The Crittenden Automotive Library is Automotive History Beyond the Fenders^SM: a large collection of information relating to not only cars, trucks, and motorcycles, but also the roads they drive on, the races they compete in, cultural works based on them, government regulation of them, and the people who design, build, and drive them.  We are dedicated to the preservation and free distribution of information relating to all types of cars and road-going vehicles for those seeking the greater understanding of these very important elements of modern society, how automobiles have affected how people live around the world, or for the general study of automotive history and anthropology.  In addition to the historical knowledge, we preserve current events for future generations.

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Whether you are looking for articles about car racing before World War 2, or current news about how Elon Musk and Tesla Motors are working to revolutionize the electric car industry, you can find what you're looking for here.

The Crittenden Automotive Library includes over 65,000 pages in books, 95,000 pages in reports, 10,700 news & commentary stories, 3 days of video, 20 hours of audio, 13,000 images and dozens of newsletters as well as other documents, statistics, reports, and data.  There are over 770 races' results tables broken down into individual driver histories.  Much of this information is available for reuse under Creative Commons or other licenses or is public domain, but there is also a lot of content exclusive to The Library that isn't found anywhere else online.  If you're having trouble finding something, or have questions about reusing it, E-mail admin@carsandracingstuff.com.

The Featured Picture (the background picture in the upper left corner) is of a 1966 Shelby GT350 driven by Craig Strinich at the 2004 Zippo United States Vintage Grand Prix Group 6 Race.  Photograph is by Nathan Bittinger and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.
Information by Topic

All:  #-K - L-Z	Vehicles	People
	Events

Publications

Books

Periodicals

Reports 1942-1999, 2000-2011

Individual Articles (news, commentary, speeches, press releases, interview & press conference transcripts):   1879-1922, 1993-1998, 1999, 2000-2002, 2003-2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011-2012, Undated

Article Archives by Subject/Topic/Language
Environmental, Historic Classified Advertisements, Safety, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Deutsch/German, Italiano/Italian, Español/Spanish, Српски/Srpski/Serbian, 中国语言/Chinese

Subject Pages
Subject Pages are pages that combine links to specific topics grouped by larger subjects.

	American Government  Information from the United States government and the state and local governments within the United States, as well as information about the laws and regulations they create and how they affect cars and driving.
	Event Photography  Photographic collections organized by the event they were taken at.  Many of these are exclusive to The Crittenden Automotive Library!
	Video  Video clips, internet shows, documentaries, and feature films available for viewing at The Crittenden Automotive Library: There is over 3 days of video available here!
	Audio  Audio clips, podcasts, and broadcasts available for listening to at The Crittenden Automotive Library: there is over 20 hours of audio available here!
	Hobbies  Plastic model cars, die cast cars, radio control cars, slot cars, collectible cards, and video games.
	Motorcycles  Two- and three-wheeled open vehicles.
	Emergency Services Vehicles  Police cars, fire trucks, rescue apparatus, security cars, and ambulances.
	Trucking  Trucks and the trucking industry.
	Buses  Buses of all sizes, including 15-passenger vans.
	Recreational Vehicles  Campers, caravans, camper trailers, motorhomes, and tour buses.

More Subjects:  Financial

	Stock Car Racing  American-style, primarily oval-track racing of cars that were originally regular American sedans but now is competed amongst purpose-built race cars whose appearance is based on common street vehicles.
	Open Wheel Racing  Commonly known as "Formula" or "Indy" racing, competed on tarmac amongst cars designed to be single center-seat race cars.  While they technically have "open wheels," sprint cars and modifieds are separate classes of car and racing altogether.
	Sports/Touring Car Racing  Road-course racing competed amongst closed-fendered cars.
	Drag Racing  Straight-line racing and speed tests.
	Rally Racing  Timed racing events, including point-to-point and rallycross circuit events, off and on road, competed amongst all types of vehicles.
	Pre-WWII Racing  Racing from the dawn of the automobile until 1942, when the need for resources to put into the war effort had put a halt to almost all automobile racing for the duration of the war.

Special Collections
Special Collections are similar to Subject Pages but are based on subjects that aren't types of vehicles or racing, their subjects are related to geography, names, non-automotive companies, and other subjects.

	A collection of information regarding the road races in Elgin, Illinois, held from 1910-1915, 1919-1920, and in 1933
	Articles, audio, and more from and about cars on the continent of Africa
	Articles and information about cars made in China and driving in China
	Articles about and event photography from the home county of The Crittenden Automotive Library
	Crittendens and their contributions to automotive history
	The John Walczak Collection - Photography from John Walczak
	Walmart - The world's largest retailer's interactions with the automobile, as well as information on its private fleet of delivery trucks

More Special Collections:  Cars & Curves, DHL Vehicles, Driving Through Virginia - 1986, Hurricane Katrina, Kaiserslautern (Deutschland)

Language Speeches Dictionary Acronyms & Initialisms Quotations

Historical Calendars Miscellaneous Events Birthdays

Other Avatars Color Name List Computer Software Crossword Puzzles Miscellaneous Images

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