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BENTLEY: A PRIDE OF BENTLEYS by John Adams and Ray Roberts, 1978. A great book for reference showing most of the Bentley coach builders work. Book excellent, dust jacket very good/excellent, $42.00. BENTLEY: TWENTY YEARS OF CREWE BENTLEYS - 1946-1965 by The Bentley Drivers Club, 1973. Everything you ever wanted to know about post-war Bentleys, booklet format, excellent, $19.00.
CHEVROLET: CHEVY SUPER SPORTS - 1961-1976 by Terry Boyce, very good, softbound, $17.00. CHEVROLET: GREAT CARS FROM CHEVROLET by Consumers Guide Classic Car Series, 1980, excellent, softbound, $10.00. CHEVROLET: HI-PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET by Richard Langworth, 1981, ex., d.j., $12.00. CHEVROLET: CAST IRON WONDER by Doug Bell, 1961, Clymer. History and specs on 1929 to 1961 models. Very good/excellent, softbound, $20.00. CHEVROLET: CORVAIR 1959-1968 by Brooklands Books. Contains twenty-nine old articles, etc. mainly dealing with the performance specs of Corvairs. Road tests, new model reports and analysis, handling, performance data, and lots more. Excellent condition, previous owner's stamp on 1st page. Softbound, 100 pages, $30.00 CHEVROLET: CORVAIR AFFAIR by Mike Knepper, 1982. Excellent condition, previous owner's stamp on 2nd page and his name sticker on the 1st. With dust jacket, 148 pages, $45.00. CHEVROLET: HOW TO HOT ROD CORVAIR ENGINES by Bill Fisher, 1969. Covers all 1960-1969 Monzas, Corsas, Spyders, 500's and 700's. Includes slalom and autocross chassis info. Very good to excellent condition, softbound, $30.00.
CHEVROLET: BEST OF VETTE VUES MAGAZINE: VOLUME ONE - NINE by James Prather. In 1981, this 512 page hardbound collection was published to celebrate the magazine's 10th anniversary. Many articles, photos (including 32 pages of color photos), classifieds, and other features from the first 10 years of publication. Very good, $35.00.
DUESENBURG: THE DUESENBURG by Steinwedel and Newport, 1982 revised ed., ex., d.j., $25.00.
FERRARI: FERRARI DINO SP's by John Godfrey, excellent, dust jacket, $45.00. FERRARI: FERRARI - THE GRAND PRIX CARS by Alan Henry, 1984, book excellent, dust jacket very good (tears), $35.00.
FERRARI: FERRARI by Eaton, 1984, foreword by Niki Lauda, color history of the marque, good/very good, dust jacket, $6.00. FERRARI: ENZO FERRARI: THE MAN, THE CARS, THE RACES by Brock Yates, 1991 First Edition. The title says it all. Yates' opus to the legend of Enzo. 465 pages. Many passages are marked with a pink highlighter, otherwise in excellent condition with dust jacket, $45.00. FIAT: FIAT by Michael Sedgwick, 1974. History of FIAT from 1899 to 1973. 352 pages. Book very good/excellent, dust jacket has price sticker removal damage, otherwise very good, $35.00. FIAT: AGNELLI: FIAT AND THE NETWORK OF ITALIAN POWER by Alan Friedman, 1988/1989. 367 pages. Book excellent, dust jacket very good/excellent, $22.00. FORD: LET'S CALL IT FIESTA: THE AUTOBIOGRPHY OF FORD'S PROJECT BOBCAT by Edouard Seidler, 1976 copyright. Softbound, price sticker residue on first page, otherwise very good/excellent, $13.00. FORD: NEVER COMPLAIN, NEVER EXPLAIN: THE STORY OF HENRY FORD II by Victor Lasky, 1981. Excellent, dust jacket, $25.00. FORD: FORD: THE MEN AND THE MACHINE by Robert Lacey, 1986. Excellent, no dust jacket, $15.00. FORD: FORD - DECLINE AND REBIRTH 1933-1962 by Nevins and Hill, 1962/63, very good, dust jacket, library, $35.00. FORD: FORD - THE TIMES, THE MAN, THE COMPANY by Nevins and Hill, 1954, excellent, dust jacket has price sticker residue, $49.00.
