Book Reviews
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A Shared
Legacy: AACA’s 75th Anniversary by Gerry
Durnell, The Automobile Quarterly Staff and Associates
Reviewed by Fran Shore
This is so much
more than a book. It is a collection of history and artifacts
relating to the growth of people's interest in the automobile.
This interest evolves into the enjoyment of the mechanical
vehicles and the thought to preserve them. This concept was the
process which began the formation of a club dedicated to the
vehicles of the early years. The organization named itself the
ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA. From that organization, now
75 years in existence, many clubs have formed; all with the idea
of preservation and enjoyment of motorized vehicles.
A Shared Legacy is a tribute to that concept. Within its pages of the chronological movement and growth of the antique vehicle hobby are pockets that hold copies of original pieces of this history. You can hold in your hand photos, registration cards, wartime ration cards for gas, menus, programs and a selection of such variety of the years that pertain to the automobile. These items are attached to the pages throughout the book to accent the content of the chapter. Pages have correct historical readable information with wonderful photos enhancing this information.
For anyone who has enjoyed a car in his youth, who has selected anything connected to antique vehicles as a hobby or just desires to extend their knowledge of how this idea of collecting vehicles has become so fascinating or to those who just enjoy coming to see antique cars; this book of written and visual memorabilia is a must have.
Reviewed by Fran Shore
Published by: Automobile Quarterly
Publications, New Albany, Indiana
Cost: $59.95 plus S&H
Contact : Antique Automobile Club of America
Phone: 717- 534-1910
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