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Racing and show programs and
annual reports are categories of literature that
are overlooked by many collectors. Whether you
are interested in just one specific car, one make
of car, or have varied interests, programs and
annual reports contain numerous photographs of
automobiles and other vehicles that were being
shown at show or introduced by corporations. Often
these photographs are ones that you will not find
in brochures. And this limited printing literature
is much more rare than brochures. Annual Reports
were sent only to shareholders and programs were
distributed only at events after which they were
usually thrown away.
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Often it is easy to tell if your
car was at the show by just looking at a photograph
of the cover such as the Chevrolet Impala Hardtop
Coupe, Bonneville Convertible and Buick Limited
2-Door Hardtop on the 1957 General Motors Corporation
Annual Report shown here. IMPORTANT: Note that
cars shown are 1958 models which were being introduced
for the following year.
But, even if your exact car is not shown in the
program or annual report, the literature is nonetheless
an important part of the history of a car and
belongs in a complete collection. Here are some
colorful examples:
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For a complete listing of all programs that are
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For a complete listing of all annual reports that
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What you see here is a selection
of programs and annual reports that have pretty
covers. But there are a tremendous number of "plain
vanilla" programs and annual reports which
are packed with information and photographs and,
like the 1948 Kaiser-Frazer Annual Report shown
here, are quite rare.
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