FORD: FORD - RACING INTO THE FUTURE by Ford Motor Co., 1985, photos of Ford cars in all types of racing, with emphasis on NASCAR. Magazine format, excellent, $8.00.
FORD: HENRY'S WONDERFUL MODEL T 1908-1927 by Floyd Clymer, book excellent, dust jacket good/very good, $30.00. Includes a 5 x 7" color postcard from the old Harrah's Automobile Collection of a 1909 T Touring. FORD: FORD EXPOSITION - A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. Brochure from the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Approx. 4 ½ x 6", twelve pages, six photos including two panoramic shots from inside the Ford Pavillion. Very good condition, $25.00. FORD: FORD TIMES Many issues available from 1962 to 1972. FORD: THE MODEL "A" FORD ALBUM by Clymer & Henry, 1967. 142 pages, very good, softbound, $25.00.View Image FORD: THE MODEL "A" MISERIES and CURES by Mary Moline, 1972 edition. Classic troubleshooting guide. 230 pages, softbound, excellent, $19.00. View Image
FORD: MUSTANG: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S PONYCAR by Gary Witzenburg, excellent, dust jacket, $20.00. FORD: THUNDERBIRD! by Ray Miller. Illustrated history covers 1955-1966, excellent, dust jacket, $29.00. FORD: THE THUNDERBIRD STORY by Ford Motor Co., 1963. Focus is mainly on 1963 model. Given to buyers of new T-Birds in 1963. This is actually more a piece of sales literature, rather than a history of T-Birds. Follows the building of a Bird through the plant in 28 photos, 34 pages. 8 x 11", fair condition, hardbound, $39.00. GENERAL MOTORS: G.M. - THE FIRST 75 YEARS by Automobile Quarterly, 1983, very good/excellent, $15.00. GENERAL MOTORS: MY YEARS WITH GENERAL MOTORS by Alfred P. Sloan, 1963, excellent, $15.00 or very good paperback, $7.00. GENERAL MOTORS: COMPLETE HISTORY OF GENERAL MOTORS: 1908 TO 1986 by Richard Langworth and Jan Norbye, very good, dust jacket rough, $15.00. GENERAL MOTORS: GENERAL MOTORS - RESEARCH AT A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. Brochure from the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Approx. 4 x 7" eight page brochure explaining progress in automotive engineering from 1893 to 1933. Very good, $15.00.
MASERATI: MASERATI - A HISTORY by Pritchard, primarily a racing history of the marque. Excellent, d.j., $45.00. MATRA: CARS IN PROFILE #10: Matra MS80 by Gerard Crombac, 1973. The car that Jackie Stewart won the 1969 World Championship with. Excellent, booklet form, $12.00.
*NEW* MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MERCEDES-BENZ BOOK by Boesen and Grad, 1981. Book excellent, dust jacket very good/excellent, $37.00 MERCEDES-BENZ: THE COMPLETE MERCEDES-BENZ STORY by W. Robert Nitske, 1955/1965 printing. Excellent, dust jacket, $35.00. MERCEDES-BENZ: THE SUPERCHARGED MERCEDES by Halwart Schrader & Carlo Demand, excellent, dust jacket, $65.00. MERCEDES-BENZ: GOTTLIEB DAIMLER, WILHELM MAYBACH, AND KARL BENZ by Freidrich Schildberger, published by Daimler-Benz, 1968. Biographies of the three German automobile pioneers, softbound, 110 pages, 8 ½ x 11", excellent, $35.00. MERCEDES-BENZ: GOTTLIEB DAIMLER AND KARL BENZ by Fritz Nallinger, published for Diamler-Benz, 1969. 16 page illustrated booklet similar to above, 6 ½ x 9 ½", excellent, $20.00. MERCEDES-BENZ: PRODUCTION MODELS 1946-1975 by W. Robert Nitske, 1977. Detailed descriptions, specifications, photos, production data and prices for all 1946-1977 passenger automobiles. Excellent, dust jacket, $29.00.
