Dennis W. Parks has written numerous bestsellers for the Motorbooks Workshop series, including How to Paint Your Car, How to Build a Cheap Hot Rod, Hot Rod Body and Chassis Builder's Guide, and The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair. Parks has also been a longtime contributor to several hot rod-related magazines, such as Street Rodder, Rod & Custom, Custom Classic Trucks, and several others. He is currently a contributor to the new magazine RoddingUSA. Parks' personal hot rod projects currently include a complete buildup of a 1955 Chevy pickup truck. He lives in Cedar Hill, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.