Up for consideration is Dyke’s Chevy Independence Supplement, model AE (and model LT- Truck, (copyright 1931 by A.L. Dyke of St. Louis, MO). (FOR a BIO on Mr Dyke, see below)
This multi page booklet is an original publication detailing the repair, overhaul, specs and maintenance of Chevy AE cars and LT trucks of that year (1931), and is in Excellent Plus Plus shape.
As you can see, its got great pictures and exploded views. This supplement Originally came with Dykes Encyclopedia and is suggested you combine this pamphlet with the Dykes books (Ask about my various Dykes books from 1925 to 1935).
If you ever read some of Dyke’s Material, you know you have in your hands, real authentic expertise. Why, ….they were the ORIGINAL auto manual publishers, BEFORE Motors, Chiltons, Haynes, Glenn, or any of the other “wannabes” of this generation, or in years past!
Mint: New or Like New condition, The overall condition of the book shows little or no sign of use.
Near Mint: The pages are crisp and/or white, and the binding & cover strong & nearly unmarked
Excellent (+) Plus: The pages are not torn, missing or abused. The binding & cover are strong with minimal or little wear.
Excellent: The pages are not torn or missing, but may be slightly dirty or have some greasy prints. The binding & cover are strong , showing only some wear at the corners.
Very Good: The pages are all intact and not abused, but may be frayed at the edge and possibly greasy or dirty from use. The binding & cover are strong but with fraying and/or stains/marks on the cover.
Good: The pages are all there, but with signs of much use. Some may be taped, slightly torn, or show a lot of greasy prints or dirt. The binding & cover are intact, but may be loose or has much fraying at the edges.
Fair: The pages are all there, but may be loose from the binding, torn and/or very dirty from use. The cover & binding are much to be desired, although the book is very much readable and useful for repairs.
Col. Victor W. Page, born Feb. 10, 1885, in New Bedford, Bristol County, MA., |
began his automotive career in 1902, (just nine years after the Duryea brothers built the first American car), when he and his brother Arthur A. Page produced The Page automobile in 1905, and by 1910, he had established himself as one of the country's leading authorities on automobiles. Victor W. Page was a talented engineer and inventor.
Page' was the Chief Engineering Officer of the largest aviation training center in the world (in France) during World War I, and was employed by the National Youth Administration to train aviation mechanics during World War II.
Discussing Victor Page, one of the first people to make a living as a technical communicator. Focuses on his 33 automotive and aviation books, popular with the public and critics, which contained information on novel technology, profuse illustrations, and easy-to-access information. States that Page published quickly, had firsthand expertise, and was continually involved in teaching.
Victor W. Page', and a history of the companies he formed and the airplane and vehicles he built. Page' was a self-educated engineer, born in 1885, who wrote many books on airplane and automobile repair. He also designed and built: the forerunner of the modern snowmobile in 1904; the 1906 Page Runabout in Providence, RI; the first aluminum adjustable-pitch propeller in 1909; an airplane in Providence, RI, in 1910; the Aero-Type Four automobile from 1921 to 1927; the Utility Four automobile from 1921 to 1927; and the Fairfield Four truck in Stamford, CT, in 1927. Page' was the Chief Engineering Officer of the largest aviation training center in the world (in France) during World War I, and was employed by the National Youth Administration to train aviation mechanics during World War II. He designed and built two low-cost air-cooled cars to be built by the Victor Page' Motors Corporation in Farmingdale, Long Island, and Stamford, CT. Had these cars succeeded, they would have changed the course of automotive history. He raised $1,500,000 with his sales of stock, but only 128 cars came off the production line. He was sued by his shareholders and closed up shop in 1924. But his company became embroiled in controversy and he was considered a swindler by some, and by others, an innocent victim of an elaborate scheme to defraud the public.