Details about this book:

The Automotive Bibliography comprises over 13,000 different entries refering to monographs of historical nature. Most of them are in English, French, German and/or Italian, but a fairly large number is in Czech/Slovak, Danish, Dutch/Flemish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and/or Swedish. It covers the works published in 2000 or before.
Furthermore, the bibliography is composed of numerous types of works dealing with the history of motor vehicles and of motorization: monographies, theses (master and ph. d.), biographies, encyclopedias, company and government publications, booklets. Il also includes buyer’s, collector’s, spotter’s and identification guides. On the other hand, it excludes: books (that seemed) written for children or juveniles, most of the technical books like restoration guides, books about military combat vehicles (such as tanks), annuals or yearbooks.
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Jefferson, North Carolina, USA) in 2003.

Table of contents

A. Table of contents

B. Introduction
    Content of the bibliography
    Organization of entries
        Classification
        Choosing the proper part
        Choosing the proper section
    Descriptions of parts and sections
        Part 1 - Motor vehicles
             1.1 - Automobiles
             1.2 - Sports, muscle and racing cars
             1.3 - Two-wheeled vehicles
             1.4 - General works, other vehicles and automotive accessories and components
         Part 2 - Motorization
             2.1 - General works and cultural aspects
             2.2 - Using motor vehicles: racing, sprinting, rallying and traveling
             2.3 - People: individuals and organizations
             2.4 - Industry: manufacturing, transport and servicing
    Organization of entries in the sections
    Presentation of the bibliographical information
C. Part 1 - Motor Vehicles
    1.1 - Automobiles
        1.1.1 - General
        1.1.2 - France
        1.1.3 - Germany
        1.1.4 - Great Britain
        1.1.5 - Italy
        1.1.6 - United States
        1.1.7 - Other countries
            1.1.7.1 - Argentina
            1.1.7.2 - Australia
            1.1.7.3 - Austria
            1.1.7.4 - Belgium
            1.1.7.5 - Canada
            1.1.7.6 - Cuba
            1.1.7.7 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            1.1.7.8 - Denmark
            1.1.7.9 - Europe
            1.1.7.10 - Europe (East)
            1.1.7.11 - Finland
            1.1.7.12 - Japan
            1.1.7.13 - Netherlands
            1.1.7.14 - New Zealand
            1.1.7.15 - North America
            1.1.7.16 - Norway
            1.1.7.17 - Oceania
            1.1.7.18 - Poland
            1.1.7.19 - Portugal
            1.1.7.20 - Rumania
            1.1.7.21 - Russia and Soviet Union
            1.1.7.22 - South Africa
            1.1.7.23 - Spain
            1.1.7.24 - Sweden
            1.1.7.25 - Swirzerland
    1.2 - Sports, Muscle and Racing Cars
        1.2.1 - General
        1.2.2 - Germany
        1.2.3 - Great Britain
        1.2.4 - Italy
        1.2.5 - United States
        1.2.6 - Other countries
            1.2.6.1 - Australia
            1.2.6.2 - Europe
            1.2.6.3 - France
            1.2.6.4 - Japan
            1.2.6.5 - New Zealand
            1.2.6.6 - North America
            1.2.6.7 - Russia and Soviet Union
            1.2.6.8 - Sweden
    1.3 - Two-wheeled Vehicles
        1.3.1 - General
        1.3.2 - Germany
        1.3.3 - Great Britain
        1.3.4 - Italy
        1.3.5 - Japan

