Spirit of America Bookstore

Roadside  Americana  Page

	"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
	"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
	"Roadside America: The Automobile & The American Dream" [2000] Photography by Lucinda Lewis Harry N. Abrams 12¼x10 hardcover [10/2000] for $34.65
	"Lost America: The Abandoned Roadside West" [2003] by Troy Paiva Motorbooks Intl 9x9 pb [6/2003] for $13.97
	"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
	"Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide To 800 of The Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More" [orig 2005, rev 2011] by Jane & Michael Stern Kindle Edition from Random House/Clarkson Potter [5/2011] for $13.99 Clarkson Potter Revised & Updated 9x6 pb [5/2011] for $14.95 Broadway Books '700' edition 9x6 pb [4/2008] out of print/many, many used Broadway Books '600' edition 9x6 pb [4/2005] out of print/many, 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] out of print/used
	"Motels: American Retro" [2000] Edited by Alison Moss Sourcebooks 6¾x6½ hardcover [10/2000] out of print/used
	"The American Motel" [2000] by Michael Karl Witzel Motorbooks Intl 10¼x10¼ hardcover [8/2000] out of print/used

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

(AllPosters.com shut down their affiliates program in June 2015)

"Corner  Gas"  [C.T.V. Comedy Channel]
Sit-com life of the proprietor of a gas station next to a diner in a very small town in the middle of the Saskatchewan, Canada prairie; the TV series [2004-2009]
was 107 episodes in six seasons, followed by two TV specials, a feature film, and the current animated TV series of 35 episodes so far (2020).
official movie site • where you can subscribe to the Dog River Howler [est. 2004] newsletter for fans

"Corner Gas" TV series [C.T.V. Comedy Channel 2004-2009] Filmed at Rouleau, Saskatchewan and Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios in Regina, Saskatchewan; created by & starring Brent Butt; developed by Mark Farrell & David Storey; also starring Gabrielle 'Gabe' Miller, Fred Ewanuick, Eric Peterson, Janet Wright, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson, Cavan Cunningham, Josh Strait, Jean Freeman, Mike O'Brien, Mark Dieter, Gwen Seed, Darla Biccum, Tim Allen, Erroll Kinistino, Shannon Jardine, Chris Cunningham, Brian Dueck, Peter Scoular, Murray Grant, Mike Simpson, David Geiss, June Mayhew, Bill Gardiner, Reed O'Neil, Ryan Josephson, Robin Clark, Corey Livingstone, Karen Von Staden, Shane Arbuthnott, Robert Benz, Garrett Terlson, Brian Hlushko, Derrick Davidson, Kimberly Elek, Ian Black, Bill Hugli, Andrew Carr, Lindsay Ruth Hunt, Daniel Maslany, Kathryn Bracht, George Grassick, Mark D. Claxton, Ryan McLeod; guest appearances by then-Prime Minister Paul Martin and his successor, Stephen Harper • series credits at IMDb • list of episodes at Wikipedia

Corner Gas: The Complete Series on DVD Season 1 had 13 episodes; season 2 had 18 episodes; season 3 had 19 episodes; season 4 had 19 episodes; season 5 had 19 episodes; and season 6 had 19 episodes = total 107 official website for the sitcom series • sitcom entry at Wikipedia Complete Series: Video Service Corp. color DVD box set [2009] 17 disks - out of prodn/used Complete Series: Video Service Corp. color DVD box set [2009] 17 disks - out of prodn/used Season 1: Edge Mus640 color DVD set [3/2011] 2 disks for $43.77 Season 1: Video Service Corp. color DVD set [4/2008] 2 disks for $49.96 Season 2: Magada Intl. color DVD set [4/2008] 3 disks for $18.98 Season 2: Edge Mus640 color DVD set [3/2011] 3 disks - out of prodn/used Season 3: Magada Intl. color DVD set [4/2008] 3 disks for $16.98 Season 4: Magada Intl. color DVD set [4/2008] 3 disks for $23.96 Season 5: Video Service Corp. color DVD set [8/2009] 3 disks for $55.03 Season 6: Video Service Corp. color DVD set [8/2009] 3 disks - out of prodn/SOLD OUT !

