Electroline Diaries: A Journey with the Burbank Choppers Car Club

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Pixeleye, 05.09.2007 in Partner- und Mitglieder-Blogs, raceblog.de

If you haven?t noticed, traditional hot rodding is back in a big way. Among the scene?s biggest players are the members of an exclusive club known as the Burbank Choppers. The Choppers gained prominence recently with an appearance on the TLC show RIDES, but this recent fame belies the fact that they?ve been living and promoting their brand of traditional hot rod and custom car philosophy for more than 15 years. The Choppers ? Aaron Kahan, Deron Wright, Jon Fisher, Keith Weesner, Sandy Wachs, and Verne Hammond ? have appeared in every major hot rodding magazine and fanzine, including Rod and Custom, The Rodder?s Journal, Car Kulture Deluxe, and many more, building a worldwide reputation.

In The Electroline Diaries, author Laurent Bagnard follows the Choppers through southern California, Las Vegas, and even a huge hot rod show in Yokohama, Japan, where the Choppers were guests of Mooneyes, the famed speed parts company. He captures the Choppers in their element ? hanging out with fellow hot rodders, catching their favorite bands, traveling to car shows far and wide, and cruising in their cars. This book is a window into the unique lifestyle of the Choppers that has influenced gearhead culture around the world. Bagnard shot more than 3,000 photographs during his travels with the Choppers and has selected the best 275 images for this book. You can?t get this close to the real hot rod life unless you?re sitting in a chopped coupe with a flathead under your right foot?s command.

Author and photographer Laurent Bagnard of Voiron, France, will be releasing his book, titled Electroline Diaries: A Journey with the Burbank Choppers Car Club, in August 2007 .

Bagnard first met the Burbank Choppers Car Club members in 2004. Chopper member Verne Hammond says, ?From the first meeting-on, there was mutual respect between us; we talked for hours of music, art, and culture. We found we had so much in common, although we lived half a world away.? Bagnard is the founder and editor of PowerGlide, a hot-rod enthusiast magazine in France. He enjoys anything and everything from sketching, drawing, collecting, rebuilding, and photographing cars. In The Electroline Diaries, Bagnard follows the Choppers on a journey through southern California, Las Vegas, and even a huge hot rod show in Yokohama, Japan, where the Choppers were guests of Mooneyes, the famed speed parts company. He captures the Choppers in their element ? hanging out with fellow hot rodders, catching their favorite bands, traveling to car shows far and wide, and cruising in their hot rods. This book is a window into the unique lifestyle of the Choppers that has influenced gearhead culture around the world.

The 11 x 8-1/2?, softbound book (ISBN 13: 978-1-932494-65-5, ISBN 10: 1-932494-65-0) features 208 pages with 155 color and 120 black & white photos. The book may be ordered for $34.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling by calling CarTech at 1-800-551-4754 or by visiting www.cartechbooks.com.