        1.3.6 - United States
        1.3.7 - Other countries
            1.3.7.1 - Australia
            1.3.7.2 - Austria
            1.3.7.3 - Belgium
            1.3.7.4 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            1.3.7.5 - Denmark
            1.3.7.6 - Europe
            1.3.7.7 - Finland
            1.3.7.8 - France
            1.3.7.9 - Hungary
            1.3.7.10 - Netherlands
            1.3.7.11 - New Zealand
            1.3.7.12 - Poland
            1.3.7.13 - Portugal
            1.3.7.14 - Slovenia and Yugoslavia
            1.3.7.15 - Spain
            1.3.7.16 - Sweden
            1.3.7.17 - Switzerland
    1.4 - General Works, Other Vehicles, and Automotive Accessories and Components
        1.4.1 - General
        1.4.2 - Germany
        1.4.3 - Great Britain: buses and trolleybuses
        1.4.4 - Great Britain: remainder of other vehicles
        1.4.5 - United States
        1.4.6 - Other countries
            1.4.6.1 - Afghanistan
            1.4.6.2 - Argentina
            1.4.6.3 - Australia
            1.4.6.4 - Austria
            1.4.6.5 - Belgium
            1.4.6.6 - Brazil
            1.4.6.7 - Canada
            1.4.6.8 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            1.4.6.9 - Denmark
            1.4.6.10 - Europe
            1.4.6.11 - Finland
            1.4.6.12 - France
            1.4.6.13 - Hawai
            1.4.6.14 - Hong-Kong
            1.4.6.15 - Ireland
            1.4.6.16 - Italy
            1.4.6.17 - Japan
            1.4.6.18 - Macau
            1.4.6.19 - Malta
            1.4.6.20 - Netherlands
            1.4.6.21 - New Zealand
            1.4.6.22 - North America
            1.4.6.23 - Poland
            1.4.6.24 - Portugal
            1.4.6.25 - Russia and Soviet Union
            1.4.6.26 - Singapour
            1.4.6.27 - Spain
            1.4.6.28 - Sweden
            1.4.6.29 - Switzerland
D. Part 2 - Motorization
    2.1 - General Works and Cultural Aspects
        2.1.1 - General
        2.1.2 - France
        2.1.3 - Germany
        2.1.4 - Great Britain
        2.1.6 - United States
        2.1.7 - Other countries
            2.1.7.1 - Argentina
            2.1.7.2 - Australia
            2.1.7.3 - Austria
            2.1.7.4 - Belgium
            2.1.7.5 - Brazil
            2.1.7.6 - Canada
            2.1.7.7 - Chile
            2.1.7.8 - Côte d’Ivoire
            2.1.7.9 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            2.1.7.10 - Europe
            2.1.7.11 - Europe (East)
            2.1.7.12 - Finland
            2.1.7.13 - Ireland
            2.1.7.14 - Italy
            2.1.7.15 - Japan
            2.1.6.16 - Kenya
            2.1.7.17 - Latvia
            2.1.7.18 - Mexico
            2.1.7.19 - Netherlands
            2.1.7.20 - New Zealand
            2.1.7.21 - Nigeria
            2.1.7.22 - North America
            2.1.7.23 - Norway
            2.1.7.24 - Oceania
            2.1.7.25 - Peru
            2.1.7.26 - Poland
            2.1.7.27 - Portugal
            2.1.7.28 - Puerto Rico
            2.1.7.29 - Slovenia and Yugoslavia
            2.1.7.30 - South Africa
            2.1.7.31 - South America
            2.1.7.32 - Spain
            2.1.7.33 - Sweden
            2.1.7.34 - Switzerland
            2.1.7.35 - Uruguay
            2.1.7.36 - Venezuela
