danhar1960 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 A few years ago, for $10, I picked up Vol II, III & IV of "THE BEST OF OLD CARS WEEKLY" at a local flea market. It took a few weeks to get through them but what a great source of old articles, ads etc for any old car enthusiast. Did they ever do a Vol V, VI, VII etc ???Just checked Ebay and could only find II & III.Danny<!-- google_ad_section_end --> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I asked the people at the Old Cars Weekly tent at Hershey a few years ago and they said that IV was the last. It's too bad, because they are an excellent resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I bought Volume I many years ago at Hershey when I used to sleep in my truck and spent almost the entire night reading the thing by flashlight and dome light. I was enthralled by Henry Austin Clark's columns. I still have my dog eared copy here in my office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937-44 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi, They make for interesting reading, but must admit it has been awhile since I've read them. Sorry about contradicting Old Car's staff, but they printed 6 volumes. I have the complete set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhar1960 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 So it seems I have a few more to find. Time to start scouring ebay I guess. They are a fantastic read and resource. Thanks for the info and the pics.Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937-44 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Your welcome to the pictures and good luck in your search. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I also have all 6 books. They began when Old Cars was a monthly publication and we waited anxiously for it to arrive. Never had a backlog on the "to readpile".I bought all 6 "Best of Old Cars" as they became available.To bad they quit that, I always thought it was the best use of paper and old stories. I would guess that the stories without the ads didn't generate enough sales revenue.I bet they could sell differnt collections like:The Best of Old Cars Pre-Teen Car Stories " " " " " Ford Stories " " " " " Brass Era Car Stories " " " " " Mopar Tales " " " " " Glidden Tour Adventures " " " " " Austin Clark Articles " " of whatever you could think up to fill these books that we'll keep forever, or our estate sale, whichever somes first.How many of you wish you'd save some or a lot of those great old articles or could find them today even if you saved them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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