'Straight Outta Dog River' all-cotton T-shirt [2019]
TeeWham standard sizes, prices $19.90 to $24.90 + $3.90 s/h
'Corner Gas' logo cotton or cotton-poly T-shirt [2019]
standard sizes, five colors - price $19.99
'The Ruby' diner logo cotton or cotton-poly T-shirt [2019]
standard sizes, five colors - price $19.99

"Beyond Corner Gas: Tales From Dog River" TV movie [C.T.V. Comedy Channel 2005] 45-minute documentary focusing on the fictional Dog River, pop. 420 • Written & directed by Bree Tiffin; narrated by Mark McKinney; featuring Virginia Thompson, David Storey, Mark Farrell, Brent Butt; also featuring Ken Hoff, Nancy Kirk {Mayor of Climax}, Susan LeBlanc, Bob LeBlanc, Lorne Calvert {Premier of Saskatchewan}, security guard Maggie Bertram, 'The Stoop' cafe owner Kerri Charlton, Nancy Robertson DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb watch full movie with ads [2/2020 upload; 44:05] online at YouTube

"Tales From Dog River: The Complete Corner Gas Guide" [2006] by Michele Sponagle Penguin Canada 9x7 pb [11/2006] for $19.98 Penguin 10x9 pb [11/2006] for $39.00 "Dog River Confidential: The Even More Super Complete Corner Gas Guide" [2009] by Michele Sponagle, Foreword by Brent Butt Penguin Canada 9¼x7 pb [11/2009] for $57.97 {sic}

"It's Been A Gas" TV special [C.T.V. Comedy Channel April 2009] half-hour retrospective special focusing on the show's six-year run • Co-Produced by Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson; co-produced & directed by Lori Kuffner; featuring Brent Butt, David Storey, Virginia Thompson, Janet Wright, Eric Peterson, Norm Hiscock, story editors Andrew Carr & Dylan Wertz, Kevin White, Lorne Cardinal, Fred Ewanuick, Gabrielle Miller, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson; available on the Season 6 DVD set {above} • full credits at IMDb watch full short film [upload 2/2020; 22:20] online at YouTube

"Corner Gas: The Movie" [Prairie Pants/Téléfilm Canada Nov 2014] It's been 5 years, and there's still not a lot going on 60 kilometres from nowhere. But that's all about to change as the folks of Dog River face a huge crisis: Brent and the gang discover that the town's been badly mismanaged, forcing residents to pack up and leave. As residents rally to save Dog River, they uncover a devious plan by a corporate giant that would change Dog River forever • Co-produced & directed by David Storey; co-produced & co-written by and starring Brent Butt; co-written by Andrew Carr & Andrew Wreggitt; all members of the regular TV series cast reprised their roles for the film; the film also features new characters played by Don Lake, Reagan Pasternak, Julie Mombourquette, Mike James, and Karen Holness; with cameo appearances by Graham Greene, Will Sasso, Jon Montgomery, and sportscasters Jay Onrait, Dan O'Toole & Darren Dutchyshen Video Service Corp. widescreen color Blu-ray [12/2014] for $7.99 Video Service Corp. widescreen color DVD [12/2014] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailer [1:11] online at YouTube