    2.2 - Using Motor Vehicles: Racing, Sprinting, Rallying and Traveling
        2.2.1 - General
        2.2.2 - France
        2.2.3 - Germany
        2.2.4 - Great Britain
        2.2.5 - Italy
        2.2.6 - United States
        2.2.7 - Other countries
            2.2.7.1 - Africa
            2.2.7.2 - Asia
            2.2.7.3 - Australia
            2.2.7.4 - Austria
            2.2.7.5 - Belgium
            2.2.7.6 - Brazil
            2.2.7.7 - Canada
            2.2.7.8 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            2.2.7.9 - Denmark
            2.2.7.10 - Europe
            2.2.7.11 - Finland
            2.2.7.12 - India
            2.2.7.13 - Ireland
            2.2.7.14 - Japan
            2.2.7.15 - Libya
            2.2.7.16 - Macau
            2.2.7.17 - Mexico
            2.2.7.18 - Monaco
            2.2.7.19 - Netherlands
            2.2.7.20 - New Zealand
            2.2.7.21 - North America
            2.2.7.22 - Norway
            2.2.7.23 - Poland
            2.2.7.24 - South Africa
            2.2.7.25 - Spain
            2.2.7.26 - Sweden
            2.2.7.27 - Switzerland
    2.3 - People: Individuals and Organizations
        2.3.1 - General
        2.3.2 - France
        2.3.3 - Germany
        2.3.4 - Great Britain
        2.3.5 - Italy
        2.3.6 - United States
        2.3.7 - Other countries
            2.3.7.1 - Argentina
            2.3.7.2 - Australia
            2.3.7.3 - Austria
            2.3.7.4 - Belgium
            2.3.7.5 - Brazil
            2.3.7.6 - Canada
            2.3.7.7 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            2.3.7.8 - Denmark
            2.3.7.9 - Europe
            2.3.7.10 - Finland
            2.3.7.11 - Ireland
            2.3.7.12 - Japan
            2.3.7.13 - Liechtenstein
            2.3.7.14 - Macau
            2.3.7.15 - Mexico
            2.3.7.16 - Netherlands
            2.3.7.17 - New Zealand
            2.3.7.18 - Norway
            2.3.7.19 - Poland
            2.3.7.20 - Russia and Soviet Union
            2.3.7.21 - Siam
            2.3.7.22 - Slovenia
            2.3.7.23 - South Africa
            2.3.7.24 - Spain
            2.3.7.25 - Sweden
            2.3.7.26 - Switzerland
    2.4 - Industry: Manufacturing, Transport and Servicing
        2.4.1 - General
        2.4.2 - France
        2.4.3 - Germany
        2.4.4 - Great Britain
        2.4.5 - Italy
        2.4.6 - United States
        2.4.7 - Other countries
            2.4.7.1 - Africa
            2.4.7.2 - Argentina
            2.4.7.3 - Australia
            2.4.7.4 - Austria
            2.4.7.5 - Belgium
            2.4.7.6 - Brazil
            2.4.7.7 - Canada
            2.4.7.8 - China
            2.4.7.9 - Czech Republic and Slovakia
            2.4.7.10 - Denmark
            2.4.7.11 - Egypt
            2.4.7.12 - Europe
            2.4.7.13 - Europe (East)
            2.4.7.14 - Finland
            2.4.7.15 - India
            2.4.7.16 - Ireland
            2.4.7.17 - Japan
            2.4.7.18 - Malaysia
            2.4.7.19 - Mexico
            2.4.7.20 - Netherlands
            2.4.7.21 - New Zealand
            2.4.7.22 - Nigeria
            2.4.7.23 - North America
            2.4.7.24 - Norway
            2.4.7.25 - Peru
            2.4.7.26 - Poland
            2.4.7.27 - Portugal

