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1939 General Motors Manuals - Diesel Power And Optics & Wheels Vintage Auto on 2040-parts.com

Location:

Bellmore, New York, United States

Bellmore, New York, United States

 Up for bid are two manuals/booklets from the General Motors Corporation -- DIESEL, THE MODERN POWER (1939) and OPTICS AND WHEELS (1940).  Each measures 5.5" x 8" and is 28-32 pages.  The Optics one deals with headlamps on automobiles mostly.  Both are in good condition considering their age, all pages intact and covers showing only age wear.  Both have a name written in pencil on the front cover.  Interesting items for the automobilia collector!

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