"Corner Gas Animated" TV series [C.T.V. Comedy Channel/Bell Media 2018-2020] 35 episodes so far (Season 1 had 13 episodes; season 2 had 11 episodes; season 3 has 11 episodes) • Series directed by Todd Kauffman, Mark Thornton, Stephen Evans, Mateusz Garbulinski; featuring voices of Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Eric Peter-son, Fred Ewanuick, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson, Corrine Koslo, Kathleen Barr, Brian Drummond, Vincent Tong, Shannon Chan-Kent, Kevin Loring, Cavan Cunningham, Karen Holness, Omari Newton, Peter Kelamis {as Announcer}, Veena Sood, Matilda Shoichet-Stoll, Brenden Sunderland; guest actors include Michael J. Fox, Jann Arden, Justin Trudeau, astronaut Chris Hadfield, Sarah McLachlan DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • 13-episode Season 1: Amazon Instant Video [10/2019] included with sign-up for IMDb-TV 11-episode Season 2: Amazon Instant Video [10/2019] included with sign-up for IMDb-TV full credits at IMDb • official series homepage • series entry at Wikipedia watch official Season 1 trailer [3/2018 upload; 0:54] online at YouTube watch official Season 2 trailer [3/2020 upload; 0:57] online at YouTube

Modern  Automobiles  &  Racing

The Auto Channel [est. 1987] based in Kentucky
Nissan's Nismo.TV channel [est. 4/2013] at YouTube
Sports Car Digest [est. 2008] based in North Carolina
Tania's Car Candy accessories website

Vintage Auto Posters [est. 1980] in Carmel Valley, California

History of Automobiles Page at Explain That Stuff website
History of Automobiles Page at TechRogers website

Vintage Racing League [est. 2006] social networking site based in Dallas, Texas
Dunn-Walsh Vintage Racing's West Coast Vintage Racing fansite
RacingIn [dot] com: 'for fans of fast' (an online community of racing fans, racers & race tracks)

Borders Vintage Automobile Club [est. 1895] in Scotland
Royal Automobile Club of Belgium [est. 1896]
The British Automobile Racing Club [est. 1912] based at Thruxton, Hampshire, U.K.
The Vintage Sports-Car Club [est. 1934] based in Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire, U.K.
F.I.V.A. (Fédération International des Véhicules Anciens) [est. 1966]
Historic Sportscar Racing [est 1970s] in Georgia USA

Vintage Sports Car Drivers Assn. [est. 1978] based in Michigan
SVRA: The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association [est. 1981] based near Dallas, Texas
Welsh Racing Drivers Assn. [est. 1981] based in Swansea, Wales, U.K.
Historic Vehicle Association [est. 2009] based in Michigan
SVRA YouTube Channel [est. 12/2012]
U.S. Historic Vehicle Registry [est. 1/2014] partnership of N.P.S. & H.V.A. - not yet online
Vintage and Classic Car Club of India []

Automobile Racing Tracks
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. operates tracks in CA, GA, KY, NC, NH, NV, TN, TX
MotorSport Vision [est. 2004] operates race events and five venues in U.K.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway [est. 1909] in Indiana, USA
the historic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps [est. 1922] in Spa, Belgium
Cadwell Park Race Course [est. 1934] south & west of Louth, Lincolnshire, U.K.
Silverstone Race Course [est. 1948] in Northamptonshire, U.K.
Circuit Park Zandvoort racecourse [est. 1948] in The Netherlands
Sebring International Raceway [est. 1950] in central Florida
Road America race course [est. 1955] in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Watkins Glen International race track [est. 1956] in New York State
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca [est. 1957] in Monterey County, California
Lime Rock Park auto racetrack [est. 1957] in Litchfield County, NW Connecticut
Virginia International Raceway [est. 1957] in Alton, Virginia
Waterford Hills Road Racing track [est. 1958] near Detroit, Michigan
Daytona International Speedway [est. 1959] in Daytona, Florida
Albuquerque National Dragway [est. 1963] in New Mexico
Brainerd International Raceway [est. 1965] in Minnesota
Sonoma / Sears Point Raceway [est. 1968] in California
high-banked half-mile oval I-70 Speedway [open 1969, abandoned 2008] outside Odessa, Missouri
Road Atlanta [open 1970] in Georgia USA
Pembrey Circuit, the home of Welsh Motorsport [open 1989] in South Wales, U.K.
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway 1996-2008) in Fontana, California
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course [est. 2009] in Lexington, Ohio
Circuit of The Americas™ race course [opened Nov 2012] near Austin, Texas

