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1976165452Detroit: Auto Workers United to Fight 1976. 4p 11 x 15.5 inches folded tabloid closed tear at right edge of the fold. Part of 1976 UAW contract effort that took a harder line than the union's leadership; affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party. Auto Workers United to Fight unknown books
1977242033Detroit: UAW Education Department 1977. 17p. staplebound pamphlet. Introduction to parliamentary procedure for union meetings. UAW Education Department unknown books
40130AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL - PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AUTO TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. 1909-1 Travel Auto-Touring and Vacation Photograph Album with Views in Pennsylvania New York Canada Virginia and Elsewhere. N.P: 1909-1911. 50 leaves. Oblong 8vo. Black Cloth-covered photo album x 8 inches. Approximately 100 diverse photographs. A charming photo album likely to a yo well-to-do man of the period. Images of the Joseph Widner Mansion at Ogontz; very nice early automobiles; a grouping of outdoor Boston photographs; Fairmo Dam on the Schuylkill River; boating buildings and vacationing on and off Ro Island near Clayton New York; a very nice grouping on-the-spot views of a tr wreck near Quebec; motoring to Atlantic City and near Valley Forge; cadets at Staunton Military Academy Virginia; numerous images of a "Stokes" at Staunto Military Academy; a group shot of the Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Departm football team; and more. Some photos with condition issues from original mounting. Overall a bright and clean grouping. unknown books
192923770Port Jefferson N.Y.: Arthur S. Greene Photographer 1929. Group of 13 professionally-photographed images of a roadway and vehicles one taken of a badly-damaged flatbed truck secured to a tow truck; another image an auto not damaged; also including measured areas with ruler; of an automobile accident site near Patchogue Long Island; a roadside sign in one image advertises Bailey's Lumber in Patchogue; several dated with August 21 1929 and a couple with a date of the 23rd or 27th same year; all with the A.S. Greene photographer identification on back via stamp or hand-written; black and white; each image approx. 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" size cropped to the edge and all are backed with linen for durability; light wear; in very good condition; interesting use of photography as a vital form of evidence-gathering in the legal insurance and accident claim business. See 1999 Kenneth C. Brady Arthur S. Greene 1867-1955: The life and work of a Long Island Photographer for very good information and pictorial history concerning this Port Jefferson photographic artist. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Arthur S. Greene, Photographer Paperback books
19322459Cleveland: McSweeney Auto School 1932. Signed by the president and superintendent of the school and dated 13 March 1932; with the gold ribboned seal of the school; nice black and white vignette at top of farm tractor truck and auto ;11" x 14" size; some darkening; slight wear; overall very good condition. Very Good. McSweeney Auto School unknown books
193734949Bradford PA: Kendall Refining Company 1937. 1 of 8 cc total. Bound in a manilla folder. A VG item. 7 ll typewritten text recto only carbon copy. Illustrated with 1 folded leaf a facsimile log-sheet for Jenkins' 48 hour run Sept 21 - 23 1936 showing 7 parameters MPH Oil Pressure H2O out engine oil temp axle oil temp transmission oil temp & atmospheric temp as recorded over a 52 hour period. 16 captioned b/w snapshots ~ 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" 15 of the car et al & 1 of Jenkins tipped-in to 4 leaves following the log-sheet. 11-1/8" x 8-1/4" <br/><br/>1 of 7 carbon copies of Robinson's typewritten report to H. C. Bougey Chief Chemist General Motors wherein Robinson details the results of sponsored speed runs in 1936 "to establish Worlds' speed records with a view to utilizing results for advertising and sales promotion." The car built was anchored by Duesenberg chassis and powered with a Curtiss Conqueror Model V-1570 engine producing 445 HP. Tires were Firestone. All lubricants from engine to chassis were Robinson. The driver was David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins who just the year prior had established a 24 hour land speed record of 135 mph. For these sponsored attempts as sanctioned by the American Automobile Association there were 4 testing periods: Sept. 7th 21st - 23rd & the 28th. And resulting were the establishment of 19 speed records from 169.57 mph for 100 mile distance to the 48 hour endurance at 148.62 mph. And oh yeah Jenkins upped his 24-hour record to 153.76 mph. Since the letter notes 7 other copies of this report were prepared we can't in good conscious term it "unique" but certainly a rare item documenting the constant quest for more speed in this case a successful one at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats a place made famous by Jenkins and others in these feats of automotive 'chest-thumping'. Kendall Refining Company unknown books
