...Lost Hot Rods is a 192 pages hardcover book by Pat Ganahl. In Lost Hot Rods, he attempts to a

Lost Hot Rods is a 192 pages hardcover book by Pat Ganahl.

In Lost Hot Rods, he attempts to answer the questions about whatever happened to those great cars.
He's not talking about vintage tin sitting in the desert or woods, or old cars parked in farm fields.
Nearly all of the vintage rods and customs featured in this book were found in urban
or suburban garages where they were parked years ago, maybe to save,
perhaps torn apart for a rebuild, or in many cases they are projects that were started years ago and just never finished.
The condition of such finds ranges from musty piles of parts, to dusty and cobwebbed originals,
to pristine, still-show-quality beauties.
The book also show cars that have been located by others, either as-is or now in beautiful restored condition.
Either way, the book tells the process of finding such vehicles, giving many tips on how you can find them, too.
The isn't a book about seeking these cars for profit. What's more important, and fun, is the search itself.
If, when you find such a long-lost rod or custom, it turns out that it is available and you can afford to acquire it
and put it back on the road and enjoy it, so much the better. But just finding them; finally answering that
"Whatever happened to...?" question is the main goal.
In most cases the book show vintage photos of the car in its heyday, along with where and how it looks today.
But what makes this venture doubly fun, and what separates this book from others, is that Pat is not
just looking for old cars or even collector cars hidden away. Finding a vintage Corvette, or Porsche, or even
a gennie Model A or Model T stashed in a garage or barn is cool.
But hot rods and custom cars are very different--literally. Each one is unique.
So each of these cars has its own unique story, it's own personal history,
which makes Lost Hot Rods a special collection of stories as well as “Then” and “Now” images.