Automobile Track & Road Race Events
SVRA Spring Vintage Classic [Feb-March 2014] at Sebring International Raceway in Florida
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach [April 2014 = #40]
four-day California Mille Miglia road race [April-May 2013 = #23]
Donington Historic Festival [May 2014 = #4] near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England
Spa-Classic historic racecar meeting [May 2013 = #3] in Belgium
FIA Masters Historic Festival [May 2017 = #11] at Brands Hatch motortrack, Dartford, Kent, England
Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival car races [June 2014 = #20] in Sonoma, California
Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational [June 2014 = #1] at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Great Race cross-country vintage car road rally [June 2013 = #31] based in Tennessee
Mechanics Bank Vintage Grand Prix [June 2013 = #31] in Lexington, Ohio
Scottish Borders Historic Motoring Extravaganza [June 2014 = #42] in Scotland
V.S.C.C. Vintage Racing Festival [est. 1934 = June] at Cadwell Park Race Course in Lincolnshire, U.K.
Silverstone Classic Motor Racing Festival [July 2013 = #24] in Northamptonshire, U.K.
Goodwood Festival of Speed [July 2013 = #20] in West Sussex, U.K.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix & Festival [July 2017 = #35] in Pennsylvania
Michigan Classics Vintage Races [July 2013] at Waterford Hills in Michigan
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Pre-Historics/Pre-Reunion [Aug 2013] at Laguna Seca Raceway
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion [Aug 2013 = #40] at Laguna Seca Raceway
HARC Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort [Aug 2013 = #2] in The Netherlands
Goodwood Historic Motorsport Revival Meeting [Sept 2013 = #16] in West Sussex, U.K.
Lime Rock Park Historics & Sunday Concours [Sept 2013 = #31] at Lime Rock Park in NW Connecticut
Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage Grand Prix [Sept 2013 = #23] at Watkins Glen in New York
Historic Sportscar Racing's Atlanta Fall Historics [Sept 2016 = #1]
United States Vintage Racing National Championship [Oct 2013] at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd.'s 24-Hour Endurance Race for historic race cars [Nov 2014 = #1] at Daytona Speedway in Florida
5000-kilometer biannual Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally [Nov 2015 = #7]

Auto-Racing Film Festival Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

"The Last Open Road" [5/1998] by Burt S. Levy - focuses on one year in the life of racers on the open road race car circuit
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Open-Road/dp/096421072X/
"Montezuma's Ferrari and Other Adventures" sequel [1999]
http://www.amazon.com/Montezumas-Ferrari-Last-Open-ebook/dp/B006MX11R0/
http://www.amazon.com/Montezumas-Ferrari-Other-Adventures-Last/dp/0964210711/
"The Fabulous Trashwagon" [2002] by Burt S. Levy
http://www.amazon.com/Fabulous-Trashwagon-Last-Open-Road/dp/0964210754/

Vintage  Automobiles  &  Trucks

Spirit of America Bookstore's Woodie Surfing Wagons Page
Spirit of America Bookstore's Automobile Brands Nostalgia Page

American Truck Historical Society [est. 1971]
Stanley Steamer, White & Doble steam-powered automobiles
Internet Movie Car Database
http://www.cmgworldwide.com/coming/stutz.html
http://www.oldtimetrucks.org/
http://www.vintagetruckmagazine.com/
http://www.pacbus.org/
http://www.motorbussociety.org
http://www.amcap.org/
http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/
Vintage Chevrolet Club of America [est. 1961]

Dealers & Restorers
Back In The Day Classics [] vintage car dealer & museum in Carson, California
Benton Performance - Porsche specialists [est. 1984] in Anaheim, California
Brown's Classic Automotive [est. 1953] in Scottsdale, Arizona
Classic Car Liquidators, LLC [est. 2011] based in Sherman, Texas
Graham Chapman Classic Cars [] in Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire, UK
Hilen's Antique & Classic Cars [1970-2013] in Dayton, Ohio { owner retired, autos auctioned off }
  Kevin Dittmar Body Repair, 1717 Busch Blvd. in Tampa, Florida
Milford Vintage Engineering, Ltd. [est. 2006] in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Topsfield Motor Company [building 1970s, est. 2012], 16 Maple Street in Topsfield, MA

