I used to work with Peter Vincent creating custom computer chips. I created networks of logical gates to perform a function and Peter figured out how to lay down microscopic pieces of silicon and aluminum to make those networks a reality, a process called "full custom layout". It's an art form, and in my experience the people who do it seldom have an engineering background. At the time Peter sidelined photographing hot rods for magazine articles and calendars. And I remember him making a yearly pilgrimage to Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He always said he did chip work to finance his photography, until the latter could become a full time job. And eventually it did. By my count this is his fourth book. The first was a history of the hot rod. I bought it thinking it would be an art book, but its really a history of the hot rod scene in America. So I set it aside on my three shelves of unread books. Then I heard an art book was coming out and picked up two copies, one to read and a second to give to a friend's father who is really into that scene. But I still felt I should read the first book before unsealing the second. Having moved away, I missed the news of his third book, Hot Rod Garages. But a year and a half or so ago I was in Idaho and had lunch with Peter to discuss some nice Konica lenses I had inherited (that weren't compatible with my Nikon or anything else). At that time he talked about his fourth project, an art book dedicated to Bonneville. I knew the salt flats were *his thing* so I pre-ordered a copy. Then waited, and waited. Finally a year later it arrived in the mail. The moment I unwrapped the book I knew it was special and would not sit in a dusty queue. The book consists of several sections that open with someone from the Bonneville world discussing Peter's Photography, then two dozen or so pages of photos. I am not sure if 90% of the cars at Bonneville are souped up 1930's vehicles, but that is certainly the focus of the book. The cars are beautiful and the people real. There are also some amazing panoramic photos of just the salt flats themselves. I finished the book thinking I need to add a trip Bonneville to my bucket list. One pleasant surprise was finding out that it is still an amateur event. No corporate sponsors or professional teams. Just people dedicated to a craft, going fast.