Chilton\'s Auto Repair Manual 1959 30th Edition Hardcover SPINE DAMAGE Vintage For Sale

This is the 1959 Chilton\'s, the thirtieth annual edition of the reference that sat on the bench of American repair shops for most of the century. Over a thousand pages carry the service data for the domestic makes from Buick through Willys, with a foreign car specifications section added for the imports beginning to appear in American driveways, plus dedicated transmission, carburetor, steering and general repair sections. Published by the Chilton Company of Philadelphia and catalogued by the Library of Congress under card number 54-17274, it documents the last model years before the compact car changed the industry. Be clear-eyed about this particular copy: the spine has taken real damage, described in full below, and it is offered as a reader and reference rather than a shelf piece.

📚 Book Details

• ✍️ Editor: Paul A. Murphy, with managing editor Frank A. Foster
• 🏢 Publisher: Chilton Company, Chestnut and 56th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 📅 Year: 1959
• 📄 Format: Hardcover, over 1,000 pages
• 🔖 ISBN: None — this title predates the ISBN system; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 54-17274
• 📖 Edition: 30th Edition, 30th Year
• ✅ Best For: Restorers of 1950s American cars, vintage garage and automotive trade collections, and working shop reference where condition matters less than content

📋 Condition: Acceptable

• ⚠️ HEAVY SPINE DAMAGE — the spine covering is worn, cracked, frayed and separating, with the cardboard substrate visible through the damaged areas
• ⚠️ Moderate front cover wear with scuffing and surface abrasion
• ⚠️ Back cover shows significant surface crazing and cracking, with white spotting or staining across the lower portion
• ⚠️ General age toning throughout the text block
• ⚠️ Total page count has not been verified against the contents
• ✅ The binding still holds the pages
• ✅ Interior pages appear complete and legible
• ✅ No writing, highlighting or annotation found on the photographed pages
• ✅ No library markings of any kind — not an ex-library copy

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