A Collector's Guide to Automobilia


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Shift your collecting power into high gear! Find accurate values for collectibles, sources of factory photos, auto ad checklists, videos featuring classic cars and a historical survey of pedal cars with help from author John Gunnell.




Automobilia


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Toy Car Collector's Guide


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Dana Johnson, author of Matchbox Toys, 1947 to 2003, Fourth Edition, The Other Matchbox Toys, and Diecast Toys & Scale Models, has produced a revised edition of his popular Toy Car Collector's Guide. Newly updated and expanded, this second edition provides an alphabetical listing by brand of nearly 1,000 brands of cast iron, tinplate, diecast, slush mold, plastic, white metal, and other toy cars from around the world and through automotive history. An estimated 50,000 models are represented, including brief company profiles of every brand. Over 1,300 color photographs serve to greatly enhance the exhaustive text of this all-inclusive book, undoubtedly the most comprehensive on the market.




Tomart's DISNEYANA Collector's Guide to Disney/Pixar CARS Collectibles


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Tomart's CARS collector s price guide is complete with listings up through new 2010 models as releases in the Mattel 2010 Collectors Guide. Included are the original models released on the Radiator Springs Desert, Supercharged, World of Cars, Race-O-Rama, Final Lap, Look - My Eyes Move, and Car Toon card backs. There are over 750 photos shown in full color. Many CARS have also changed names from series to series and not all are die cast. Some or all CARS included in playsets and all Color Changers are plastic. This and other important collector information are found throughout this new volume. Store exclusives singles, series, and gift packs are listed year-by-year along with variations and special promotional items. Value research has been done on several internet auctions and sales sites. Flea markets, car, and toy shows throughout the mid-west have been visited to acquire items shown in this guide and research local selling prices.




The Official Price Guide to Automobilia


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A MUST-HAVE PICTORIAL PRICE GUIDE FOR LOVERS OF AUTOMOBILES! Becoming a collector of automobilia is simple and fun. If you own anything with the image of a car on its surface, or an object in the general shape of an automobile or part of an automobile, then you possess a treasured piece of automobilia. The Official Price Guide to Automobilia is your superhighway to this dazzling array of collectibles. [ ] A PICTURE BOOK/PRICE GUIDE SPECTACULAR. This extraordinary sourcebook features more than four hundred photographs, along with background information, detailed descriptions, and current market prices so identification is easy--plus you can use the pricing information to spot bargains or to ensure that you don't sell too low. [ ] EXTENSIVE. The collector and automobile aficionado will find a wide range of objects spanning the full scope of automobilia: from the late nineteenth century to the present; from postcards and posters to hood ornaments and license plates; from motor car accessories to toy vehicles; and a surprising array of art objects running the spectrum from expensive bronze sculptures to whimsical pieces. [ ] BEAUTIFUL FULL-COLOR INSERT. A special color insert reveals the true beauty of automobilia. [ ] FEATURING THE $5 MILLION BAUSCH COLLECTION. The author's personal collection, one of the largest in the world, contains many rare and unique items. Now you have the marvelous opportunity to see these items. [ ] WRITTEN BY AN EXPERT. David K. Bausch is a leading collector of antique automobiles, automobilia, automobile toys, and related ephemera. Various parts of his collection have been featured in national and trade periodicals and newspapers. [ ]SPECIAL SECTIONS. The Official Price Guide to Automobilia includes professional collecting tips, a grand history of automobilia, and an informative state-of-the-market report.




Collector's Guide to Diecast Toys & Scale Models


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This updated second edition now includes over 575 brands, as opposed to the only 170 brands presented in the first book. Once again this full-color guide will include popular contemporary brands such as Majorette, Tomica, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Siku, Maisto, Bburago, Johnny Lightnings, and many others featured together in detail, showing the different models and thousands of variations. This extraordinary book is arranged alphabetically by brand name with hundreds of color photographs, manufacturers, model numbers, descriptions, scales, colors, distinguishing marks, and current market values. It provides a helpful bibliography and guide to resources for finding more diecast toys on the secondary market. 1998 values. 8.5 X 11.




The Automobile in American History and Culture


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This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.




The Impossible Collection of Cars


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It is the dream of many to own the world’s most beautifully designed automobiles, but most often only a handful of collectors ever come close. Now, The Impossible Collection of Cars makes that dream come true, showcasing the one hundred most exceptional cars of the twentieth century in ASSOULINE's third volume in the Impossible Collection series. Each luxury automobile—from the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1996 McLaren F1—was chosen for its revolutionary engineering, magnificent lines, and head-turning capabilities. Assouline is pleased to announce this exquisite tome, which features cars owned by celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Ralph Lauren, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, and Elvis Presley. This Impossible Collection volume is presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate.




Hot Wheels


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Extensive information and color photos present all the Hot Wheels die cast vehicles that Mattel, Inc. made from 1968 to 1999. Collecting Hot Wheels continues to grow as a popular hobby. In this revised and expanded edition, over 240 color pictures display nearly all of the Hot Wheels made up to 1999, with newly updated values. This book is an essential reference for collectors of all types of die-cast vehicles.




Automobilia


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Starting from 1900, when car accessories were not only the epitome of quality and craftsmanship, but also in many cases minor works of art, this book covers lamps, mirrors, clocks, horns, dashboard instruments, tools, clothing, badges, mascots, containers, cigarette cards, publicity material, maps, trophies, motoring novelties, toy cars and pedal cars. There is also a section on post-1950 memorabilia and items connected with motor racing.