Tex Smith does it again. The latest book from Tex Smith’s Hot Rod Library is about one of the oldest/newest trends in hot rodding...Basic Hot Rodding. The title says it all: "Building Guide For Basic Hot Rods". Affordable and Affunable! The oldest/newest trend in hot rodding has been part of the modified car scene since the l920s. Sometimes basic hot rodding is blinded by all the glitter and glamour of the high-dollar show concept rods and customs, but every experienced rodder is quick to point out that the most fun with a hot rod is with one that doesn't require major maintenance just for a ten mile stroll. It is all here, with an emphasis on ideas for the amateur and experienced builder alike. Roadsters, coupes, late models, guaranteed to wet the appetite of the most jaded hot rod enthusiast fed up with belly-button high-buck garage queens.