Classic & Vintage & Concours Car Shows
Concours Dates website [est. 2012]
Four Rivers Classic Car Show [Jan 2014 = #3] in Ontario, Oregon
Cavallino Classic Convention for Ferraris [Jan 2015 = #24] in Palm Beach, Florida
Rétromobile Week exhibition & sale [Feb 2014] at Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris, France
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance [March 2013 = #19] near Jacksonville, Florida
Salon International de l'Auto (The International Geneva Motor Show) [March 2014 = #84] at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland
Ventura Farms Concours [March 2013 = #1] in Lake Sherwood, California
Old Timer Gallery Moscow Classic Motor Show & Concours [March 2014 = #13] in Russia
Vintage Car & Motorcycle Fiesta & Concourse D'Elegance [March 2014] in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India {run by V.C.C.C.I.}
Annual Vintage Car Fiesta [April 2014] in Pune, Maharashtra, India {run by V.C.C.C.I.}
La Jolla Concours d'Elegance [April 2014 = #10] at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla Cove, California
Antique & Classic Car Club of Canada Concours d'Elegance [May 2013 = #50] at Port Hope, Ontario
Greystone Mansion Concours d'Elegance [May 2014 = #5] in Beverly Hills, California
Springfield, Ohio, Swap Meet and Car Show [May 2013 = #23, also Sept & Nov]
Kemp Auto Museum Concours d'Elegance [May 2013 = #6] in Chesterfield, Missouri
Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance [May 2014 = #2] at Pinehurst Resort [est. 1895] in North Carolina
BMW Group's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este [May 2014] on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy
Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance [May 2013 = #5] in San Rafael, California
Red River Classic Car Show [May-June 2014 = #19] in Red River, New Mexico
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance [June 2013 = #18] at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut
The Elegance at Hershey [June 2013 = #3] in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Art of The Car Concours classic car show [June 2013 = #7] in Kansas City, Missouri
Misselwood North Shore Concours d'Elegance [July 2013 = #3] in Beverly, MA
Concours d'Elegance of America [July 2013 = #35] in Plymouth, Michigan
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix [July 2013 = #31] at Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Monterey Classic Car Week [Aug 2013] in California
Cleethorpes Classic Cars & Vintage Festival [Aug 2014 = #1] at Meridian Park, Cleethorpes, NE Lincolnshire, UK
Concours On The Avenue [Aug 2013 = #10] in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Albaugh Classic Car Show [Aug 2016 = #9]in Ankeny, Iowa
The Pebble Beach Weekend & Concours d'Elegance [Aug 2013 = #74] in California
Columbia River Concours d'Elegance and Car Show [Aug 2013 = #4] at Fort Vancouver, Washington
Concorso Italiano [Aug 2013 = #23] at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch, Monterey, California
Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival [Sept 2013 = #16] at North Island, Coronado Naval Air Station in California
Porsche 'Classics At The Castle' Concours [Sept 2013 = #7] at Hedingham Castle [built c1140] in northeast Essex, England
RetroFest Classic Motor Show [September 2014] in Moscow, Russia {Cyrillic only}
Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance [Sept 2013 = #21] in California
Ypsilanti [MI] Orphan Car Show [Sept 2017 = #20]
Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance [Sept 2013 = #1] in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
Tennessee Trash Car Show [Oct 2012 = #33] in Brownsville, Tennessee
Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance [Nov 2013 = #12] in South Carolina

