{"id":459691,"date":"2002-04-01T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2002-04-01T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=112641"},"modified":"2024-02-11T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T10:18:46","slug":"product-reviews-127","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-127\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] The Fabulous Fifties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Fabulous Fifties &#8211; Sports Car Races in Southern California<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Art Evans<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-813123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1-770x604.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/04\/PR200204-p1-293x230.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>In the first line of this book\u2019s introduction, the author poses the question, \u201cWhy a book about one section of one sport during one decade in one part of the country?\u201d Fortunately, the answer is a simple one. During the early postwar period, Southern California was not only a hot bed of the newly revived American car culture, it was also a breeding ground for the introduction of road racing in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the 1950s, Southern California boasted more than 20 separate racing venues, and as many as 12 major events in any given year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In \u201cThe Fabulous Fifties: Sports Car Races in Southern California,\u201d author and historian Art Evans examines the history of all the well-known and not so well-known Southern California racing venues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the 22 venues covered include Torrey Pines, Santa Barbara, Willow Springs, March Field, Terminal Island, Carrell Speedway, Chino, Del Mar, Santa Maria and Riverside, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each chapter is richly illustrated with program covers, entry lists, site maps and numerous never-before-seen photographs from private colections. The writing is a lively enjoyable read and includes history of the given venue, a recap of significant race results and wonderful personal insights, as Evans was an active competitor at many of the events included in the book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book will certainly become a must-have for any one interested in this significant period of racing history. Get your copy, before this very limited production book runs out and you\u2019re scouring eBay for it at 3-times the cost! <strong>$65 plus $5 s&amp;h<\/strong> to Photo Data Research, 800 South Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 8#332 Redondo Beach, CA 90277 or (310) 540-8068.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Reviewed by Casey Annis<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Our Rating: Excellent<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fabulous Fifties &#8211; Sports Car Races in Southern California By Art Evans In the first line of this book\u2019s introduction, the author poses the question, \u201cWhy a book about one section of one sport during one decade in one part of the country?\u201d Fortunately, the answer is a simple one. During the early postwar period, Southern California was not only a hot bed of the newly revived American car culture, it was also a breeding ground for the introduction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":813124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,11339],"tags":[2942,17152,17940,3297],"class_list":["post-459691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-product","tag-car-books","tag-car-culture","tag-product-reviews","tag-products"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Book Review] The Fabulous Fifties<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Casey Annis of Vintage Racecar reviews a book about The Fabulous Fifties\u2014Sports Car Races in Southern California\" \/>\n<meta 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