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Cars That Built GM 1954 album front cover, family riding in an early touring car
1906 Cadillac Model M history page and color painting, Cars That Built GM 1954
Close view of the Cars That Built GM cover painting with chickens in the road, 1954
1910 Oldsmobile Limited history page and color painting, Cars That Built GM
Opening page with a yellow car beside an early runabout painting, Cars That Built GM 1954
1915 GMC Commercial Truck Model SC page beside the back cover, Cars That Built GM
Back cover imprint Published for GM Men and Women, Cars That Built GM 1954
Cars That Built GM 1954 album lying at an angle, showing the cover edges
Reading Vintage graphic listing 6 benefits of shopping with the shop
Cars That Built GM 1954 album front cover, family riding in an early touring car
1906 Cadillac Model M history page and color painting, Cars That Built GM 1954
Close view of the Cars That Built GM cover painting with chickens in the road, 1954
1910 Oldsmobile Limited history page and color painting, Cars That Built GM
Opening page with a yellow car beside an early runabout painting, Cars That Built GM 1954
1915 GMC Commercial Truck Model SC page beside the back cover, Cars That Built GM
Back cover imprint Published for GM Men and Women, Cars That Built GM 1954
Cars That Built GM 1954 album lying at an angle, showing the cover edges
Reading Vintage graphic listing 6 benefits of shopping with the shop

Cars That GM Built an Album of Historic General Motors Cars 1954 Vintage Book

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This is Cars That Built GM, An Album of Historic General Motors Cars, a 1954 large format booklet published for GM men and women by the Information Rack Service of the General Motors Personnel Staff.

The blue gray covers show yellowing, age toning, and a few faint spots on the back, while the pages inside are clean and bright, as the photos show.

Each car gets a full page color painting and a framed history, such as the 1906 Cadillac Model M, the 1910 Oldsmobile Limited, and the 1915 GMC Commercial Truck Model SC, along with the social and historical background of each period. The opening page starts with November 23, 1954, a General Motors production milestone that year.

Details

  • Item: Large format album booklet
  • Title: Cars That Built GM, An Album of Historic General Motors Cars
  • Author: None credited
  • Illustrator: None credited. Full page color paintings of early GM cars and trucks, each with a framed history page
  • Publisher: General Motors Personnel Staff, Information Rack Service. Form IR-54-56, Litho in U.S.A.
  • Publication Year: 1954
  • Edition and Printing: Cars That Built GM, An Album of Historic General Motors Cars. Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Paper, soft covers. Blue gray cover with a color painting of an early touring car. Color car paintings inside
  • Dust Jacket: None, soft cover
  • Pages: Not confirmed from photos
  • Genre: Automotive history booklet. Midcentury corporate publication with painted car illustrations
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 2 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • The cover painting of a family in an early open car, with chickens in the road, keeps its color.
  • The full page car paintings are clean and bright.
  • The history text pages are clean and easy to read.
  • The back cover imprint Published for GM Men and Women is complete.
  • No tears were seen in the photos.

Issues / Wear

  • Yellowing on the front and back covers.
  • A few faint spots on the back cover.
  • Light wear at the cover edges and corners.

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

This 1954 album gives you full page color paintings of Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and GMC classics, and it suits a shelf of General Motors history or early car literature. 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.

Every item is honestly described and carefully packed. These are vintage pieces, so light age-related wear comes with them. I show and describe what I see so you know what to expect.

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