195124035Allentown Pennsylvania: Not Published 1951. Listing the results for the Convair Trophy 10 laps car number driver auto type times 1st four places; J.S. Inskip Inc. Trophy 20 laps 1st six; same info and also for the Miller handicap Trophy 60 laps 1st twelve places; Cal Connell Cadillac Co. trophy winners also listed and ".This was the first sports car race held to date in Allentown and from all reports the twenty thousand spectators in attendance were highly pleased. Next important club events are the Mount Penn Hill Climb.David H. Ash Chairman Racing Committee"; approx. 8 1/2" x 14" size; typed sheet browned paper; light wear some darkening to paper; old fold lines; in very good condition interesting Allentown PA automobile racing ephemeral item. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
196424038Indianapolis Indiana: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1964. A.J. Foyt b. 1935 American racecar driver won this race; name date title in the plate at lower edge; no photographer or studio noted; light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Paperback books
196424036Indianapolis Indiana: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1964. Lloyd Ruby 1928 - 2009 American racecar driver placed third in this race; name date title in the plate at lower edge; no photographer or studio noted; slight wear to photo margins; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Paperback books
196424037Indianapolis Indiana: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1964. Roger Ward 1921 - 2004 American racecar driver placed second in this race; name date title in the plate at lower edge; no photographer or studio noted; light wear to photo margins corner crinkle not in image; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Paperback books
1957145948Detroit: UAW 1957. 40p. wraps. UAW unknown books
197741949Stuttgart: Porsche 1977. 1st Printing. Color printed self-wrappers. Light wear & soiling. VG. Unpaginated fold-out brochure though 6 pages. Illustrated with 4 graphs 4 schematics & 1 map. Oblong format: 8-1/4" x 12-1/8" <br/><br/>Scarce Porsche brochure for the recently introduced 1977 924 automatic with the 110 hp engine. Porsche unknown books
191921758Syracuse New York: Franklin Automobile Company 1919. Pamphlet. Fair. Together 2 ITEMS. 1 An sales brochure from 1927. 12 pages plus covers. 7 x 9 1/2 inches. Paper wrappers printed orange and brown design staple bound. Folded in the center minor wear at the extremities dealer name and address on front cover upper left. Very good. 2 Repairman's Manual The Franklin Car Series 9-B cover title. 82 pages.5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. March 1919 date. Printed grey wrappers. A FILTHY copy this one is dampstained has what looks like insect trails on the front cover evidence of old mold internally. Even so a rare survival and usable for it's intended purpose. Pamphlet. Franklin Automobile Company unknown books
1970285740Philadelphia: Antique Automobile Club 1970. First. paperback. Illustrated throughout with photos. Slim oblong 4tos color pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: Antique Automobile Club of America 1970-1979. Very good.<br/><br/> A continuous run 60 issues of the bi-monthly periodical.<br/><br/> Antique Automobile Club unknown books
1990285742Philadelphia: Antique Automobile Club 1990. First. paperback. very good. Illustrated throughout with photos. Slim oblong 4tos color pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: Antique Automobile Club of America 1990-1999. Very good.<br/><br/> A continuous run 60 issues of the bi-monthly periodical.<br/><br/> Antique Automobile Club unknown books
1948284906Philadelphia: Antique Automobile Club 1948. First. paperback. fine. Illustrated throughout with photos. Slim oblong 4tos color pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: Antique Automobile Club of America 1948-1960. Fine.<br/><br/> 1948- First Quarter Sept. 1950 March 1951 June 1953 Fall 1955 Spring 1956 Summer 1956 2 copies Fall 1957 August 1958 October 1958 June 1959 February 1960 June-July 1960 August-September 1960.<br/><br/> Antique Automobile Club unknown books
1980285382Hersey PA: Antique Automobile Club 1980. First. paperback. very good. Illustrated throughout with photos. Slim oblong 4tos color pictorial wrappers. Hersey: Antique Automobile Club of America 1980-1989. Very good.<br/><br/> A continuous run 60 issues of the bi-monthly periodical.<br/><br/> Antique Automobile Club unknown books
1960285395Hersey: Antique Automobile Clun 1960. First. paperback. very good. Illustrated throughout with photos. Slim oblong 4tos color pictorial wrappers. Hersey: Antique Automobile Club of America 1960-1969 Very good.<br/><br/> A continuous run almost complete with 57 of 60 issues of the bi-monthly periodical. Lacking only 3 issues: January February and March of 1960.<br/><br/> Antique Automobile Clun unknown books