Automobile, Truck & Bus Museums
A.A.C.A. Museum of Bus Transportation [est. 6/2003] in Hershey, PA
America's Car Museum & LeMay Collection [open June 2012] in Tacoma, Washington
Ankeny, Iowa Chevy Convertible Collection of Dennis Albaugh [amateur video 8:55] at YouTube
The Antique Automobile Club of America (A.A.C.A.) Museum [est. 2003] in Hershey, PA
Automobile Driving Museum [est. 2007] in El Segundo, California
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum [opened 1995] just outside Birmingham, Alabama
Blackhawk Automotive Museum [est. 1988] in Danville, California
Gilmore Car Museum [est. 1967] in Hickory Corners, Michigan • watch 50th Anniversary video [6:38]
Haul of Fame Trucking Museum [] in Canterbury, CT
Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee
National Armor & Cavalry Museum in Fort Benning, Georgia
National Corvette Museum [est. 1994] in Bowling Green, Kentucky
National Hudson Motor Car Company Museum [est. 1996] in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Northeast Classic Car Museum [] in Norwich, New York
Peterson Automotive Museum [] in Los Angeles, California
Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City Showroom & Diner [] in Punta Gorda, Gulf Coast Florida
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum [] in Philadelphia
Unser Family Racing Museum in Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Antique & Classic Car Club of Canada [est. 1956]
Auto World Vintage car Museum in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Enzo Ferrari Museum [refurbished & reopened 2/2014] in Modena, Italy
Historical, Vintage & Classic Cars Museum in Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Lamborghini Museum [opened 7/2016] in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy
http://www.louwmanmuseum.nl/Ontdekken/Ontdek-de-collectie.aspx
http://www.themotormuseuminminiature.co.uk/
Musée des Blindés (Saumur’s Armored Vehicles Museum) [est. 1977] in France

"1000 Historic Automobile Sites" [2003] by Mike Varey, MIMI U.K.-based author gathered detail information for automobile-related museums, collections, homes, birthplaces, factories, racing circuits, gas stations, U.S. Route 66, memorials, gravesites, curiosities, celebrity cars, racing cars, film cars, prototypes, models — in 40 countries. Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [9/2013] for $2.99 Elderberry Press 11x8¼ pb [6/2003] out of print/used

Reading Material About Automobiles & Trucks

	"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
	"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
	"Six Men Who Built The Modern Auto Industry" [2005] by Richard A. Johnson The stories of six extraordinary men who redefined the automotive industry after World War II, and redirected its course for the future: Henry Ford II, Shoichiro Honda, Lee Iacocca (Ford & Chrysler), Robert Lutz (General Motors), Ferdinand Piech (Volkswagen), and Eberhard von Kuenheim (BMW) Motorbooks Intl. 9x6¼ hardcover [5/2005] out of print/many, many used
	"The Big Book of Car Culture: The Armchair Guide To Automotive Americana" [2005] by Jim Hinckley & Jon G. Robinson Motorbooks Intl. 10½x8½ pb [10/2005] out of print/used
	"Classic Car Commercials and Ad Shorts" on DVD [2010] commercials & 'news' shorts for many brands, including Chevrolet, Corvair, Corvette, Dodge, the futuristic Firebird, General Motors' Frigidaire, Hertz, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Renault Dauphine, and Volkswagon Beetle PR Studios DVD [3/2010] for $15.99
	"Chevrolet, G.M., and The Golden Age of The American Car" TV ads on DVD [2010] 111 minutes of retro TV commercials and promo shorts, which seem to be all General Motors products PR Studios color/b&w DVD [10/2010] for $15.99
	"Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle For The Soul of American Business [2011] by Bob Lutz Portfolio 8¼x6 hardcover [6/2011] for $15.11
	"Once Upon A Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America's Big Three Auto Makers - GM, Ford, and Chrysler" [2011] by Bill Vlasic William Morrow 9x6 hardcover [10/2011] for $15.58
	"On Wheels" memoir [2013] by Michael Holroyd Kindle Edition from FS&G/Macmillan [5/2013] for $8.89 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 7¾x5¼ hardcover [5/2013] for $11.75
	"2017 Collector Car Price Guide, 12th Edition" [2016] From the Editors of Old Cars Report More than 280,000 listings of vehicles from 1901 to 2009, in 848 pages Krause Publns 9x6 pb [7/2016] for $14.91

