- Gas
Stations Coast to Coast - This incredible book takes you
back to the very start of the gas station's birth. There are
a lot of great pictures which make you feel that you
are just inches away from the pump and the service attendants.
The book contents beautiful descriptions of what a gas station
was like now and then, mostly then of course. Allow yourself
to be sentimental.
- The
American Gas Station - From the curbside gas pumps of
the 1920s, to the full-service, uniformed attendants of the
1930s-50s, to today's self-service stations, Witzel thoroughly
educates the reader about the history of a little considered,
but important need for the motoring public. The text is well
written and traces the gas station's history chronologically,
while the illustrations provide the reader with a poignant
reminder of a time when many things in life were much simpler.
- Roadside
Memories: A Collection of Vintage Gas Station Photographs
- Take a drive down memory lane with this rare collection
of gasoline station photographs from both public and private
collections, touring a much simpler time in American history.
Since its inception in the early 1900s, the service station
has been an icon of the American roadside and a catalyst of
our childhood memories. Included is a brief history of the
development of the gasoline station in the United States and
details about many of the companies which punctuated the roadsides
with their buildings, including the Standard companies, Cities,
Mobil, Phillips, Gulf, Shell, Texaco, and Conoco. Filled
with over 500 black and white photos, Roadside Memories
captures the essence of American life over the first seventy
years of this century. Captions provide station location and
era identification. These nostalgic photos aid both
the collector and historian interested filling up on high-grade
service station pumps, classic advertising, architecture,
and classic automobiles of the 1920s-70s.
- Chevy
Pickup Trucks Color Series - This book has a nice blend
of color pictures, stories and interesting historical information.
I find myself picking it up and perusing the pages quite often.
The author has a nice way of blending in the historical data
with the rest of the information. The trucks pictured are
stunning.
- Chevrolet
Pickups 1946-1972: How to Identify, Select and Restore These
Collector Light Trucks - Chevrolet Pickups 1946-1972:
How to Identify, Select and Restore These Collector Light
Trucks.
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