7. (Chrysler)  CHRYSLER FOR 1939. THE MODERN CHRYSLER. Detroit, MI: Chrysler Motors Corporation, 1939. Pict. wraps. 34 pp (unpaginated). Color plates, color text illustrations, photographic illustrations, diagrams throughout. Plastic comb-bound illustrated soft covers as issued, Art Deco cover art of Chrysler sedan in silhouette against large Chrysler lettering. First edition of this stunning and rare dealer showroom catalogue for the 1939 Chrysler models, in keeping with the advanced modern concepts displayed at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The models displayed here included the full line-up of the Chrysler Imperial, and the Chrysler Royal series which offered the fashionable styling of the wildly popular New Yorker, without the extra expense. Chrysler unveiled Super finish, a process in which all major chassis components subject to wear were finished to a mirror-like surface, push button inside door locks, rotary type door locks, and a lower sleeker stance, as evidenced by the C14, C15, C17, and C18 models. No copies located in Worldcat. Vg cond. $365.00

This outstanding photo album was assembled by a Hammond, Indiana motorcycle club on the eve of World War II, in memory of their fellow club member and motorcycle enthusiast Robert W. Wilson (1917-1940), who was killed in a motorcycle accident on his 23rd birthday, March 13, 1940. The album opens with a signed 5 x 7 in. silver gelatin photo of John Ewer (1917-1992), wearing his Harley-Davidson sweater, racing boots, setting on his 45 Twin Harley, No. 30, in which he placed 3rd in the Monee, IL State Championship Relay Races in 1938. In one of the subsequent photos, there is an excellent shot of Harry Molenaar (1912-1999), legendary Harley-Davidson motorcycle racer, and dealer who opened his dealership at the age of 19 in 1931, and is well remembered as the founder of the half-mile oval dirt track, the Illiana Motor Speedway southeast of Chicago. The dealership would stay open for over 60 years, and he mentored many different mid-western motorcycle clubs. These are followed by more images of Ewer, as well as Milford "Millie" Stewer (1917-1993), racer and truck driver, racing knee down around the dirt tracks. The balance of the album is devoted to a motorcycle racing trip by the club down to Waco, TX where they raced with the Waco Eagles Motorcycle Club of Waco, TX, stayed at the King Ranch, visited the Alamo, rode to Reynosa, Mexico, and took potshots at Chuck's Shell gas station sign. They also traveled to Silver Spring, FL, entered motorcycle races on Daytona Beach, FL, with stops recorded in Arkansas and Texas. These photos show Club members Howard Ragon (1918-1973), Charles Martinek (1913-1993), John W. Butler (1917-1992), and others riding their modified Harley-Davidson EL "Knuckleheads," fitted with metal trunk/saddle bag combos, and stickers of all the states visited attached to the side; Joe Jaskovitch riding his Knucklehead fitted with leather saddle bags, wearing leather jacket, cap with Club badges, and blue jeans; one of the Hammond Motorcycle club member's Harley fitted with a scarce "Package Trunk" sidecar; a Waco, TX Eagle Club member's Harley fitted with sidecar; as well as two excellent images of the famed Waco, TX Harley dealership, Knowles Cycle Co., owned by Barcus J. Knowles (1891-1969), with signage, Harley motorcycles, and the owner himself in the door. See: Harley-Davidson Enthusiast, October, 1937; Stan Kalwasinski, Illiana History Part I -- the Early Years; American Motorcyclist Association, Motorcycle Hall of Fame; Where Heroes Live On (2017); Panhead Jim, The First Harley-Davidson Servi-Cars, Riding Vintage (2015). Vg cond.  $2295.00

This unique factory promotional sales album touting the Locomobile models used in World War I by General Pershing, his general staff, Secretary of War Baker, and President Wilson during the peace talks at Versailles following the Armistice. Several of the Locomobile Overseas Model 48's were specially designed with a tapered V-shaped windshield, narrower body, steel disc wheels as per Pershing's orders, in lieu of the standard wood spoke version, powered by a T-head 6-cylinder engine producing 48.6 horsepower, and fitted on a 142 inch wheelbase. In addition, Locomobile provided their standard Model 48 limousines for General Pershing and his General Staff officers 2-stars and above, and were fitted with wood spoke wheels, and chains fitted for driving on ice and snow as depicted in one of the photos in this album. The Model 48 weighted 3 tons, was built of magnesium bronze, aluminum and steel, and was owned by a who's who of the wealthy, including Melon, Gould, Vanderbilt, Wanamaker, William Wrigley, Charlie Chaplin, Tom Mix, and Cecil B. DeMille. There are a number of photos showing the side and front views of President Wilson's specially designed and armored Locomobile Limousine which was shipped to Europe following the war for the Peace Conference negotiations, and this album includes a number of additional photos showing the President and Pershing's General Staff arriving at the AEF Headquarters in Chaumont, France, driving through the streets to honor AEF servicemen during Christmas services, as well as views of President Wilson entering and exiting the Locomobile. Founded originally as a manufacturer of steam-powered automobiles designed by the Stanley Brothers, Locomobile was acquired by Amzi Barber, "the Asphalt King of America," who installed Samuel Davis, Jr. his son-in-law as treasurer and later president who ably guided the company's rapid rise during the early 20th century. Davis hired Andrew Riker in 1901 to design the first gasoline Locomobile, and he would remain as chief engineer until 1920, designing the finest quality automobiles in America. In keeping with their emphasis on quality, Locomobile maintained their own coach works design department headed by designer J. Frank De Causse, whose simple and elegant designs have stood the test of time. In fact, General Pershing's Locomobile Model 48-2 Sportif Touring Car which he acquired after the war recently sold in 2013 at auction for nearly $ 90,000. After William Durant was ousted from the board of General Motors in 1922, he formed the Durant Motor Co., and acquired the Locomobile plant and sales force. The Model 48 would continue to be produced in modified formats until 1929 when the 8-cylinder Locombile was introduced, but it could not save the Company, and Durant Motors failed during the Great Depression in 1933. See: Albert Mroz, American Military Vehicles of World War I: An Illustrated History, pp. 66-68, 76-79, 83-95, 117-123; Mary K. Witkowski, Corbit Studio, Bridgeport Library, Bridgeport History Center (2015); The Locomobile Society of America, The History of the Best Built Car in America (2007); Bonhams, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum Auction, Philadelphia, Oct. 7, 2013. Photos have great contrast and are in vg cond.  $3495.00

24. (Plymouth)   THE DeLUXE LONG WHEELBASE PLYMOUTH - 1933.Detroit, MI: Plymouth Division, Chrysler Corporation, 1932. Pict. wraps. 16 pp (unpaginated). Numerous color plates, many black & white photo illustrations. First edition of this well-illustrated dealer catalogue promoting the amazing 1933 PD model Plymouth's, which featured the same body and engine of the lower priced Plymouth's, but used the larger Dodge frame to extend the wheel base. New front fenders, hood, and radiator shell were used to finish off the design, and this was the last year Plymouth featured an external radiator cap. The DeLuxe grill was more vertical, and plated. These 1933 models proved so popular they outsold both Ford and Chevrolet that year.  Vg cond. $165.00