            2.4.7.28 - Russia and Soviet Union
            2.4.7.29 - Slovenia and Yugoslavia
            2.4.7.30 - South Africa
            2.4.7.31 - South America
            2.4.7.32 - Southeast Asia
            2.4.7.33 - South Korea
            2.4.7.34 - Spain
            2.4.7.35 - Sweden
            2.4.7.36 - Switzerland

E. Author index

F. Title index

G. Subject index

 

Reviews

1- Joan Williamson, Reference Reviews (vol. 18, no. 6, 2004, pp. 37-38)

"This is exactly the comprehensive bibliography that I wish had existed when I was working at the Royal Automobile Club. Alas, it was published at the end of 2003, 3 years after I went freelance. However, it will still be a godsend to any librarian or curator covering this subject.
    The compilation came about because the author, when engaged in his doctoral thesis on the early years of motoring in Canada, began to realise [sic] exactly how much material existed on the car as a social and sporting phenomenon.  It occurred to him, as he collected all his material together from numerous sources and in different languages, that these could be the beginning of a comprehensive bibliography on "motorization". Once his thesis was complete, he carried on with the collection of references and this published work is the result.
    The bibliography catalogues all works on motor vehicles and motoring up to and including the year 2000.  As explained in the title, it contains over 13,000 items in 14 different languages.  These include monographs, theses, biographies, encyclopedias, other reference works, company and government publications; and buyers, collectors, spotters and identification guides.  Works specifically on motor vehicles are divided into four sections; automobiles; sports, muscle, and racing cars; two-wheeled vehicles; and general works, other vehicles and automotive accessories and components.  A separate section includes books on the broader subject of motoring containing general works and cultural aspects; uses of motor vehicles; motor vehicles in industries; and individuals and organizations.
    Readers should note that major magazine articles are not included - just as well - or the work would have run to many large volumes and the author might have taken on the appearance of Rip Van Winkle!  Better to consult a computerised index of motoring journal articles such as we had at the Royal Automobile Club library (dating from 1989 onwards). The work also excludes books written for children, technical books such as restoration guides and Haynes manuals and books about military combat vehicles such as tanks.  However, works on buses, trams, lorries and vans are included.
    The compilation is extremely thorough and must have been a long labour of love. The publication starts with a short, but precise, explanation of how the bibliography is arranged and how to use it to the best advantage.  Each entry is given a maximum of seven elements of information which consist of a unique entry number, basic bibliographic information, details on the edition, physical description, notes where ever relevant, other or prior editions and an annotation, wherever possible, to give details on content.
    Each of the five sections, commencing with automobiles, contains first general works, which cover cars from all over the world but may not necessarily be written in English. Sections then follow on cars from specific countries such as France, Great Britain or Germany. So, for example, a book written on the VW Beetle in the English language would still be found in the section on German cars, just as a book on Rolls Royce by a German author would be found the section on British marques. This sounds a little confusing, but is actually quite sensible because it means that all works on BMW's for instance, can be found quickly in one section (unless, of course, they are racing BMW'S; in which case details will be found under the section on sports or racing cars). Readers should note that certain marques deamed to be "sporting" are listed only in the sporting section regardless of whether they can be used as a road car.  Examples include Porsche, MG and Caterham together with many others. Each entry has a unique entry number - these provide an easy reference to the main body of the work. Under this particular section there is only one entry for Poland. Other more specific works by Polish authors can be traced via the comprehensive index, which is divided into author, title and subject sections.
    The majority of what is worth collecting for a UK or North American motoring library, which aims to be comprehensive, is contained within this work.  It would be interesting to talk to say, the library staff at the National Technical Museum in Prague to see if they felt the same way about the coverage of material available in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
    In a work of this size and breadth, there are bound to be inconsistencies. I noticed for instance, that a biography by Karl Ludvigsen, of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealand racing driver, was contained in the Great Britain People section, and not, as perhaps it should have been, under the New Zealand People section. Likewise, we find entries for Jack Brabham, the Australian racing driver entered under Great Britain rather than his native Australia. Presumably, because both of them spent much of their careers in Britain, or in Europe, they have been put in the UK sections. But then Fangio spent much of his time racing for Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Mercedes, amongst others in Europe, yet it is still entered under his native Argentina. Fortunately, all entries can be traced from the excellent indexes so at least personalities do not disappear into black holes!
    It is a pitv that the author does not give us an indication of his worldwide sources. It would be helpful to know which libraries and collections he accessed in order to gain knowledge of all these invaluable references. However, he must be congratulated on a heroic effort and one which will, despite the odd glitch here and there, be well received by motoring historians, journalists, librarians, archivists, curators and petrel-heads worldwide. Why, even my book on Royal Automobile Club badges is listed in it !"

