Pontiac Automobile User’s Guide Manual (1937), Original Owner Handbook

This is The Automobile User's Guide, A Handbook for Pontiac Owners, the 1937 owner's book from the Owner's Service Dept. of Pontiac Motor Company in Pontiac, Michigan.

The cover shows scuffs, rub marks, and spotting, the corners and edges are worn with small chips at a few corners, and the pages are evenly age toned and readable, with a handwritten notation on the title page.

The contents run from Breaking-in Data and The Art of Driving through Starting the Engine, City Parking, Winter Driving, How to Save Gasoline, tires, lubrication, the cooling and electrical systems, the clutch, brakes, and accessories to a Preventive Maintenance Plan. The pages you see include a starting the engine diagram, step by step parking photos, and a clutch cutaway, and the black cover carries a red title and a cream grille graphic.

Details

• Item: Softcover automobile owner's handbook
• Title: The Automobile User's Guide, A Handbook for Pontiac Owners
• Author: Owner's Service Dept., Pontiac Motor Company
• Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
• Publisher: Pontiac Motor Company, Pontiac, Mich.
• Publication Year: 1937
• Edition and Printing: 1937 edition. Printing: Not confirmed from photos
• Format and Binding: Softcover
• Dust Jacket: None, softcover
• Genre: Automotive owner's manual
• Language: English
• ISBN: None shown
• Dimensions: About 8.5 x 5 x 0.5 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.
• Complete, per the listing.
• The red title and cream grille graphic still read clearly.
• The pages are readable, with their photos and diagrams.
• The contents page and the inside cover checklist are intact.

Issues / Wear

• Cover scuffs, rub marks, and spotting.
• Worn corners and edges, with small chips at a few corners.
• Even age toning to the pages.
• A handwritten notation on the title page.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual item you will be receiving.

This 1937 Pontiac owner's handbook shows you how drivers were taught to break in, park, and care for their cars, and it suits a shelf of Michigan auto history. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.