Automotive
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Web Resources
Automotive.com - "Compare cars, prices, reviews, including all new cars and used cars. Get free car loan quotes, or receive prices and quotes on all new and used cars for sale."
CarTalk - You've heard them on NPR, now check out their website. Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the Car Talk guys, have put together a great website for the car curious.
Edmunds - "Car buying guide lists new car prices, used car prices, car comparisons, car buying advice, car ratings, car values, auto leasing."
Kelley Blue Book - Reference 629.222 K287. Used car values for both Trade In and Retail. Also includes new car pricing, motorcycle trade-in and retail values, and quotes on financing, insurance, and warranties.
Magazines and Journals at the Library
- The library owns literally thousands of magazines and newspapers in print, microfiche, microfilm, and electronic formats. These magazines are located in the Reading Room, our Youth Services Department, the Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department, and our Retrieval Desk at the Main library, as well as at each of our branches.
- Search our catalog for specific titles or browse a more comprehensive A to Z list. Our catalog will tell you the dates we own, the most recent issues we've received, and which locations hold these magazines and newspapers.
- Search our databases for full-text articles and citations from thousands more magazines and newspapers. Check MeL (the Michigan Electronic Library) to find out if a magazine's full-text articles are included in a database. For a list of all magazines included in our databases, either as full-text or as a brief citation, search here.
- Find auto repair information for 25,000 vehicles from 1945 to the present, including factory drawings, step-by-step photographs, service bulletins and recalls, and wiring diagrams in Auto Repair Reference Center on our databases page.
- Below are links to the catalog for current subscriptions in specific subject areas as well as links to these titles' websites.
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Automotive Industries Automotive news Car and Driver Consumer Guide Auto Series |
Motor Trend Popular Mechanics Road & Track Ward's Auto World |
Car Clubs
Grand Rapids Harley Owner's Group
Grand Rapids Regional Group Horseless Carriage Club
Model A Restorers Club, Grand A Region
West Michigan Chapter of the Buick Club of America
Databases
These subscription databases are openly accessible to all patrons from any of our library locations. Home access is limited to Grand Rapids Public Library cardholders only.
Chilton Library Online auto repair manuals from Chilton, the popular manual publisher. A variety of foreign and domestic vehicle manuals available (1945-Current for most vehicles).
