Accessories For The Restorer

“Antique Auto Body Accessories for the Restorer.” Add accessories to your antique car. Authenticate the accessories you have. Early automobiles were manufactured with nothing beyond what was required for running and seating. Cars soon began to move more quickly. The preface tells us that the motorist’s “eye snagged a gnat or two. The demand for goggles was immediate.” The demand for other accessories, like tops, fenders, and lights soon followed. Compiled principally from the collection of Alfred S. Lewerenz, this book is a reproduction of the Automobile Equipment Company catalog from the fall season of 1910-1911, unaltered and complete. You will find original pictures, descriptions, and prices for a dizzying array of early accessories: rain aprons, dry cell batteries, oil cans, distributors, funnels, gaskets, goggles, gloves, auto clothing, horns, jacks, lamps, speedometers, emergency mud hooks, hand pumps, spark plugs, tires, tire patches, auto tops, and much more. In addition, you will also find hardware, tools, fluids for every use, and even some specifications, dimensions and cutaway views. Flipping through the book, I’ve found references to the following car makes (others may also be included): Buick, Cadillac, Chalmers, Corbin, Ford, Franklin, Hudson, Knox, Maxwell, Mitchell, Oldsmobile, Packard, Pierce Arrow, Pope-Hartford, Pullman, Rambler, Rapid Truck, Reo, Stoddard-Dayton, Thomas, and Winton, vehicles from 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911. 127 pages, Softbound, with an index by type of accessory, Contains hard-to-find information on a golden age of automobiles. Year Application - General.