Antique automobile literature

[Guest boydjohn7]

Several years ago I inherited a box of antique automobile (and other) literature from my grandfather, Herman Henkel, who, in about 1915 made a "cross country" run in an EMF. He later reconstructed a 1909 EMF, kind of in honor of that trip and his history with EMF. I am including the list in this email. I still have the materials available, and am still interested in selling them, as a package, as we are planning on moving to Florida and don't really want to move them again.

Please let me know if you are interested, know anyone who might be, and what sort of price. As I indicated, I am interested in selling the entire package..

Thanks

John D. Boyd

(989) 644-5178

1103 Bundy Drive

Lake Isabella, MI 48893

Here is the list:

Old Automobile Books (04/09/2012)

1. American Automobile Manufacturers – the First 40 Years, John Brae, Chilton Company (1959) (FIRST EDITION).

2. History of the Studebaker Corporation – 1852 – 1923, Albert Rusel Erskine, The Studebaker Corp., (1924)

3. The World’s Automobiles, 4th Edition (1962-1962), G.R. Doyle, G.N.Georgano, Temple Press (1963)

4. 1904 Owner’s Manual (Oldsmobile), Replica

5. Combustion on Wheels – an Informal History of the Automobile, David L. Cohn, Houghton-Mifflin (1944)

6. Popular Mechanics Auto Album, Thom & Crenshaw, Popular Mechanics Press (1952)

7. A Chronicle of the Automobile Industry in America. 1893 – 1946, Private Circulation, the Eaton Manufacturing Co. (1946)

8. The Surviving 18 Makes of U.S. Cars in 1942, Horseless Car Club of America (1962)

9. Motomart Directory of Antique Vehicles, Brigham – Motomart Publications (1964)

10. Rambler Family Album (1962)

11. Nash (1902 – 1946, Nash-Kelvinator Co., (1946)

12. Mechanical Engineers Handbook, McGraw-Hill (1916)

13. A Chronicle of the Automobile Industry in America. 1893 – 1949, Automobile Manufacturer’s Association

14. All American Automobile Record, Frank Sampier (1954)

15. The Brush Runabout, (Reprint)

16. REO Instruction Book, Clymer Reprint (1951)

17. The Standard Mechanical Encyclopedia, W.L. Schaaf, Ph.D., Editor, Popular Science (1942)

18. The American Car Since 1775, Editors of Automobile Quarterly, E.P. Dutton (1971) (FIRST EDITION)

19. Treasury of Early American Automobiles (1877 – 1925), Floyd Clymer, McGraw-Hill (1950)

20. The Treasury of the Automobile, Ralph Stein, Ridge Press Book (Golden Press) (1961)

21. National Geographic (March 1921), (NO COVER)

22. The Complete Encyclopaedia of Motorcars (1885-1968), Ed. G.N. Georgano, Ebury Press (1969)

23. Studebaker – Automobile Route Book, (South Bend, Ind. to Chicago, Detroit, etc.), Booklet #1021, Studebaker (Summer, 1909)

24. Information on the Care & Operation of the Studebaker Four, Studebaker (1914)

25. Studebaker Parts List, Model SD 4 (1914) (FIRST EDITION)

26. Automobiles of America, Wayne State University Press, Automobile Manufacturers of America (1962)

27. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, #1, Copy #84545 (1944) (FIRST EDITION)

28. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, #2, Copy #86338 (1944)

29. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, #3, Copy #114947 (1946)

30. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, #4, Copy #119213 (1947)

31. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, #5, Copy #199667 (1948)

32. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook, #6, Copy #184072 (1950)

33. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook #7, Copy #229602 (1954)

34. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook #8, Copy #244223 (1955)

35. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Motor Scrapbook #8, Copy # 244483 (1955) (TWO COPIES)

36. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Scrapbook – Early Advertising, (1955)

37. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Catalog of 1912 Cars, (1955)

38. Floyd Clymer’s Historical Catalog of 1909 Cars, (1958) (THREE COPIES)

39. Literary Digest, (May 28, 1932)

40. Rand McNally Grammar School Geography, (1899???)

[West Peterson]

Very interesting. Do you know if your grandfather had submitted his trip as an entry for a Motor magazine Transcontinental Medal? Any log books available from that 1915(?) trip?

[Guest boydjohn7]

Don't believe he ever submitted it for a medal; he did write a journal that was published long ago in the (now) Lansing (Michigan) State Journal. Not aware of any log books -- at least not that came to me. I will check further and see what I can find out. And also see if I can locate a copy of what was published.

John

[Guest boydjohn7]

As a PS -- his name was Herman Henkel, and he was affiliated, back then, with EMF in the Lansing, MI area. The story goes that he had to deliver a vehicle to a purchaser "out west", and so drove the car, with a pal, to the west coast. I'll see what more I can learn.

[West Peterson]

From what little research we have found, it looks like the medals that MoToR was giving out were only for 1915 and 1916. His name would be on that list in my first photo if he were trying for it in 1916. I have a list for 1915, too, but don't see his name on that, either. Since I know they updated the list a couple of times, I was wondering if you had any more information. Based on what you've just said, though, it sounds more like it was a quick decision, rather than something planned out in advance.

[Guest boydjohn7]

I'll do some more checking and see what I can find out. Thanks for the info

John

[Guest mclellansauto]

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