2- The Rolls-Royce Owners' Club (USA), The Flying  Lady (April 1, 2004):

"The subtitle leaves pretty much no doubt as to what this book is about; only two questions remain: why and how? The "why" aspect is easier to answer. Research the author did on his own doctoral dissertation on the early years of motorization in Montreal, Canada led to the conclusion that there was no satisfactory single reference source. Anyone who has done literature searches, especially into secondary and lower-level material, knows how spotty card and other catalogs, even electronic ones, can be. This book catalogs monographs, theses, biographies, encyclopedias, company and government publications; buyers', collectors', spotters', and identification guides. The entries cover every aspect of motorisation in works published before2000 [sic] - and from 14 languages, although most stem from English, French, German and Italian sources. Not included are juvenile titles, restoration/technical guides, or combat vehicles.
As to the "how," well, there is more way than one to skin a cat. You have to read, understand, and apply the principles laid out in the Introduction. If you go on a fishing expedition of your own you will without fail mislead yourself into thinking this bibliography is missing more than it contains. Or - and this will satisfy the great majority of searches - you can simply consult the 3 indexes (author, title, subject); the only caveat being that in this case you already have to know at least one of the three criteria to get anywhere. The real discoveries, however, are made in finding those things you didn't know existed and for that you do have to understand the - inevitably arbitrary - thematic classifications of the book.
All in all, a staggering undertaking, interesting to all, useful to many, indispensable to some."

3 - BRK, Bulletin of the Classic Car Club of America (no. 1, January 2004):

"This is the kind of book you leaf through and wonder how the author did it. Then you dig in and figure the fellow is as old as Methuselah and began this project shortly after learning to write. If not that, he must possess supernatural powers of some sort.
The automotive bibliography indexes 13,000 works in English, Czec/Slovak, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish. Obviously there are references to a lot of Classics herein, but the scope is as all-pervasive as the automobile itself and encompasses all years from conception to the end of the twentieth century.
Divided into two sections (Motor vehicles and Motorization, which includes cultural and social aspects, individuals, manufacturing and motor sport), the book includes author, title and subject indexes to monographs, theses, biographies, encyclopedias, reference books, company and government publications in addition to buyer's, collector's, spotter's, and identification guides.
Author Denis Veilleux, who is a Canadian, became fascinated with the idea for this bibliography while doing his doctoral dissertation. The volume is very well organized. No serious scholar of the automobile should be without it."

4 - Paul B. Cors, ARBA (vol. 35, 2004):

"This is surely the most comprehensive bibliography of the automobile published to date, covering some 13,252 titles. Arrangement is first by broad topic, with eight major subject areas: "Automobiles"; "Sports, Muscle and Racing Cars"; "Two-wheeled Vehicles"; "General Works, Other Vehicles'and Automotive Accessories and Compolients"; "Motorization-General Works and Cultural Aspects"; "Using Motor Vehicles"; "People: Individuals and Organizations"; and "Industry: Manufacturing, Transport and Servicing," Il is further arranged by country (general works precede the country listings). Under the country the individual titles are arranged alphabetically by main entry. A typical entry includes author, title, imprint, language, collation, series (if relevant), index and bibliography statement, ISBN (if applicable), and a brief annotation. Information on translators and other editions is given as needed. There is a brief introduction. There are also very thorough author, title, and subject indexes. This is an essential reference for any library with a significant automotive collection. General libraries, however, can pass on this title."

5 - Ferdinand Hediger, SwissClassics (Juni-Juin, 2004):

