Standard Catalog Of American Cars 1805 1942

This new revised and updated edition is the ultimate buyer's/seller's/user's guide for American automobiles manufactured from 1805 to 1942. With more than 5,000 photos and histories of cars and their companies written by one of America's most respected automotive historians, this is the most extensive automobile reference available.

Lists models, body styles, and original factory prices for every model year a car was manufactured plus value listings for collectors.

Includes directory of automobile museums.

From Abbott-Detroit to Zip, this unique reference book documents American gasoline-powered automobiles manufactured for the model years 1906 through 1915, the Brass Era. In these explosive early years of automotive history, a vast number of manufacturers--most of which failed within two years--produced a range of cars whose sheer diversity is unmatched in later times. The short corporate lifespans and constant change throughout the industry left a fragmented historical record, with data about specific models scarce and scattered in later sources. Here the basic facts of 4,000+ cars, painstakingly researched in all available period sources, are collected and trends of the era are analyzed.

This is the only book that completely lists accurate technical data for all cars imported into the U.S. market from 1946-2000. With many imports approaching the antique status, this book will be a big seller across all generations of car enthusiasts. From the grandiose European carriages of the late Forties to the hot, little Asian imports of the Nineties, every car to grace American roadways from across the Atlantic and Pacific is carefully referenced in this book. &break;&break;Foreign car devotees will appreciate the attention given to capturing precise data on Appearance and Equipment, Vehicle I.D. Numbers, Specification Charts, Engine Data, Chassis, Technical Data, Options and Historical Information. &break;&break;Collectors, restorers and car buffs will love this key book from noted automotive authors, James Flammang and Mike Covello.

You will find more than 2,500 photos and 16 pages of full-colour to accompany the complete listing of production figures, options, technical data, specifications, chassis information and significant historical facts surrounding American cars produced in the last 24 years. The famous 1-to-6 Vehicle Condition Grading Scale will help you to evaluate fair market prices for the cars you want to buy or sell. And you will use this book to recognise the "hot" cars of today that will be the collectibles of tomorrow. Features over 5,000 cars with over 20,000 prices.