*NEW* MERCEDES-BENZ: MERCEDES-BENZ SL & SLC by LJK Setright, 1979/1986 printing. Same as the above book, with coverage on the later models. History of the 1963 to 1986 SL and SLC Series. 135 pages. Excellent, dust jacket, $20.00.
MORGAN: MORGAN CARS 1936-1960, early (staple bound) Brooklands Series, reprinted articles & road tests, softbound, very good, $15.00. MORRIS MINOR: MORRIS MINOR by Temple Press, 1984. 100 page history of the Minor compiled from the archives of Autocar featuring road tests, technical articles, service data sheets, etc. Excellent, dust jacket, $35.00. OLDSMOBILE: OLDSMOBILE IN ACTION #1, 1984, Olds performance history with emphasis on the 60's to 80's, magazine format, excellent, $19.95. PACKARD: THE COACHBUILT PACKARD by Hugo Pfau, 1973. First edition, dust jacket, excellent, $125.00. PORSCHE: PORSCHE by Clausager, excellent, dust jacket, $33.00.
PORSCHE: CHRISTOPHORUS MAGAZINE: Jan/1975, German text, v.g., $4.00; Aug/1975, English, ex., $5.00; Nov/1978, English, ex., $5.00. PORSCHE: PORSCHE PANORAMA: Many issues from the late 1970's to late 1980's. E-mail your wants. ROLLS-ROYCE: THE ROLLS-ROYCE COMPANION by Kenneth Ullyett, 1969. Excellent, dust jacket, $40.00.
ROLLS-ROYCE: THE ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CAR by Bird and Hallows, 4th edition, excellent, dust jacket, $59.00 or 3rd edition, very good/excellent, NO dust jacket, $45.00. ROLLS-ROYCE: ROLLS-ROYCE CARS AND THE GREAT VICTORY by Rolls-Royce (reprinted by the Rolls-Royce Owner's Club - 1975). The story of R-R cars in WWI, 76 pages with many photos, booklet format, softbound, $10.00.
ROLLS-ROYCE: ROLLS OF ROLLS-ROYCE by Lord Montagu, 1966, 1st edition, very good/excellent, dust jacket, $35.00.
SAAB: SAAB 900: A SWEDISH HISTORY by Anders Tunberg, 1993 copyright. Very good/excellent, dust jacket, $40.00.
VOLKSWAGEN: SMALL WONDER: THE AMAZING STORY OF THE VOLKSWAGEN by Walter Henry Nelson. Hardbound, ex-library?, no dust jacket, very good, $8.00 or paperback, very good, $6.00. VOLKSWAGEN: HOW TO HOTROD VOLKSWAGEN ENGINES by Bill Fisher. Covers all 1200/1300/1500/1600 engines from 1959 to 1971. Softbound, 160 pages, very good, $25.00. THE FIRST COBRA SALES BROCHURE? "BUY IT!....OR WATCH IT GO BY!" features CSX0001, 8 ½ X 11" opens once, black and white, no form #, Xerox copy, $5.00. SHELBY'S WILDLIFE by Wally Wyss, 1977 edition. Book excellent, dust jacket good/very good, $30.00. We have many 1965 to 1969 Shelby GT350 and GT500 Mustang road tests and original magazine ads. E-mail us with your needs. ![]() AMERICAN GRILLES by Frattolillo & Salmieri, 1979. Black & white photo essays of classic American grilles from 1934 to 1959, excellent, softbound, $39.00. ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CARS by Joe Wherry, Trend book # 193, 1960, v.g./ex., softbound, $8.00. AUTO RESTORATION TIPS & TECHNIQUES by Petersen Publishing, v.g./ex., softbound, $12.00. AUTOMOBILE ALMANAC 1977 by David Ash, similar in content to Automobile Year, but smaller (6 x 8") and no color, library, ex., $8.00. CAR CLASSICS AUTO COLLECTORS YEARBOOK, 1974, articles on Stude at Indy, Muntz, Doble, Avanti, more, magazine format, ex., $8.00. CARS OF THE 60'S by Consumer's Guide, ex., softbound, $10.00. COMPLETE BOOK OF COLLECTIBLE CARS 1940-1980 by Langworth and Robson, 1982. Great reference source, 384 pages with over 600 listings. Book excellent, dust jacket very good/excellent, $30.00.
