Von Dutch

by Ganahl, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781884089985
• ISBN10: 1884089984
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Cartech Inc

Summary

Von Dutch is one of the most interesting characters in hot rod and popular culture history. Considered the founder of "modern" pinstriping, he was a prominent character in many of the rodding magazines of the late '50s, and his fame endured long after he apparently tired of it. Besides being a striper, he was a gifted artist, machinist, and gun- and knifesmith. Using stories and quotes culled from interviews, vintage photos, and images of the art and other works he left behind, this book chronicles Kenneth Howard's life from pinstriping beatnik to bus-dwelling hermit. Where it can, this book sets the record straight on Von Dutch the man, but in many cases conflicting stories will serve to illustrate the contrary, colorful, and sometimes difficult nature of Von Dutch the legend. This book is a must-have for fans of hot rodding and hot rod culture!

Table of Contents

Foreword Roth on Dutch	4	(4)
Introduction Seriously Seeking Von Dutch	8	(6)
Childhood Unknown	14	(10)
The Emergence of Von Dutch and Hot Rod Pinstriping	24	(14)
The Chrismans, The Motorama, and Hot Rod Magazine	38	(20)
The Motorama Mystery and Tom Pollard	58	(16)
DIG and Dutch in Hollywood	74	(22)
Dutch Takes to the Hills? The Beach? The Valley?	96	(10)
Dutch in the Valley	106	(20)
Where is Von Dutch?	126	(14)
The Arizona Interlude	140	(8)
Brucker Years, Brucker Days	148	(39)
Dutch's End	187	(1)
Epilogue	188	(1)
Index	189