Original Softcover, 1960 Chevrolet Motor Division 32 pages plus fold-out for service literature from Helm, Inc. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and dust soiling to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Very handsome original copy. LOC SSE-05 View More...
Oblong Hardcover, First Edition 4 Year Quarterly Index (vol V, Number 1 - Volume VIII, Number 4) Automobile Quarterly 96 pages. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with gilt titles and multi-color pictorial paper label on front panel - corners sharp. Only flaw is a touch of foxing to the top edge of the textblock . No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Four year index of Volume 5,6,7 and 8. A very handsome and clean vintage copy. LOC SSM-17 View More...
Oblong Hardcover, First Edition 4 Year Quarterly Index (vol IX, Number 1 - Volume XII, Number 4) Automobile Quarterly 70 pages. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to maroon cloth boards with gilt titles and multi-color pictorial paper label on front panel - corners sharp. Only flaw is a touch of foxing to the top edge of the textblock . No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Four year index of Volume 9,10,11 and 12. A very handsome and clean vintage copy. LOC SSM-17 View More...
Vintage Softcover, 1960 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Warren, Mich 30 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Only flaw is a small coffee stain on the front cover that keeps this copy from being graded as Very Good+. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. A very respectable vintage copy.LOC SSE-02 View More...
Thin-Board Hardcover, (Association Copy) 1940 Franklin DeKleine Co: Lansing, MI 28 pages. Very Good, no DJ - as issued. Minor shelf/edge wear to thin maroon cloth boards with gilt title on front cover - corners sharp. This copy was owned by the son of one of the early auto pioneers in michigan, Frank G. Clark. Clark in 1905 started the Clark Power Wagon Company. He was the son of Albert Clark who was a successful pioneer carriage manufacturer (Pg 6 and 12) of Lansing, Michigan. Frank Clark's grandson Albert A. Clark wrote a small introduction to his fathers role in auto history with R. E. ... View More...
Vintage Original Hardcover, 1924 U.P.C. Book Company New York 601 pages.Good+, no DJ - as issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear to dark maroon flexible leatherlike boards - corners bumped. No previous owner marking - all pages are intact with dust soiling and a bit of tanning to the edges. 31 chapters and over 370 illustrations. This book of 600+ pages was THE state of the art concerning all the electrical equipment issues with motor cars in the early 1920's. Not a current reprint, this is the original book from 1924. A very respectable vintage copy from the 1920's.LOC View More...
Staple bound Softcover, (original not a reprint), 1951 Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI 64 pages. Very Good+ in wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to staple-bound covers. No notes or writing-all pages are clean and crisp. Covers identification and operation of controls and instrumentation, lubrication, adjustments, trouble-shooting, and specifications on 1932-1948 model cars and 1932-1947 model trucks. LOC SSS-21 View More...
Softcover, in Like New Condition, just a touch of shelf wear to covers and edges...no previous owner marks... no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...ISBN-156091646X...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-7 View More...
Softcover with related ephemera and jewelry, Stated First Edition 1918 Michigan State Auto School Detroit, Mich 176 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and one small chip to front panel. Binding solid. Front panel shows a red heart with names of auto companies inside and states 44 Automobile factories and 140 Accessory factories. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. This is a fascinating look at the Automotive Service industry at its infancy at the beginning of the 20th century. Michigan State Auto School (MSAS) was the leading automoti... View More...
Softcover, in Very Good Condition, minor shelf wear to covers and edges...no previous owner marks... no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...ISBN-0852984251...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-7 View More...
Original Softcover, 1948 (3666-48D) Ford Motor Company 64 pages. Near Fine, in wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to green wraps with silver titles. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. (78-81A-59A Series) 1937 to 1948 Passenger Car AND 1937 to 1948 Trucks. Very handsome original copy. LOC SSE-05 View More...
