Car Repair & Care Magazine (1956, Auto Repair Guide) by Editors of Car Life | 500 DIY Tips, Projects, Accessories | 92 Pages, 11x8
$16.00
This is Car Repair & Care, a softcover guide by the editors of Car Life Magazine that promises 500 easy ways you can save money on your family auto.
The binding is secure and the inner pages are age toned with no rips or writing, while the cover has surface wear and edge scuffs and there is a musty smell from long storage.
The contents run through The Top Ten Trouble Spots in Your Car, Garage Gimmicks, Let Sam Do It, and Weekend Projects like installing a second speaker for $8.80, then a You and Your Car section by make from Buick, Cadillac, and Chevrolet to Mercury, Packard, Rambler, and Studebaker. It closes with a Gadget Guide to All Accessories, and the cover price is 50 cents.
Details
- Item: Softcover car care guide
- Title: Car Repair & Care
- Author: The editors of Car Life Magazine
- Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
- Publisher: Not confirmed from photos. Prepared by the editors of Car Life Magazine
- Publication Year: 1956. A page in the accessories guide is marked 1957
- Edition and Printing: Printing: Not confirmed from photos
- Format and Binding: Softcover magazine-style booklet, binding secure
- Dust Jacket: None, soft cover
- Genre: Auto repair, guides and manuals
- Language: English
- ISBN: None shown
- Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 1 inches, per the listing
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
- Binding is secure.
- No rips or writing on the inner pages.
- The bold cover colors and step by step photos stay clear.
Issues / Wear
- Surface wear and edge scuffs on the cover.
- Age toning to the inner pages.
- Musty smell from long-term storage.
Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual item you will be receiving.
This Car Life guide packs 500 money saving car care tips and weekend projects, and it suits a garage shelf of 1950s auto history. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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