It is my firm belief that when the dust has settled on our century and it is ours whether we like it or not, automobile literature will be studied for the truths it contains about the life and times of the people, particularly that ephemeral sub-genre of world literature, the New Car Owner's Handbook. For example, I have before me a magnificent example of Thirties Baroque inspirational literature that says more about that romantic era than any Bogdanovich film ever will. . .