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                old-fashioned glass-top gasoline pump          on this page:

general books & links

diners
motels
gas stations

vintage autos
motorcycles

Lincoln Highway {U.S. 40}
U.S. Highway 20


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   "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   "Lost America: The Abandoned Roadside West" [2003]
by Troy Paiva

Motorbooks Intl 9x9 pb [6/2003] for $13.97
Roadside America   "Roadside America: The Automobile & The American Dream" [2000]
Photography by Lucinda Lewis

Harry N Abrams 12¼x10 hardcover [10/2000] for $34.65
First Highways   "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
Architecture of American Chain Restaurants   "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   "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
Burma-Shave Signs   "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 Tour Guide   "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 Retro   "Motels: American Retro" [2000]
Edited by Alison Moss

Sourcebooks 6¾x6½ hardcover [10/2000] for $10.36
American Motel   "The American Motel" [2000]
by Michael Karl Witzel

Motorbooks Intl 10¼x10¼ hardcover [8/2000] for $20.97



Gas  Stations  &  Oil  Companies

Illustrated Guide To Gas Pumps book by Jack Sim   "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! Great American Gas Station book by Tim Russell   "Fill'er Up!: The Great American Gas Station" [2007]
by Tim Russell

Voyageur Press 11x9½ hardcover [11/2007] for $25.55
Gas Globes books by Scott Benjamin & Wayne Henderson   "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   "Gas Stations: Coast to Coast" [2000]
by Michael Karl Witzel

Motorbooks Intl 10¼x10¼ hardcover [11/2000] for $20.97
Roadside Memories   "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  
"Gas Station Memories" [1994] by Michael Karl Witzel
Motorbooks Intl 9x8¼ pb [8/94] for $10.47
Glory Days of The Gas Station   "Pump and Circumstance: Glory Days of The Gas Station" [1993]
by John Margolies

Little, Brown 10½x9¼ hardcover [11/93] out of print/used
American Gas Station   "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

Dixie Motor Oil round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Mobil Oil Pegasus round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Pennzoil round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Shell Oil tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com

Sinclair Gas tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Texaco Fire Chief round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Texaco Gasoline tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Union 76 round tin sign {no longer available} at AllPosters.com



Vintage  Automobiles

animated touring car

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 [1897-2004] logo   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 Automobiles [1899-1958] logo   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 Corp. [1852-1966] logo   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 History   "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   "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 Photo History  "Ford Station Wagons: 1929-1991 Photo History" [2003]
by Paul G. Laughlin

Iconografix 8¾x7¼ pb [10/2003] for $24.95
Chevrolet Station Wagons   "Chevrolet Station Wagons: 1946-1966 Photo Archive" [2002]
by Robert J. Headrick Jr.

Iconografix pb [6/2002] for $29.95
Roadside America   "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   "Cars: American Retro" [2000] Edited by Alison Moss
Sourcebooks 6½x6¾ hardcover [10/2000] for $12.95
Legendary Model A Ford   "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
Packard   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   "Model T Ford: The Car That Changed the World" [1994]
by Bruce W. McCalley

Krause Publns 11x9 hardcover [4/94] for $26.37
Flivver King   "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 [est. 1989 as Classic Auto Restorer]   Auto Restorer Magazine
subscribe: 12 issues/year for $20.00
magazine website

Buick Service round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Genuine Chevrolet Parts (navy} round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Genuine Chevrolet Parts {yellow} round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Genuine Ford Parts round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com

G.M.C. Trucks round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Chrysler Mopar Parts round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Pontiac Service round tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com


color still photo from feature film "Easy Rider" [1969]
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 scooterselectric ATVselectric bikes

Whizzer Motorbikes [est. 1939]        electric E-Bike® from EV Global Motors        eGO mopeds

Harley-Davidson 100 Years  
"Harley-Davidson 100 Years: Celebration of a Legend" [2002]
by Todd Rafferty

Motorbooks Intl. 11¾x10¾ hardcover [6/2002] for $19.77

Indian Motorcycles {blue} tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com        Indian Motorcycles {tan} tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com



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

Lincoln Highway   "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  "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
Historic Lincoln Highway   "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
Lincoln Highway Across America   "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 Across America book by Mac Nelson  
"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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