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In the January 2007 issue I made the
point that prior to 1960 twenty to thirty books constituted
an impressive automotive book collection. Naturally
books that have been written since then cover the makes
and subjects that readers are nostalgic for and pre-nostalgic
(historical) coverage has become less common. Authors
take aim at what most readers remember because publishers
do not print books that do not sell well. If you are
like me and thirst for early automotive history, your
best bet is to find those pre-1960 publications.
Remember the museum that I mentioned in the June 2007
issue? The one with the storage room packed with literature
going back 100 years that they never got around to sorting
and inventorying — much less displaying. We are
now proud to present some of the results of our own
sorting and inventorying:
If you like what you see here, watch
for more on our future online
catalogs. And not just books, but memorabilia, brochures,
press photos, dealer literature, maps, art, postcards
and a variety of unusual automotive items.
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