The Motor Car - a Shape Book from 1935
The Motor Car
A Shape Book, 1935
(sold)

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Few subjects garner more passionate aficionados than classic cars. Whether they're vintage manuals or books full of lush illustrations or photographs, there are some fantastic collectible books and pieces of memorabilia featuring antique motor cars. From rumble seats to tail fins, we've found some of the most beautiful examples available on AbeBooks.

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25 Vintage Car Books

Motor Car Anatomy by Franklin Pierce
Motor Car Anatomy
Franklin Pierce
1912



This copy: $125.00


King of the Speedway by Zip Saunders
Zip Saunders, King of the Speedway
Rex Loomis
1939


This copy $28.00
The Book of the Singer Junior by G.S. Davison
The Book of the Singer Junior
G.S. Davison
1933


This copy $57.50

The Romance of Motoring by H. Hessell Tiltman and T.C. Bridges
The Romance of Motoring
H. Hessell Tiltman and T.C. Bridges
1936

This copy $64.67
British Highways and Byways from a Motor-Car by Thomas D. Murphy
British Highways and Byways from a Motor-Car
Thomas D. Murphy
1909

This copy $25.00

Motor Cars and the Application of Mechanical Power to Road Vehicles by Rhys Jenkins
Motor Cars and the Application of Mechanical Power to Road Vehicles
Rhys Jenkins
1902


This copy: sold


Buick Shop Manual 1940
Buick Shop Manual 1940
Buick Motors Division, GM Sales Corp.
1939



This copy $32.50
Mitchell Automobile by Mitchell Motor
Mitchell Automobile
Mitchell Motor
1910





This copy sold

Thrilling Movie Shots of Dodge in Action!
Thrilling Movie Shots of Dodge in Action!
Dodge Motor Company
1933


This copy sold
The Motor-car: An Elementary Handbook on its Nature, Use & Management by Sir Henry Thompson
The Motor-car: An Elementary Handbook on its Nature, Use & Management
Sir Henry Thompson
1902

This copy $195.00

1951-1954 Packard Service Manual
1951-1954 Packard Service Manual
Packard Motor Car Company
1949

This copy: $124.00


Three Men in a Motor Car by Hugh Rochfort Maxsted
Three Men in a Motor Car
Hugh Rochfort Maxsted
1904

This copy $155.49
Motoring in and Out of New York
Motoring in and Out of New York
1939



This copy sold

American Automobile Digest, 1924
American Automobile Digest
1924



This copy $40.00
Motors and Motoring by Professor Spooner
Motors and Motoring
Professor Spooner
1906



This copy $41.06

Speedway Cyclone or Driving to Win by Norton Jonathan
Speedway Cyclone or Driving to Win
Norton Jonathan
1933


This copy: $65.00


The Art of Driving by The Times Motoring Correspondent
The Art of Driving
The Times Motoring Correspondent
1928


This copy sold
Watch Me Said the Jeep by Helen Ferris
Watch Me Said the Jeep
Helen Ferris
1944


This copy $299.00

The Scarlet Car by Richard Harding Davis
The Scarlet Car
Richard Harding Davis
1907



This copy $9.95
Seeing Europe by Automobile by Lee Meriwether
Seeing Europe by Automobile
Lee Meriwether
1911


This copy $205.30

A Boy's Text Book on Gas Engines by Fay Leone Faurote
A Boy's Text Book on Gas Engines
Fay Leone Faurote
1908




This copy: sold


Development of the Automobile and Gasoline Engine in Michigan by J.P. Edmonds
Gasoline Age: Development of the Automobile and Gasoline Engine in Michigan
J.P Edmonds
1923

This copy $40.00
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car by Francis Miltoun
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car
Francis Miltoun
1909



This copy $65.00

Towards The Sunshine: A Guide to South-Bound Daimler Cars by Owen John
Towards The Sunshine: A Guide to South-Bound Daimler Cars
Owen John
1919


This copy sold
The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson by Laura Dent Crane
The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson
Laura Dent Crane
1910

This copy $20.00

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