"Das ist in mancher Hinsicht ein aussegewwöhnliches Buch. Es enthält kein einziges Bild, ist 618 Seiten stark und ziemlich teuer. Für den ernsthaft an der Geschichte des Automobils Interessierten, den Histotiker oder Journalisten wird es künftig fast unentbehrlich sein. Mit anderen Worten, es ist ein Werk, das fast das pure Gegenteil ist, zu den vielen reich illustrierten, aber oft uberlächlichen, allgemeinen Büchern über Oldtimer oder die Autogeschichte.
Denis Veilleux’s Buch ist anders: es ist eine riesige, systematische Auflistung von etwa 13’000 Büchern über Motorfahrzeuge und deren Einzatz, die Entwicklung und Produktion sowie verwandte Gebiete. Titel in 14 Sprachen *Englisch, Dänisch, Deutsch, Finnisch, Französisch, Holländisch, Italienisch, Norwegisch, Polnisch, Portugisisch, Slowenisch, Spanisch, Schwedisch un Tschechisch die seit dem Beginn des Motorisierung bis zum Jahr 2000 veröffentlicht wurden, sind erfasst worden.
Sie sind in zwei Hauptgruppen «Motorfahrzeuge» un «Motorisierung» aufgeteilt. Die Titel  der einzelnen Kapitel geben eine gute Uebersicht der vielen Themen. In der ersten Gruppe: Automobile; Sport-, Muskel- und Renn-Wagen; ZweiradFahrzeuge; Allgemeine Werke, andere Fahrzeuge, automobile Zubehöre und Bestendteile.
In der Zweiten Gruppe: Allgemeine Werke und kulturelle Aspekte; die Verwendung von Motorfahrzeugen, Rennen, Rallyes, Reisen; Personen und Organisationen; Industrie, Herstellung, Transport und Dienstleistungen. In jedem Kapitel sind die Eintragungen weiter gegliedert in: Allgemeines und danach Land für Land. Am Ende des Buchs finden sich trei Indexe oder Schlagwortverzeichnisse über Autoren, Titel und Themen. Das bedeutet eine grosse Hilfe bei allen Nachforschungen. Das Buch ist sehr systematisch und benutzerfreundlich aufgebaut. Viele Eintragungen enthalten Kurzinformationen über Inhalt und Grösse. Bei jüngeren Publikationen wird auch die ISBN Nummer angegeben. Frühere Ausgaben und Uebersetzungen der Bücher werden ebenfalls erwähnt. Nicht aufgenommen wurden rem technischeWerke. Handbücher, Kinderbücher, Bücher über rnilitärische Karnpffahrzeug,,Jahrbücher wie Auto-Jahr oder AR-Katalognummern etc.
Beim Blfittcrn fällt es schwer das Buch aus der Hand zu legen. Auf jeder Seite erwarten den Leser Ueberraschungen, die den Wunsch, dieses oder jenes Werk zu finden und der eigenen BibIiothek einzuverleiben wecken. Man wird diealler-meisten der bekannten Automobilbücher und auch viele wenig gebräuchliche Titel finden. Bei einem Werk über ein so immens grosses Gebiet ist es wohl nicht zu vermeiden, dass der eine oder andere Titel, vor allem in Fremdsprachen zum Englisch, f'ehlt. Es soll deshalb nicht als kleinliche Kritik gewertet werdeni, wenn nachstehend ein paar Beispiele erwähnt werden: «Die Chronik des Automobils». von H.O. Neu bauer (D 1997), «Das Automobilbuch» von Stuck/Burgaller (D 1933), «La Coupe Gordon-Bennett» Von J.-R. Dulier- (F 1963).
Der Autor. arbeitete an siener Dissertation, als ihm das Fehlen einer weltweiten Bibliographie der Automoobilbücher. gewahr wurde. Damit war die Idee zum, nun glücklicherweise vorliegenden Werk, geboren. Historiker, Autoren, journalis ten, aber auch Sammler und Fans werdem über dieses wichtige Nachschlagewerk erfreut sein und es stets in Reichweite haben. Wie eingangs erwähnt, ein aussergewöhnliches, ein wichtiges Buch - sehr kompetent gemacht, sorgfältig pro duziert und für den Kenner ein Vergnügen."

6 - Ferdinand Hediger, SAH Journal (No. 213, November-December, 2004, p. 10)