Softcover, 2003 Model T Ford Club of America 54 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Comprehensive guide for the repair and restoration of the Model T Ford Engine. Highly Recommended for all Model T owners. LOC SSM-03 View More...
Original Softcover, First Edition Undated (late 1920's) Riley (Coventry) Limited 28 pages. Acceptable, in wraps. Major shelf/edge wear, soiling and chipping to covers. Black cloth tape reinforcement to spine. Writing, soiling and stains to most pages but still readable and useful. The Riley Nine was one of the most successful light sporting cars produced by the British motor industry in the inter war period. It was made by the Riley company of Coventry, England with a wide range of body styles between 1926 and 1938. Very interesting Wikipedia entry. Serviceable and acceptable vintage copy. L... View More...
Large Staple-bound Magazine, 1941, Federal Mogul Corporation Detroit, 40 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear with mild soiling to rear panel. Spine rubbed with separation at head and tail. Staples are still holding tight and solid. All pages are clean, intact, and unmarked-No prior owner markings. Practical tips for recognizing and diagnosing engine difficulties caused by worn or or faulty bearings, and hints on bearing installation. LOC SSS-03 View More...
Large Oblong Softcover, Stated First Edition 1969 American Motors Corporation 146 pages. Very Good, in wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and a touch of age-toning to brown wraps with gold titles. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. A Pictorial Roll Call of the Passenger Cars and Trucks produced by American Motors and its Predecessor Companies. The original Rambler, Jeffery, Nash, Hudson, LaFayette, Ajax, Essex, Terraplane, Metropolitan and the Modern Rambler. 563 vintage B&W photographs. Very handsome vintage copy.LOC SSM-03 View More...
Hardcover with scarce fold-out diagram of the first Ford Factory Ex-Libris 1919 Engineering Magazine Company 440 pages. Good+, no jacket. Moderate shelf/edge wear to maroon cloth boards with gilt titles, front panel has two black spots and some fraying to the bottom of the spine - corners lightly bumped and worn. Binding still tight. Ex-library copy from the Ronald Press company, front inside cover has a sticker from the company and the rear cover has a pocket. Has two fold-outs of the first Ford factory in Highland Park, Michigan dated 1914. One is a general ground diagram of the factory floo... View More...
Original Softcover, 1946 Chrysler Corporation 46 pages. Good+, in wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is a chip to the bottom cover near the spine. (If not for that, this would be VG+) No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. 5 sections. Everyday Care of Your Car, The Controls, Tips on Better, Safer driving, Home and Emergency Service and The Inside Story. Loaded with illustrations. Very respectable and clean vintage copy. LOC SSE-06 View More...
Softcover-1966 Iron Horse Publications 221 pages. Very Good, in wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to light blue covers and edges-spine lightly sunned. Previous owner stamp on inside covers. (He was an automotive Historian) No notes or writing-all pages are bright, clean and crisp. Reprints from the 1912 directory issue of Cycle and Auto Trade Journal.LOC SS-TS-3 View More...
Oblong Hardcover, First Edition Spring 1964 Vol 3, No 1 Automobile Quarterly 128 pages. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear and edge-fading to Brown cloth boards with gilt titles and multi-color pictorial paper label on front panel of the first automobile stamp - corners sharp. Only flaw is a touch of foxing to the top edge of the textblock. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Filled with great automotive articles and vintage photographs. This issue contains: Hispano-Suiza, Peter Helck art, Studebaker, Glenn Pray Cord, Enzo Ferrari, Ferr... View More...
Oblong Hardcover, First Edition Fall 1964 Vol 3, No 3 Automobile Quarterly 112 pages. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to Red cloth boards with gilt titles and multi-color pictorial paper label on front panel of three women in a vintage convertible - corners sharp. Only flaw is a touch of foxing to the top edge of the textblock and a hint of minor edge toning to the endpapers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Filled with great automotive articles and vintage photographs. This issue contains: Campbell's Bluebird, land speed records,... View More...