Car club · La Mesa, California

Horseless Carriage Foundation, Inc.

General Car Club

The Horseless Carriage Foundation, Inc. (HCFI), doing business as The Automotive Research Library, was established in 1985 in an effort to make automobile research and restoration information readily available to hobbyists, restorers, and scholars worldwide. This continues to be our mission. The Library encourages and supports collaboration between other institutions and automotive clubs within the United States and across the world. Our funding comes from YOU , our membership, individual donations, grants, and from various charitable organizations; including the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation. Additional income is received from research fees to help maintain the collection of 500,000 printed items. The primary focus of The Automotive Research Library is to provide automotive related literature of all years with a primary focus on Pre-War (pre-1942) American automobiles. The Library has a comprehensive collection of motor vehicle literature which includes Classics (1916 to 1948 luxury cars), imported automobiles, race cars throughout the decades, sports cars and heavy equipment including trucks, buses, and large machinery. Materials include all aspects of pioneer motoring. We hold a collection of early periodicals along with automotive manuals, original factory literature and advertisements, club publications and the history of auto enthusiasts' organizations.