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Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
10/30/23 11:06 a.m.
Streetwiseguy said:

The 1972 "Motor" service manual.  Still have it.

Heavy book with a thick blue cover?

My Dad had a pile of those. They were very good as I recall

Procyon
Procyon New Reader
11/4/23 12:13 a.m.

It's likely not the first car book I bought, but it's one of the first I remember reading and later buying. 

Sunday Driver, by Brock Yates.

RonnieFnD
RonnieFnD New Reader
11/4/23 12:39 a.m.

High performance dodge neon builders handbook.  Still got it and even got the author to sign it.

RaabTheSaab
RaabTheSaab Reader
11/4/23 1:21 p.m.

My oldest book is actually my dad's undergrad book that I used in undergrad--Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers. My edition was published in 1976

APEowner
APEowner GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/4/23 5:39 p.m.
Datsun310Guy said:

Ordering a book in grade school to have it delivered a month later doesn't count - ....

I'm sorry but I'm distracted by this requirement and apparently can't let it go.  It seems like an oddly specific exclusion.  Can I count books that don't meet all three requirements?   I'm  sure that my first serious books were purchased in grade school but I don't know if I ordered them or what the delivery time was.  I do have some that I know I picked up in used book stores while I was in grade school but I'm not sure if they were my first.  Do they count?

preach
preach GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/5/23 6:31 a.m.
Cousin_Eddie (Forum Supporter) said:

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive by John Muir. The early one, spiral bound, first edition. Way back in the 80s. 

This and still have a spiral wound one, regular one, digital one.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
11/5/23 8:17 a.m.

If you don't consider this a legitimate, serious book, I've got news for you. The amount of enthusiasts that were ignited by this book are legion.

car39
car39 Dork
11/5/23 8:29 a.m.

They Call Me Mr. 500 by Andy Granatelli.  I also have a signed copy of Stroker Ace.

Datsun240ZGuy
Datsun240ZGuy MegaDork
11/5/23 8:36 a.m.
car39 said:

They Call Me Mr. 500 by Andy Granatelli.  I also have a signed copy of Stroker Ace.

If you are an Indy 500 fan that  is a must read (Mr 500)

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