Auto Biography LP: A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream

An unforgettable ode to American car culture, award-winning author Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating narrative follows an outlaw-genius motorhead as he attempts to restore an iconic 1957 Chevy from rusted-out wreck to gleaming work of American art--before the FBI closes in.A classic '57 Chev [...]
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An unforgettable ode to American car culture, award-winning author Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating narrative follows an outlaw-genius motorhead as he attempts to restore an iconic 1957 Chevy from rusted-out wreck to gleaming work of American art--before the FBI closes in.A classic '57 Chevy, in wretched shape: Slumped among hundreds of other rusting hulks on a treeless, windswept patch of North Carolina, the Chevy evokes none of the Jet Age optimism that made it the most beloved and instantly recognizable car to ever roll off an assembly line. It's thrashed. A goner. There seems little left to scrap, let alone save.But for its unlikely rescuer, the Chevy isn't junk. For Tommy Arney it's a piece of history--especially so because its decrepit skin conceals a rare asset: a complete provenance, stretching back more than fifty years through thirteen owners. So, hassled by banks, local officials, the FBI, and his own volatile demons, the Chevy's thirteenth owner embarks on a mission to save the car and preserve the long record of human experience it carries in its steel and upholstery.