TV Tommy Ivo: Drag Racing's Master Showman
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760338922 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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That's a hard mix to get right. Too easy to confuse or distract a reader and wind up aggravating the person you're supposed to be enchanting and informing." - USAToday . It's one of the best blends we've seen of text, break-out quotes, highlight boxes and photos. "A bright new book by veteran auto writer Tom Cotter is on the shelves today, telling of the unbelievable life and times of Ivo, who chucked the bright lights of acting for fast cars and tire smoke, but who kept every bit of the showmanship he'd absorbed
Then his producers told him he had to quit drag racing. In this regard especially, his impact on the sport cannot be understated, and his legacy is detailed in this incredible bio of one of drag racing’s most irrepressible characters.2011 International Automotive Media Gold Award Winner . Still a young man, he was already a star of television and film with a promising Hollywood future ahead of him. In the early 1960s, Tommy Ivo had the world in the palm of his hands. He quit the entertainment industry instead. This is the official story of Ivo’s incredible life and racing career. Always the showman, Ivo pioneered promotional techniques that are today taken for granted. Readers will follow “TV” Tommy as he becomes the most ambitious drag racer in the nation, building his own cars in the garage behind his Burbank home; becoming the first driver to pilot his dragsters to 170, 175, and 180 miles per hour and towing his cars to match races at small-town drag strips across the United States
T.V. Tommy Charles Seymour Having been a C and an A Gasser and a B Slingshot Dragster owner, builder and driver, I was very familiar with Ivo and always thought he was one of the most innovative guys in the game. In addition to that, he had enough money to put the most sanitary looking rails on the asphalt, and he was a nice guy to boot.This book says it all.. "TV" Tommy Ivo:Drag Racing's Master Showman Before there was a John Force,or a Don Prudhomme(who started out with Tommy Ivo By the way and provides the foreword to the book and describes the many Pranks Ivo Was known for.)There was Drag Racing's Showman himself Actor Tommy Ivo Hence the Nickname "TV" Tommy.Author Tom Cotter(Corvette In The Barn,Hemi In The Barn,Cobra In The Barn,Vincent In The Barn) has once again wrote and put together a Great book,and coming straight from the horse's mouth so to speak The . I loved the book but am a big Ivo fan I loved the book but am a big Ivo fan! Fairly short, does hit the high lights I thought and has great pictures. Biographies can get tedious but this moved well. I think Tommy keeps his private life private so the book glosses over some area's but that's just fine with me. He created these impressive cars years ago. I would have liked more information on the construction of the cars. I imagine some of the details are lost to time now.A good book of a great driver, c