| Automobilia refers to any kind of collectibles | | | | you a good value at an auction if they carry the |
| related to cars and motorbikes. Automobilia | | | | artist's signature. |
| includes books, magazines, sales brochures, | | | | Hood ornaments are an automobilia collector's |
| catalogues, hood ornaments, badges and even | | | | delight and can be of two types: factory |
| radiator caps. | | | | ornaments and accessory ornaments. Factory |
| While collecting automobilia, keep in mind that all | | | | ornaments were manufactured by the car |
| collectibles that belong to the period before the | | | | manufacturer. The most well-known example of |
| First World War are called 'classics'. Since | | | | such automobilia is the 'Spirit of Ecstasy', which |
| automobiles have been around for almost 100 | | | | was designed in 1911 by Charles Sykes for Rolls |
| years now, you can easily come across | | | | Royce. Hood ornaments can be made of bronze, |
| automobilia that are antiques in their own right. | | | | chrome or even glass. The most famous glass |
| One popular category of automobilia consists of | | | | ornaments were those designed by the French |
| travel books. Travel books contain stories about | | | | designer, Rene Lalique in the form of glass |
| motoring adventures in Europe around the time | | | | radiator caps. These automobilia fetch huge prices |
| that people had just started driving around. | | | | at auctions. |
| Collectors of this type of automobilia try to look | | | | Many motoring associations in the early days used |
| for first editions of these books. | | | | to issue metal badges to their members. Many |
| Car magazines are another popular category with | | | | automobilia collectors specialize in these badges |
| automobilia collectors. You can come across | | | | that are usually made of metal. While collecting |
| motoring magazines printed as far back as 1910. | | | | such automobilia, take care to see that the |
| The earliest examples of such automobilia are | | | | enamel on them is not chipped or broken. |
| "Motoring Illustrated" and "The Car Illustrated". | | | | Automobilia collectors even collect motoring |
| Bound magazines have greater value as | | | | goggles and clothing, oil pumps, dashboard |
| automobilia especially if the covers are intact. | | | | instruments and maps. Automobilia offers a |
| As a collector of automobilia, you could also | | | | mind-boggling array of items to collect - you can |
| specialize in collecting posters. Posters could depict | | | | decide to collect a little of each type of |
| particular makes of cars or belong to a particular | | | | automobilia if you so wish. As a collector, you are |
| company like Esso or British Petroleum. Posters | | | | sure to find hundreds of specimens to choose |
| made by famous graphic artists like Rene Vincent | | | | from. |
| are very sought after as automobilia and will get | | | | |