http://www.amazon.com/American-Auto-Over-100-Years/dp/1450808433/
http://www.amazon.com/American-Car-Dealership-Motorbooks-Classic/dp/0760319340/
http://www.amazon.com/Automobile-Ads-HenryJ-Kaiser-Frazer-Studebaker/dp/1928618502/
http://www.amazon.com/Cars-Auto-Editors-Consumer-Guide/dp/1412771196/ = 1960s cars
http://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-American-Automobile-Years-History/dp/0785307788/
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Cars-20th-Century-Automotive/dp/383651463X/
http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Classic-Cars-Kevin-Brazendale/dp/157145182X/
http://www.amazon.com/History-American-1939-1989-Editors-Consumer/dp/B000FGYN2U/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Encyclopedia-Classic-Cars-Celebration/dp/1780192509/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Encyclopedia-Classic-Cars-Present/dp/1592237819/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Automobile-Complete-History/dp/1250040639/
http://www.amazon.com/The-21st-Century-Cars-Tony-Lewin/dp/1858945259/
http://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Fifty-Motion-Eiji-Toyoda/dp/0870118234/
http://www.amazon.com/World-Encyclopedia-Cars-Martin-Buckley/dp/0754801705/
http://www.amazon.com/Years-American-Editors-Consumer-Guide/dp/078539625X/

Auto Restorer Magazine [est. 1989] autorenewal subscription: 12 issues/year for $20.00 via Amazon subscribe: 2 years for $37.00 via Amazon magazine website

Old Cars Weekly Magazine [est. 1971] print + Kindle subscription at Amazon 38 issues/year for $34.98 magazine website

As happens with many sections on these bookstore websites, the Automobile Brands Department here finally
got big enough for its own page in mid-2012.

Spirit of America Bookstore's Automobile Brands Nostalgia Page
The auto 'marques' and models with their own sections on that page include:
American Motors  •  Chevrolet and Corvette®  •  Chrysler  •  Ford Motor Company
General Motors  •  Oldsmobile  •  Packard  •  Pontiac  •  Studebaker

(AllPosters.com shut down their affiliates program in June 2015)

Motorcycles,  Scooters,  et cetera

'Biker Movies' Film Festival at Magic Lantern

Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum [est. 1992], 5867 No. Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs, CO
GetGeared - gear for bikers [est. 2004] based south of London in U.K.

Working Minds / Solutions / Alternative Vehicles Page
New Technologies • Electric-Powered • Human-Powered

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

Harley-Davidson Motorcycles [est. 1903]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

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

        
Indian Motorcycle [est. 1901]
official website • entry at Wikipedia

Indian Motorcycles in Gilroy []

U.S.  Highway  System
The U.S. Highway System began soon after there were cars & trucks; the U.S. Interstate Highway System began in 1956
under President Eisenhower. The two systems are an engineering marvel that Americans take for granted every day.

G.E. Nordell's U.S.A. Travel & Business Links Pages
USDOT/FHA: America's Scenic Byways website

this is another section that grew quite large, so it was cut to its own page in Spring 2020

U.S. Highways Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
top of page    K    books    K    Lincoln Highway    K    U.S. Highway 20    K    U.S. Highway 50    K    U.S. Route 66    K   
U.S. Highway 395    K    The Interstate System    K    state & scenic routes    K    links

	"The Big Roads: The Untold Story of The Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created The American Superhighways" [2011] by Earl Swift Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9¼x6¼ hardcover [6/2011] for $16.07
	"The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure" [2016] by Henry Petroski Kindle Edition from Bloomsbury USA [2/2016] for $9.26 Bloomsbury USA 8¼x5½ pb [2/2017] for $9.75 Bloomsbury USA hardcover [2/2016] for $15.23

here on the Roadside Americana Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

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vintage autos & trucks  • •  motorcycles  • •  U.S. Highway System

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