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Collectibles / Americana catalog at Amazon.com

Vintage Roadside Gift Shop & Archives of Portland, OR

Americana category at AllPosters.com

The Lost Car Registry: Finding The Ones That Got Away

Route 66 links pages

Route 66 books pages

"Great American Billboards: 100 Years of History By The Side of The Road" [2006] by Fred E. Basten Ten Speed Press 6½x11 pb [12/2006] for $13.57

	"Lost America: The Abandoned Roadside West" [2003] by Troy Paiva Motorbooks Intl 9x9 pb [6/2003] for $13.97
	"Roadside America: The Automobile & The American Dream" [2000] Photography by Lucinda Lewis Harry N Abrams 12¼x10 hardcover [10/2000] for $34.65
	"First Highways of America: A Pictorial History of American Roads & Highways from 1900-1925" [1994] by John L. Butler Motorbook Intl 11¼x8¾ hardcover [5/94] for $29.95
	"Orange Roofs, Golden Arches: The Architecture of American Chain Restaurants" [1986] by Philip Langdon Knopf pb [5/86] out of print/used Knopf hardcover [5/86] out of print/used
	"Blue Highways: A Journey Into America" [1982] by William Least Heat Moon Little Brown 8.2x5½ pb [11/99] for $10.47 Little Brown 8.6x5¾ hardcover [11/99] for $20.97 Nightingale-Conant ABRIDGED audio [11/91] for $11.20 author's official website
	"The Verse By The Side of The Road: The Story of The Burma-Shave Signs & Jingles" [1977] by Frank Rowsome, Jr. Plume 8x5 pb [9/79] for $10.40 Stephen Greene Press 8¼x5¼ hardcover [9/90] out of print/used Stephen Greene Press 8¼x5½ hardcover [1/77] out of print/many used

Roadside  Diners  &  Coffee  Shops

now on a separate page

Motels  &  Motor  Courts

	"Motel America: A State-By-State Tour Guide To Nostalgic Stopovers" [2004] by Andrew F. & Jenny L. Wood Collectors Press 9x6 pb [3/2004] for $10.17
	"Motels: American Retro" [2000] Edited by Alison Moss Sourcebooks 6¾x6½ hardcover [10/2000] for $10.36
	"The American Motel" [2000] by Michael Karl Witzel Motorbooks Intl 10¼x10¼ hardcover [8/2000] for $20.97

Gas  Stations  &  Oil  Companies

	"An Illustrated Guide To Gas Pumps: Identification   & Price Guide" [2002] by Jack Sim Krause Publns 10¾x8 pb [7/2008] for $23.09 Krause Publns 10¾x8¼ pb [5/2002] out of print/used
	"Fill'er Up!: The Great American Gas Station" [2007] by Tim Russell Voyageur Press 11x9½ hardcover [11/2007] for $25.55
	"Gas Globes: Amoco to Mobil & Affiliates - With Price Guide" [2006] by Scott Benjamin & Wayne Henderson Schiffer Publng 11x8¼ pb [6/99] for $30.36 "Gas Globes: Pennzoil to Union & Affiliates - With Price Guide" [2006] by Scott Benjamin & Wayne Henderson Schiffer Publng 11x8¼ pb [10/99] for $30.36
	"Gas Stations: Coast to Coast" [2000] by Michael Karl Witzel Motorbooks Intl 10¼x10¼ hardcover [11/2000] for $20.97
	"Roadside Memories: A Collection of Vintage Gas Station Photographs" [1997] by Todd P. Helms & Chip Flohe Schiffer 8½x11 pb [8/97] for $29.95
	"Gas Station Memories" [1994] by Michael Karl Witzel Motorbooks Intl 9x8¼ pb [8/94] for $10.47
	"Pump and Circumstance: Glory Days of The Gas Station" [1993] by John Margolies Little, Brown 10½x9¼ hardcover [11/93] out of print/used
	"The American Gas Station" [1992] by Michael Karl Witzel Motorbooks Intl 8.6x10 pb [10/98] for $17.47 Motorbooks Intl hardcover [4/92] out of print/used

"Fill'er Up: An Architectural History of America's Gas Stations" [1979]
by Daniel I. Vieyra
Macmillan pb [6/80] out of print/used

Vintage  Automobiles

Woodie Surfing Wagons Page
American Truck Historical Society [est. 1971]
Stanley Steamer, White & Doble steam-powered automobiles
Internet Movie Car Database
Vintage Racing League social networking site

Vintage Automobiles art posters category at AllPosters.com

Chevrolet Corvette® [1953-2003]
Corvette® 50th Anniversery
Corvette WebRing
Corvettes West in Colton, CA
Corvette® Edition Monopoly® game

Diamond T cars & trucks [1905-1958] fansite
Ford Motor Company [est. 1903] official history
Franklin air-cooled automobile [1902-34] club
Mack Trucks, Inc [est. 1900] official history pages
Preston Tucker & the 1948 'Torpedo'