1988151333N.p.: N.p. 1988. Archive of 120 vernacular borderless color snapshot photographs of the Detroit Grand Prix taken in 1986 1987 and 1988.<br/><br/>In the summer of 1982 the US became the first country to host three World Championship Grands Prix in one season with the older Grand Prix West races in Long Beach and Las Vegas joined by the newly established Detroit Grand Prix in Michigan near the General Motors headquarters. The Detroit race continued to be held annually for the next six years in spite of its growing reputation for its narrow bumpy track a result of the race taking place on a closed street course in downtown Detroit and typically hot humid weather. These factors would ultimately push FISA to declare the track unsafe ending the circuit's affiliation with Formula One in 1988 to be replaced by the CART-sanctioned Detroit Indy Grand Prix the following year. <br/><br/>The photographs in the archive document an attendee's perspective of the races from 1986-1988 won all three years by Brazilian champion driver Ayrton Senna. The photographs are taken from both the main grandstand and the garages with views of the vibrant car designs downtown cityscape and track layout on full display. An uncommonly thorough look at three successive years in the race's history more broadly capturing the end result of Formula One's attempts to expand internationally throughout the decade.<br/><br/>Photographs 5.25 x 3.5 inches housed in three separate envelopes grouping the photographs by year 1986 1987 and 1988. Photographs and envelopes generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1950151268N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of 13 vintage single-weight vernacular photographs and 1 vintage double-weight vernacular photograph of open-wheel racing events held at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines circa 1950s. <br/><br/>The photographs in the archive show close-ups shots of races at the Iowa State Fairgrounds' original half-mile dirt track with the idiosyncratic vehicle designs and paint schemes of the era on full display. Also included in the archive are several photographs of the Bardahl Special #2 "The Black Deuce" a champion racing car owned by noted car collector Hector Honore Jr. with the car's second driver Bobby Grim behind the wheel. <br/><br/>Open-wheel racing was first sanctioned in the US by the AAA Contest Board who introduced the first track season national championship in 1905. The sport grew in popularity after World War II attributable in large part to the rapid innovations in auto engineering and design throughout the 1950s. In the ensuing decade the rise of the Chevy V8 would quickly render prewar four-cylinder and flathead engines obsolete making the photographs in the archive a valuable record of early race car construction and use. <br/><br/>Photographs generally Very Good plus lightly and evenly faded. N.p. unknown books
1963151483Tooele County UT: N.p. 1963. Archive of 163 vernacular photographs including 145 in color and 18 in black-and-white capturing the 1960-1963 National Speed Trials commonly known as Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Housed in 17 yellow envelopes with dates and names of racers written in holograph ink annotation to the rectos. <br/><br/>Offered with the archive is a brand new set of the two-volume Bonneville National Speed Trials references covering 1949-1958 and 1959-1968 respectively. The set is new and still in shrinkwrap.<br/><br/>In the early 1960s wealthy California car owners began to experiment with surplus jet engines to boost the horsepower of their cars creating distinctive bootlegged hotrods referred to as jet cars or jets designed specifically for the compacted salt surface of the flats. <br/><br/>The photographs in the archive document many early iterations of these unusual and profoundly dangerous vehicles with a particular focus on racers from southern California including Art Arfons' 8000-horsepower Cyclops which set a record for an open-cockpit vehicle 342 mph which still stands today and Mickey Thompson's Challenger I the first car to record a top speed of 400 mph. Also notable are several photographs of the streamliner entries of the Summers brothers in 1961 1962 and 1963 whose streamliner Goldenrod would go on to hold the land speed record from 1965 to 1991. <br/><br/>As a whole the photographs are bright and well-executed clearly shot with a racing insider's eye for detail. Photographs from the perspective of Speed Week attendees are scarce owing to the relatively remote locale and complete absence of accommodations for spectators making the images in the archive an uncommon intimate record of several pivotal years in the history of hotrod racing.<br/><br/>Photographs 5.75 x 3.5 inches envelopes 7.5 x 4. Some photographs with faint adhesive residue to the versos else envelopes and photographs generally Near Fine.