Automotive Restoration Technology Resources: Libraries and Research Centers

Established in 1951 ...the Club was started at a time when Rolls-Royce and Bentley were part of one company, so the Club welcomes owners and enthusiasts of both of these most respected of British Marques.
Based in Mechanicsburg, PA, the RROC is an international organization with over 6000 members living in more than 50 countries. The Club is dedicated to serving the needs and interests of our members. While our members are diverse geographically and in many other ways, they are united by their passion for, or ownership of, Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars of all vintages. If you own one of these fine cars, or are even contemplating the purchase of one, by all means you should join!

We are the Library and Research Center for the Antique Automobile Club of America. Recognized as a world-renowned resource for the collectible vehicle community, we strive to continue setting the standard in celebrating, collecting, preserving and sharing automotive legacy. Our collection contains books, sales literature, brochures, company documents, owner’s booklets, periodicals, service manuals and many more items all relating to the automotive industry and hobby. At the AACA Library & Research Center, we share your passion for the preservation of automotive history. We are open free to the public during our normal operating hours.

Inside the Automotive Hall of Fame you will discover the intersection with cars and all aspects of our daily lives. Exhibit galleries with permanent and changing exhibits on the early days of the automobile, the rise of the auto industry around the globe, and the beauty of auto styling and how it has changed every part of our daily lives.

Containing 26 million artifacts, with tens of thousands digitized for online access, The Henry Ford Archive of American Innovation™ is the greatest collection ever assembled documenting American innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness. Explore artifacts and stories about Agriculture and the Environment, Design and Making, Power and Energy, Communications and Information Technology, Mobility and Society and Social Transformation.

Detroit Public Library digital collection of photographs of auto factories and their products.

The Automotive Research Library of the Horseless Carriage Foundation was established in 1985 with the primary purpose of recreating the pioneer automotive research libraries of W. Everett Miller and Dr. Alfred S. Lewerenz. Our goal was, and still is, to make automotive research and restoration information readily available to hobbyists, restorers, and scholars worldwide. Prior to June, 1995 the Automotive Research Library shared space in the San Diego Automotive Museum. In August, 1995 the Library opened its own facility in the San Diego area.

The Automobile Reference Collection, founded in 1948 as the Thomas McKean Collection, is one of the largest libraries of automotive literature in the United States. Books, sales literature, shop manuals, owner's manuals, photographs and magazines are all here. Trucks, carriages and tractors are also represented.

"The Crittenden Automotive Library @ CarsAndRacingStuff.com has had a simple mission since 2006: to accumulate as much history about automobiles & related vehicles and republish as much as legally possible."