"This is an outstanding book in various aspects. It does not contain one single picture, it is 618 pages strong; it is rather expensive and to the serious student, writer, journalist and automotive historian it will become indispensable. In other words, it is a work most different or even contrary to the many general books on historical automobiles we all buy occasionally because there are few new, pretty pictures that we have not yet seen. More often than not there is hardly any substantial new information to be found.
Denis Veilleux’s book is different. It is a systematic, huge list of some 13,000 automotive books published over the years from the beginning of motorization until 2000 in fourteen languages (English, Czech/Slovak, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish). They are grouped in two major sections: "Motor Vehicles" and "Motorization.”'
The titles of the chapters give a good idea of the wide scope of the work. Automobiles, Sports, Muscle and Racing Cars, Two-wheeled Vehicles, General Works, Other Vehicles, Automotive Accessories and Components. In the second section, General Works and Cultural Aspects, Using Motor Vehicles: Racing, Sprinting and Traveling, People: Individuals and Organizations, Industry: Manufacturing, Transport and Servicing.
In every chapter the entries are -arranged into general works and then country by country. At the end of the book there are three indexes which are a great asset for any research: Author, Title and Subject. The book is very well organized and a pleasure to use. Many of the entries also contain brief information as to the content, size and, for more recent publications, also the ISBN number. Earlier editions, original titles as well as translated publications are also often mentioned.
The book does not contain purely technical books but also children's books, books on military combat vehicles and annuals such as Automobile Year and Motor-Jahr. When leafing through this sober book it is very difficult to put it down. Surprises lurk on every page and fuel the desire to find and get this or that book for one's own library.
Whereas one will find the vast majority of all the known automotive books and also many relatively unknown and limited edition books, it is only natural that a work on a subject of this magnitude will also miss one or the other title especially in foreign languages. It therefore should not be understood as a criticism when I mention a few books that I could not find, but as examples only: Das Automobilbuch, by Stuck and Burgaller (Germany 1933), Jacky Ickx-melne glückliche Karriere, by John J. Goossens (Germany 1972), The Automobile 2 Volumes, by Paul N. Hasluck, based on Lavergne's L’Automobile sur- Route (GB 1905) (Perhaps considered too technical.). La Coupe Gordon-Bennett, by Jean-Robert Dulier (France, 1963) (Two other books on early racing by the same author are listed.).
Denis Veilleux was doing his doctoral dissertation when he became aware of the lack of a truly universal bibliography on automotive books. Then the idea was born to provide the missing work, which now is on the table. Anybody seriously interested in the history of the automobile will be happy to have this important reference book and will keep it close at hand for years to come. As I said at the beginning of this review, an outstanding, great book, very well done and thoroughly recommended."

7 - Gale Group (http://www.galegroup.com/servlet/HTMLFileServlet?imprint=9999&region=7&fileName=/reference/archive/200412/autobiblio.html)

"Car enthusiast Denis Veilleux has compiled an unparalleled bibliography on cars, the automotive industry and their influence on society. This obvious labor of love includes no works in Russian, but almost every other European language is represented. The 13,252 entries are divided into two categories: motor vehicles and motorization. "Motor vehicles" includes more than just cars. Trucks, buses, ambulances and motorcycles all appear and sections are devoted to automobiles, sports cars, two-wheeled vehicles and everything else. "Motorization" explores the cultural impact of mechanized transport, from mass transit systems to youth culture and cars.
Subsections are devoted to the general cultural aspects of motorization; the particular uses of vehicles, such as travel and racing; the individuals and organizations who influenced automobile development; and the industrial aspects of manufacturing and servicing. Each section is further subdivided geographically, with Germany, Britain, France and the United States usually being treated first and other countries following alphabetically. Pioneering designers and manufacturers figure prominently, but entries include everything from Route 66 and gas station collectibles to taxis and labor relations.
Separate author, title and subject indexes permit access by company officials, brand names and car models. The numerous entries under leading makers like Ford and General Motors may give older users flashbacks of using print abstracting services, but most topics are divided manageably. While the somewhat awkward structure makes users highly dependent on the index, the comprehensiveness of this tool makes it a valuable addition to business, history, industry and technology collections."

8 - Knudson, Dick, New England MG T Register (vol. 43, no. 1, February 2005, p. 30)

"[...] At one time I had a copy of the Detroit Public Library's card index, but it was not anywhere so useful as this new work. The author has amassed this bibliography when he was working on his doctoral dissertation. He says, "I could not stop finding information."
Organizing entries for 13,000 books was most daunting, but his final method of presentation is extremely easy to use. Included are monographs, reference books, company and government publications, as well as various guides. If you are at all serious about automobile scholarship, then you should not be without this book. It will prove its value [...]."