<br/><br/>Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1968149422N.p.: N.p. 1968. Archive of 48 vintage photographs of car accidents scenes in the Columbia County New York area from the years 1961-1965 1966 and 1968. With the stamp of Lee's Studio in Chatham NY on the verso of the majority of photographs along with occasional holograph annotations. Most photographs housed in sleeves with annotations detailing dates locations and occasionally noting whether or not the accident was fatal. <br/><br/>Also included are several accident reports prepared by Lee Studios for internal use and correspondence between Lee and law firms representing people involved in the accidents requesting copies of photographs. <br/><br/>The 1960s saw large increases in the number of vehicle fatalities as car ownership greatly increased over the previous decades and out of the six years documented in the archive 1966 and 1968 are both among the ten deadliest in US history. <br/><br/>Photographs variously sized with most being 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine. Housed in a contemporary photo album and two folders. N.p. unknown books
1964151477San Diego: San Diego Timing Association 1964. Archive of vintage programs bulletins flyers and newspaper clippings published by and relating to the San Diego Timing Association a foundational sanctioning organization in US drag racing.<br/><br/>In postwar America the return of risk-loving unmarried ex-GIs with advanced mechanical skills and extra money to spend led to the rise in popularity of illegal street racing. Southern California racers took advantage of the growing number of abandoned military strips in the state colloquially known as "drags" such as the Santa Ana Drags and Sweetwater Dam Navy Outlying Field. Local car clubs pressured law enforcement to allow racing on the strips efforts which would precipitate the formation of the San Diego Timing Association.<br/><br/>The SDTA held their first sanctioned meet at the Sweetwater Dam drag which the members renamed Paradise Mesa on March 11 1951. The events drew spectators and racers from across southern California catching the attention of the newly formed National Hot Rod Association which became a co-sanctioning body for the Paradise Mesa meets in 1953. Importantly the Paradise Mesa races were the first to present drag races in their now standard modern form two cars competing on a quarter-mile closed strip.<br/><br/>Paradise Mesa faced local backlash after a gory racing accident in June 1956 which injured 12 spectators leading to the prompt closure of the facility for racing purposes. Tensions between police and racers heightened in the ensuing years culminating in a two-day clash in August of 1960 after racers shut down three blocks off El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego to stage their own unauthorized drags. The El Cajon Boulevard Riot is now considered one of the first of the youth riots which would come to characterize the 1960s. <br/><br/>The materials contained in the archive provide an extensive register of the early years of the Paradise Mesa races compiled by foundational SDTA member Andrew Smith including 16 original programs for events at the strip and 9 mimeographed broadsheet flyers advertising races. The archive also includes several documents authored by members of the SDTA such as a constitution document signed by the members of a car club called The Kingpins and a typescript press release statement created in response to the El Cajon Boulevard riots.<br/><br/>Of particular note is a nine-page circa-1952 mimeographically duplicated issue of the SDTA News subtitled "Competition Rules" which contains the first known use in print of the word "dragster" defining the word as a class of race car formerly known as a "lakester."<br/><br/>A vibrant fascinating collection allowing a rare glimpse into a seminal period in the histories of both auto racing and youth culture sparsely documented up to this point as a result of the scarcity of available information and surviving material. <br/><br/>Housed in a three-ring binder. Binder and contents generally Near Fine. San Diego Timing Association unknown books
195573623Detroit: UAW-CIO Education Department 1955. 39p. wraps illus. UAW-CIO Education Departm,ent unknown books
1931RALBAUT00EFScarborough Motor Guide Company 1931. Very Good. Albany Auto Club. Automobile Green Book All-in-One Guide: Road Reference and Tourists' Guide of All States East of Mississippi River Eastern Ontario Quebec and Maritime Provinces. Boston: Scarborough Motor Guide Company 1931. 985pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Olive wraps. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed bumped and faded edges light soiling and creased corners and spine. Spine ends are slightly chipped. Pages are yellowed have a few light stains and slightly dog-eared corners but are otherwise clean. Contains maps histories of towns and other roadside attractions from Quebec to Miami Beach. Scarborough Motor Guide Company paperback books
