AACA Library

For those of you out there in the tumblr universe that find a regular stick shift intimidating…get a load of this tutorial on double clutch transmissions. To the rest of you, if you are like me it looks like fun (at least for a little while until the eventual numbing of the leg). *This comes from a post over at the Hemmings blog. More...

That is one ugly bird: The 2002 Corbin Sparrow EV looks more like high-heeled footwear. More...

Head and Shoulders Above the Rest: Who knew dandruff could be so hilarious…and who knew Listerine made dandruff removal products? From the Saturday Evening Post in 1949. More...

Think watching TV in cars is modern?: In 1967, Mercury offered a television set as an accessory. *We wonder how good the reception was. Taken from a 1967 Mercury accessory catalog. More...

The Auto Guest Book of Mobile Maxims. *It is filled with puns and all sorts of tom foolery, but also contains some pretty cool illustrated print work*that can be seen above. *The majority of the book is the repeated “time: place: cast:” over multiple pages. The consensus among our library is that this was to be used as a guestbook for vehicle passengers. If this were in my car, my friends would probably fill it with obscenities and stupid drawings, but hey that’s what friends are for.* More...

A Bare-Bones Automobile: When going through the Dunwoodie Archives, we came across this unusual clipping. *The father of these children built this three-wheeled vehicle and, apparently, the noise ticked off neighbors and the police. Looks kind of “steampunk.” More...

searchofweird: Yes, of course, but why the doll? Why the sash? More...

Margarine Tax: If this little girl doesn’t get her margarine tax-free, she’ll throw quite the fit. An ad from 1937. More...

Analogies are fun. *Panhard Diesel Engine 1949. More...

I drive a piece of SCAT: Warning. *Driving this vehicle will attract the unwanted attention of hunters everywhere…The smell is also difficult to remove from your clothing. More...

iworkatapubliclibrary: In someone’s yard. Hooray for school! More...

Wow, great drawing Keith!

seems legit More...

1949 Liberty Mutual ad More...

The opening page to Moving Forward by Henry Ford. Still relevant after 80+ years. More...

Paging Zack Morris, The Opel Corsa of 1991 is calling. Also, that guy is trying to skate the pool…while it’s still filled with water. More...

Stacks on the left containing sales literature and shop manuals. A look into the sales literature. Each box is separated by car make and year. Stacks on stacks on stacks. More books. Books and books and books. The old library now holds trophies. The old library complete with original carpeting. Our library has come a long way in 35/36 years. *The above article comes from the may/june 1978 issue of the AACA club publication Antique Automobile. A new wing was built in 1985 which houses the current library. The old library, complete with original green carpeting, now serves as storage for trophies given out at the club’s various car shows.* More...

grandprix63: Bookworm… Hey, watch your language grandprix63. More...

Don’t upset the Easter Bunny: He hates eggs and packs a wicked set of blades. From the Saturday Evening Post in 1949. More...

More Creepy Seat Belt Children: If you put out an accessory catalog in the 60s, it was almost a given that you had a shot of a creepy child with their seat belt fastened. From a 1967 Mercury accessory catalog. More...

Ford 1959 - BB guns are no match for Ford’s diamond lustre enamel finish More...

Porsche Mafia: The “Amish Mafia” doesn’t stand a chance. From a 1971 Porsche catalog. More...

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ZOINKS! The new April issue of Corsa Communique came into the Library. * More...

You going to Kansas City? 1967 Lincoln Continental* More...