Guest rcirilli Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 In an earlier thread Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia was referred to. At that time I had never really seen any of Dyke's books. Since then I purchased one on Ebay printed in 1923. Last night I sat down with it and couldn't put it down, what a great book. I think it was Father Ron that mentioned it and just wanted to say thanks. It's a terrific book. I agree with an earlier comment that it should be in reprint. For what it's worth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Binger Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 Bob,<P>You don't have any chance for any kind of normal life now that you have one of the BLUE books.<BR> <BR>Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaCarGuy Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 So, who holds the rights to reprint? It might be profitable to reprint it in the name of the club, or the museum and sell copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbarn Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 The Blue Book, as Dan calls it is a rather large document, 500 plus pages, and there would be the problem of determining which annual edition to select for republication. I value the four copies I have, but there are enough of the originals out there and I really don't believe there enough of us really old tin enthusiasts to make it profitable. It may be that we will just have to use our own copies to answer questions posted on the DF. rcirrili - glad you got one, great reading huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcirilli Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 I also acquired a 1943 version which I haven't received yet. Between the two I should be set with some good research material. There a couple more available on ebay now. Type in Dyke's for the quick search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Davis (MODEL A HAL) Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Shhhhhh! Don't tell EVERYBODY! They will get on there and outbid me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Another problem with a re-issue: Nobody in their right mind would put up with a new book have such a horrid index. Or rather, at least in my edition, horrid indexes.<P>There would have to be a lot of editing to bring the organization up to par.<P>Tod<P>------------------<BR><A HREF="http://www.ply33.com" TARGET=_blank>Plymouth: The First Decade</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaCarGuy Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 How awful! Good information in a bad package! I have a couple of similar books myself, great reading, but no organization. Well,..too bad something like that can't be placed in a more usable form online, considering how much worthless information there is on this thing now. Oh well.<P>R.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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