	Oldsmobile entry at Wikipedia Oldsmobile Club of America Olds Heritage Center {old site thru Alexa} Encyclopedia of Oldsmobile Bryceman's Olds Site / FAQ Oldsmobile pictures gallery

	Packard entry at Wikipedia The Packard V8 Club The Packard Club National Packard Museum Max Merritt Packard Auto Parts [est. 1960]

Packards Intl. Motor Car Club & annual Packard Grand Salon in Irvine CA in October

	Studebaker entry at Wikipedia Studebaker Clubs Studebaker History Studebaker National Museum Studebaker pictures gallery

http://www.amazon.com/Storied-Independent-Automakers-Hudson-American/dp/0814334466/
http://www.amazon.com/Six-Built-Modern-Auto-Industry/dp/0760319588/
http://www.amazon.com/Chrysler-Automotive-Genius-History-Personalities/dp/0195147057/
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Cars-20th-Century-Automotive/dp/383651463X/

	"Packard: A History of The Motor Car & The Company" [2005] by Beverly Rae Kimes Automobile Quarterly 8x9½ hardcover [1/2005] out of print/used
	"Famous Ford Woodies: America's Favorite Station Wagons, 1929-51" [2003] by Lorin Sorensen Ten Speed Press 11¼x10¼ pb [12/2003] for $33.97 Woodie Surfing Wagons Page
	"Ford Station Wagons: 1929-1991 Photo History" [2003] by Paul G. Laughlin Iconografix 8¾x7¼ pb [10/2003] for $24.95
	"Chevrolet Station Wagons: 1946-1966 Photo Archive" [2002] by Robert J. Headrick Jr. Iconografix pb [6/2002] for $29.95
	"Roadside America: The Automobile & The American Dream" [2000] Photography by Lucinda Lewis Harry N Abrams 12¼x10 hardcover [10/2000] for $34.65
	"Cars: American Retro" [2000] Edited by Alison Moss Sourcebooks 6½x6¾ hardcover [10/2000] for $12.95
	"Legendary Model A Ford: The Complete History of America's Favorite Car" [1999] by Peter Winnewisse Krause Publns 11¼x10¾ 2nd edition hardcover [1/2006] for $26.39
	Motorbooks Classics: Packard, 1899-1958 [1998] by Dennis Adler Motorbooks Intl. 10x10 pb [7/2004] for $18.21 Motorbooks Intl. hardcover [10/98] for $0.00
	"Model T Ford: The Car That Changed the World" [1994] by Bruce W. McCalley Krause Publns 11x9 hardcover [4/94] for $26.37
	"The Flivver King: A Story of Ford-America" [1937] by Upton Sinclair [1878-1968] "The book was instrumental in the formation of the United Auto Workers' Union." Charles H. Kerr Publg 8¾x6½ pb [3/84] out of print/used Charles H. Kerr Publg pb [1/87] out of print/used
	Auto Restorer Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $20.00 magazine website

Motorcycles, Scooters, et cetera

Indian Motorcycles [1901-2001]

Vintage Motorcycles art posters category at AllPosters.com

'Biker Movies' Film Festival at Magic Lantern

Zap® & Zappy®: electric scooters • electric ATVs • electric bikes

"Harley-Davidson 100 Years: Celebration of a Legend" [2002] by Todd Rafferty Motorbooks Intl. 11¾x10¾ hardcover [6/2002] for $19.77

Coast-To-Coast  Lincoln  Highway
The route, completed in 1915 and modified later, went from New York City thru Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah & Nevada to San Francisco, California

Lincoln Highway entry at Wikipedia
FXB's U.S. Route 40 fansite

	"The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast From Times Square To The Golden Gate" [2007] by Michael Wallis, photographs by Michael S. Williamson W.W. Norton 10½x8½ hardcover [7/2007] for $26.37
	"Greetings From The Lincoln Highway: America's First Coast-To-Coast Road" [2005] by Brian Butko Stackpole Books 11¼x8½ hardcover [5/2005] for $26.37
	"Link Across America: A Story of The Historic Lincoln Highway" [for ages 9-12; 1997] by Mary Elizabeth Anderson, illustrated by Randall F. Ray Rayve Productions 10¼x8½ pb [4/97] for $15.95
	"The Lincoln Highway: Main Street Across America" [1988] by Drake Hokanson Univ IA Press 10½x9 pb [3/99] for $22.76 Univ IA Press hardcover [6/88] out of print/used

Coast-To-Coast  U.S.  Highway  20
The route, completed in 1926 to Yellowstone Park and extended to the Pacific Coast in 1940, spans 3,365 miles (5,415 km) and is the longest road in the United States. The highway starts westward from Boston, Massachusetts and crosses the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois (via Chicago), Iowa, Nebrasks, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon.

U.S. Route 20 entry at Wikipedia
RR's U.S. Route 20 fansite

"Twenty West: The Great Road Across America" [2008] by Mac Nelson State Univ NY Press 9x6½ hardcover [5/2008] for $19.00

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