I finally finished "The Special" by J E Pendleton. It was a really fun book to read. It was especially interesting for me because it was of a time when, like the main character, my parents had gone to Southern California from Texas to build airplanes for WWII. That is why I was born there near where Hank lives. Also it was an uncle that got my brother and me into hot rodding. The book has a love interest amongst hot rod history and the great war. My book also came with a nice inscription from the author. All in all a lot of enjoyment. I recommend it to you all.