| Ran When Parked: How I Resurrected a Decade-Dead 1972 BMW 2002tii and Road-Tripped it a Thousand Miles Back Home, and How You Can, Too Contributor(s): Siegel, Rob (Author) |
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ISBN: 099895070X ISBN-13: 9780998950709 Publisher: Hack Mechanic Press OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Automotive - Antique & Classic |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.61 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author buys a long-dead vintage BMW sight-unseen, travels a thousand miles to where it sits, gets it running, and drives it home. During the twelve-day trip, he finds that what began as a story of man-versus-machine turns into something else entirely--a story of the kindness of strangers, and how doors sometimes open exactly when you need them to. "Rob Siegel is a writer with the mind of a mechanic and a mechanic with the mind of a writer. He's also an old-school romantic of the best kind, and one of the few people who understands what car culture really means to the people invested in it-free of stereotype, clich , or pat sentiments you've read a thousand times before. Like all of his writing, Ran When Parked focuses heavily on the why behind the hobby. It's a mix of casual, long-form blog entry; detailed how-to; and emotive confessional; most of all, he seems to believe the world would be a better place if everyone else followed on his crazy path and devoted their free time to resurrecting old iron. He's right." -Sam Smith Editor at Large, Road & Track |