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HarperCollins
May 2014
On Sale: May 6, 2014
ISBN: 0062282662
EAN: 9780062282668
Kindle: B00FJ37BCI
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A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid
Thief, Earl Swift’s wise, funny, and captivating Auto
Biography follows an outlaw-genius auto mechanic as he
painstakingly attempts to restores a classic 1957 Chevy to
its former glory—all while the FBI and local law enforcement
close in. To Tommy Arney, the old cars at Moyock Muscle are
archeological artifacts, twentieth-century fossils that
represent a place and a people utterly devoted to the
automobile and transformed by it. But to his rural North
Carolina town, they’re not history; they’re junk. When Tommy
acquires a rusted out wreck of an old Chevy and promises to
return it to a shiny, chromed work of American art, he sees
one last chance to salvage his respect, keep himself out of
jail, and save his business. But for this folk hero who is
often on the wrong side of the law, the odds of success are
long, especially when the FBI, local authorities, and the
bank are closing in. Written for motor heads and automotive novices alike, Auto
biography interweaves this improbable hero’s journey with
the story of one iconic car to chart the rise, fall, and
rebirth of the American Dream. Told in words and eight pages
of photos, this wise, charming, and heartbreaking true story
is an indelible portrait of a man, a machine, and a nation
on the road from a glorious past into an unknown future.
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