In CarTech’s Hubert Platt: Fast Fords of the “Georgia Shaker,” Platt’s son (and fellow drag racer) Allen Platt explores his father’s impact on the NHRA universe. Known as the “Georgia Shaker,” Platt cut his motoring teeth on the long straightaways and twisty back roads of South Carolina while bootlegging moonshine. After a run-in with the law in 1958, Platt transferred his driving skills from illegal activity to sanctioned drag racing and began one of the most dominant runs in drag racing history until his retirement in 1977.
Hubert Platt: Fast Fords of the “Georgia Shaker” (CT625) dives in to Platt’s most famous machines, incomparable showmanship, and his 1986 induction into the NHRA Hall of Fame.
Pages: 192
Size: 8.5” x 11”
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 254 color, 173 black and white
