cutting edge " in the early '60s. One of them shows all of the floor shift conversions of the day.
Good stuff Matt...keep 'em coming!
Matt my Dad was into Model T Speedsters he used to tell me how he used to "sling frames" I guess it was his terminology for Z ing a chassis and fronte overhead valve heads. Great episode brought back alot of memories with my Dad
I found the Hard Bound Hot Rod Guide interesting, it's now on my list to find
I’ve worked for the University of Illinois Library for over 20 years now. We have more than 14 million volumes available to the public. The area where we are sorely lacking in my opinion is the American automotive hobby. Can’t find any of this stuff on our shelves.
Great review of your library Matt. Hell yes il love that fits book since I'm a dyed in the wool Ford man. My GF has the TV on 24-7 and I read or search the internet for info or parts! Hope I'm the lucky winner!!! ...Newk from Kentucky PS I have a few books that were Dads RIP. ONE IS all customized model A 's, you'd love it!!!
Always a great video...lots of information....
Thanks!!!
I had to do some looking around, for that Hot Rod Technical Manual. Pretty neat, looks like it was 10 different books, and they bound them together.
Hi! Very good video. I just started on my first old school hot rod, but all my books are history and pictorial. Now I have to get some of these practical info books. I think the Tardell book will be my first buy since it seems thats the one I most often read referesces to. I would not mind the free book.
Keep up the good work.
The V-8 album sounds like a much need read. All of the books seem to be something if you can get your hands on. We should. Thanks Matt.
Excellent video time flew by :) Green Bible on CD is also really handy
"Souping the stock engine" is just fun to say!! Now I need to get myself a copy of that one!
Do you know how much money you just sent to eBay and Amazon?!? EBay is probably cleaned out now!
Haha happy to get the knowledge out there to others! These old books are so valuable to have if you’re into this old stuff!
My favourite one would be the Green Bible
Always great to have books as a reference, one of the first things I do when staring on a new project. Enjoy your weekend.
The Vern Tardel book is what I'm using as a guide. I've been making a library for my build too. I'm late to seeing this video but I'm still throwing my hat in the ring for the book give away.
P.S. I think the term is "exploded view" when seeing a diagram of all the parts of something floating in place. Good video. Thanks again.
Pretty awesome matt, I'm loving the green bible, I've seen it around too, also love the ford album, my father was a walking ford album lol, but all those books are pretty neat man. I myself need to start collecting this stuff, I'm about your age I grew up around fat fenderd fords, but I unfortunately I got into racing, but know I find myself hot and heavy for old school hot rods.
I'd love a shoot at your book give away thanks for all you do matt!
Kick ass books! Knew the Vern T books were good and thanks for the info on the others. I like the Fast Ford handbook as I just got a ton of model T parts, enough to do a couple of cars out of, including a Rajo overhead conversion, so I am gonna have to get one!
Ford's parts system is based off the assembly line. The chassis is completed with hood and fenders and the body is added.
Like some other folks, I have none of those books so they would all be great to own. A favorite would be hard to name until I read them all.
But the one you are giving away would be a good start. ;)
Moon is pacing, waiting for you to finish so you can give him attention and treats.
Great episode Matt I love it. My favorite hast to be the little red book for metal forming book for reference. I pretty well have worn it out lol
Key to metal bumping! That’s a great one!
Matt great information for the new to hotrods and us old guys too. I know this is a little off the Ford subject but I have a book that I found very helpful when starting out doing metal work and I still refer to it occasionally. You probably are familiar with it. It was written by Frank T. Sargent (he also did text books on the subject). It is called the Key to Metal Bumping. More good information from you as always so thanks.
That is THE sheet metal fab/shaping bible! Good one I should have added that!