CONTINENTAL SPORTS CARS by W. Boddy, 1951. Covers all the big European marques, as well as some obscure brands. Book excellent, dust jacket very good/excellent, $39.00. THE CUSTOM BODY ERA by Hugo Pfau, 1970, excellent, dust jacket, $80.00. THE DESIGNERS: GREAT AUTOMOBILES AND THE MEN WHO MADE THEM by L.J.K. Setright, 1976. Bugatti, Ferrari, Darrin, Royce, Ford, Porsche and many, many more. Excellent, dust jacket, $30.00.
A HISTORY OF SPORTS CARS by Georgano, 1970, ex., d.j., $25.00.
SCHLUMPF OBSESSION by Denis Jenkinson and Peter Verstappen. Story of the eccentric Bugatti " hoarders ", excellent, dust jacket, $75.00. THE SPORTS CAR: ITS DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE by Colin Campbell, 1969, covers racing and road cars, v.g., d.j., $15.00. STANDARD OIL: PIONEERING IN BIG BUSINESS: HISTORY OF STANDARD OIL CO. (1882-1911) by Hidy, 1955. Book very good, dust jacket good, $39.00. VETERANS OF THE ROAD by Wolfgang Roediger and Siegfried Herrmann, 1978, includes 40 watercolors by Adelhelm Dietzel. Excellent, $20.00. WORLD OF CARS by AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLY, 1971, v.g./ex., d.j., $15.00. THE WORLD'S MOTOR MUSEUMS by T. R. Nicholson, 1970. Over 150 museums, from Argentina to the U. S.. Includes Harrah's, Beaulieu, Daimler-Benz, all the big collections as well as many small discoveries, v.g./ex., d.j., $40.00. VOL. 1 NO. 4, (old style), Roy Nockolds, Aston Martin, Henry Ford Museum, Pininfarina, Renault, good/very good, $35.00. VOL. 4 NO. 3, Opel, Selden, U.S. Grand Prix, Gordon Bennett races, g/v.g., $40.00. VOL. 5 NO. 3, Maserati, LaSalle, Franklin, Mercedes, v.g., $40.00. VOL. 8 NO. 3, Stutz racing & street cars, Chaparral cars, Mercedes C111, Watkins Glen and Bridgehampton history, ex., $50.00. VOL. 9 NO. 3, Peter Helck goes racing, 1920's Board track racing, Kaiser-Frazer, Saoutchik bodies, Kissel, Italia, ex., $43.00. MANY MORE AUTOMOBILE QUARTERLIES AVAILABLE, PRICES START AT $15.00. E-MAIL WITH YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS WORLD TRUCKS SERIES: by Pat Kennett, 1978. #2 SCANIA and #3 SEDDON-ATKINSON. Approx. 8 x 10" and 88 pages with well over 100 black & white photos each. Both have bindings faded from the sun, otherwise they are in excellent condition, $15.00 each, or both for $25.00. AMERICAN FIRE ENGINES 1900-1975 by Walter McCall, (Crestline series), 1976, ex., $29.00. THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF TRUCKS by Gibbens and Ewens, 1978, excellent, $10.00. THIS WAS TRUCKING: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE FIRST QUARTER CENTURY OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY by Robert Karolevitz, 1966, excellent, dust jacket, $29.00. TRUCKS AND SUPER TRUCKS by Norman and Pat Richards, 1980. Juvenile book, library bound, very good, $6.00.
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