Automobile Quarterly, Volume 1, Number 1 Spring 1962 - Volume 35, Number 4 October 1996 (with Indexes) by Automobile Quarterly

Princeton: Automobile Quarterly [0-915038-15-3] 1979, leather edition. (4to) 392pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Blue leather with silver illustration and lettering. Black and white and color photographs, illustrations. There is very light rubbing along the front edge of the spine. "We are indebted to Halwart Schrader and his publisher Heinz Bleicher for their generous advice and assistance in this, our first Translated Edition. On Halwart's behalf, appreciation is extended to his many friends and fellow historians who contributed to the book, particularly Hans-Heinrich von Ferson, Hans-Otto Neubauer, and Reinald Herbertz". Translated and adapted by Ron Wakefield. (Transportation, Automobile Industry, BMW--Automobile).

Background: The Jackson Automotive Company was known for its extraordinarily well built cars; particularly, their luxury models built in 1914 with the Jackson Imperial at $1885.00 being their largest and most expensive and while sales were made all across the Eastern United States, the New York sales division was where the greatest number of sales took place. Earlier their focus was on racing cars and in 1908 the Jackson entry led at the Indianapolis 500 which was stopped at 235 miles due to poor track conditions and a deadly wreck; therefore, the organizers refused to declare a winner. After entering three race cars in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 they moved to emphasizing beautiful cars instead of the racing variety and at one time had 500 works producing 2,000 cars a year before the assembly line concept was introduced. E.A. Dorflinger with whom they worked closely and whose letters are in this collection was known for his craftsmanship and entrepreneurial life. Among the enclosed papers is the… Read More

Very Good softcover. Staple bound with pictorial thin card covers. Front cover is bright and clean with full autograph signatures of New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and of New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes in blue ink; rear cover is bright and clean but for few small, light coffee stains and very slight age darkening at tail edge; tightly bound; bright, clean interior; rear pocket is intact with three color reproductions of the bridge in Fine condition. Cf, OCLC #10504670 "Brochure on the history, design and construction, engineers, etc., involved, from the original opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 to the opening of the second deck of the George Washington Bridge in 1962.". Original envelope from Port of New York Authority laid in is scuffed, lightly soiled with chips and tears along edges.

Rare Hotchkiss greasing and maintenance manuel, for Hotchkiss model "type 411", 1935 model. Printed 1935. Perfect unblemished condition including bloc moteur foldout and 21 additional plans or photos on 40 pages and including a "Tableau permettant de déterminer rapidement la vitesse de la voiture".

Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Fairgrounds Speedway, 1958. A fantastic piece of Midwest dirt track racing history, SIGNED by legendary drivers A.J. Foyt, Eddie Sachs. Elmer George, Tommy Hinnershitz, Ed Elisian , and Joe Barzda, with 2 more signatures too faint for me to decipher. SIGNED in ink front cover by Foyt, George, Sachs, and Hinnershitz, in pencil ( right margin) by Barzda, at rear cover in ink by Ed Elisian, and at his photo on page 7 in ink again by George. A.J. Foyt- the first 4-time winner of the Indy 500, a true racing legend. Eddie Sachs- known as the "Clown Prince of Auto Racing", who was killed in the 1964 Indy 500 won by Foyt, Elmer George- who retired from racing in 1963 and then served as vice-president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tommy Hinnershitz, "The Flying Dutchman" one of the most popular sprint-car drivers in racing history. Ed Elisian - who was killed in a USAC Champ car race crash at Milwaukee just a year later, in 1959. Joe Barzda - whose… Read More

Princeton: Automobile Quarterly [0-915038-15-3] 1979, leather edition. (4to) 392pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Blue leather with silver illustration and lettering. Black and white and color photographs, illustrations. There is very light rubbing along the front edge of the spine. "We are indebted to Halwart Schrader and his publisher Heinz Bleicher for their generous advice and assistance in this, our first Translated Edition. On Halwart's behalf, appreciation is extended to his many friends and fellow historians who contributed to the book, particularly Hans-Heinrich von Ferson, Hans-Otto Neubauer, and Reinald Herbertz". Translated and adapted by Ron Wakefield. (Transportation, Automobile Industry, BMW--Automobile).

Background: The Jackson Automotive Company was known for its extraordinarily well built cars; particularly, their luxury models built in 1914 with the Jackson Imperial at $1885.00 being their largest and most expensive and while sales were made all across the Eastern United States, the New York sales division was where the greatest number of sales took place. Earlier their focus was on racing cars and in 1908 the Jackson entry led at the Indianapolis 500 which was stopped at 235 miles due to poor track conditions and a deadly wreck; therefore, the organizers refused to declare a winner. After entering three race cars in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 they moved to emphasizing beautiful cars instead of the racing variety and at one time had 500 works producing 2,000 cars a year before the assembly line concept was introduced. E.A. Dorflinger with whom they worked closely and whose letters are in this collection was known for his craftsmanship and entrepreneurial life. Among the enclosed papers is the… Read More

Very Good softcover. Staple bound with pictorial thin card covers. Front cover is bright and clean with full autograph signatures of New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and of New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes in blue ink; rear cover is bright and clean but for few small, light coffee stains and very slight age darkening at tail edge; tightly bound; bright, clean interior; rear pocket is intact with three color reproductions of the bridge in Fine condition. Cf, OCLC #10504670 "Brochure on the history, design and construction, engineers, etc., involved, from the original opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 to the opening of the second deck of the George Washington Bridge in 1962.". Original envelope from Port of New York Authority laid in is scuffed, lightly soiled with chips and tears along edges.

Rare Hotchkiss greasing and maintenance manuel, for Hotchkiss model "type 411", 1935 model. Printed 1935. Perfect unblemished condition including bloc moteur foldout and 21 additional plans or photos on 40 pages and including a "Tableau permettant de déterminer rapidement la vitesse de la voiture".

Terre Haute, IN: Terre Haute Fairgrounds Speedway, 1958. A fantastic piece of Midwest dirt track racing history, SIGNED by legendary drivers A.J. Foyt, Eddie Sachs. Elmer George, Tommy Hinnershitz, Ed Elisian , and Joe Barzda, with 2 more signatures too faint for me to decipher. SIGNED in ink front cover by Foyt, George, Sachs, and Hinnershitz, in pencil ( right margin) by Barzda, at rear cover in ink by Ed Elisian, and at his photo on page 7 in ink again by George. A.J. Foyt- the first 4-time winner of the Indy 500, a true racing legend. Eddie Sachs- known as the "Clown Prince of Auto Racing", who was killed in the 1964 Indy 500 won by Foyt, Elmer George- who retired from racing in 1963 and then served as vice-president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tommy Hinnershitz, "The Flying Dutchman" one of the most popular sprint-car drivers in racing history. Ed Elisian - who was killed in a USAC Champ car race crash at Milwaukee just a year later, in 1959. Joe Barzda - whose… Read More