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I will be ordering a copy, because the information, and the effort that went into it are slightly more important that where the book was printed. However, we Scott and I broke with publishers over a decade ago over several issues, including this one. Since that time we've self published, and any book published by PCM Publishing will be printed in the United States, regardless of cost. And to anyone who has seen the "Hundred Years" book, the quality that can be found in Minnesota where it was printed is certainly equal to any found anywhere else in the world.

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Has anyone purchased a copy of this book yet?

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Just wanted to mention that the new book on Gilmore Oil Company is nearly ready to ship. Title is "Roar With Gilmore, The Story of America's Most Unusual Oil Company." It is 240 pages, 320 photographs, hardbound. Price including a sturdy storage box is $52.00, plus $5.00 for USPS, for a total of $57.00.

I have an advance copy and wanted to mention that the printing quality is about the best I have ever seen.

Available from:

Roar With Gilmore,
P.O. Box 91
Longview, WA 98632

We should be able to ship around October 15. I will post when we get them in.

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Has anyonr purchased the book yet? This is all i've been able to find so far.
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Anthony, this might give you the answer you are looking for?

http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=571767

I see the book is being "sold" here, in Longview...


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Yes! Thank you Bob.

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Hello Everyone--

I'm most happy to report that as of October 29 we FINALLY have received the shipment of Gilmore books from the printer. We are shipping them out now and taking new orders. The title is Roar With Gilmore, the Story of America's Most Unusual Oil Company. Authors are Charles Seims and Alan Darr.

The book is hardbound with 240 pages and over 300 photographs, some in full color. It measures 9 1/2" x 13" and comes in its own custom storage box. On the For Sale forum I will post the price and ordering information.

For those of you in Southern California I have a book signing at Autobooks/Aerobooks in Burbank on Saturday November 15. Don't know the time yet but check their website. I would enjoy meeting you all if you can make it by.

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I was going to post price and ordering information on the For Sale forum but find I do not have access to it.

The title is Roar With Gilmore, the Story of America's Most Unusual Oil Company. Authors are Charles Seims and Alan Darr.

The book is hardbound with 240 pages and over 300 photographs, some in full color. It measures 9 1/2" x 13" and comes in its own custom storage box.

If you are interested, please call Alan Darr in Longview WA at (360) 425-2463 or write him at alandarr@hotmail.com

These are available for immediate shipment.

-Charles Seims

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How about contacting Jim Potts and having the book sold thru this web site? You'd probably get a lot of benefit from it.


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I agree with Kevin!

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I purchased 2 copies of the Gilmore book today. IMO, it is well worth the $$$. Lots of photo's that I hadn't seen before, detailed info on many aspects of the co.'s involvement with racing, advertising, marketing, etc.

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I won't "bash" the book... all I'm going to say is that if you use this book for reference, make sure you research/check elsewhere as there are quite a few errors in it, especially the racing section(s).

Typo's are understandable, poor research is not.


Sell me your Gilmore Oil Co. stuff...
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Was just talking to someone about this book, and about the section with Ab Jenkins and the Mormon Meteor.

I do not know why they dedicated 8 pages to it's history and why none of the photos are from the Gilmore year it ran. It's their book, I guess they like the car. In the one photo they DO claim it is carrying the Gilmore logo, they guessed wrong.

Exerpt from the book pg. 179...

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"Gilmore's Red Lion is depicted in the small circle on the dorsal fin of the Meteor III."


This is not the photo from the book but, same car, same livery. As you can see, what is "depicted in the small circle" is not the Gilmore lion, but a version of the Utah State Seal.

EDIT: No... it's not BRAK, from SPACE GHOST, either! Although, it does kinda look like him.

abjenkins.jpg abjenkins_brak.jpg
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This is what the car looked like, with Gilmore livery, in the 1940 run (a 1941 run was planned but, due to course conditions, an "official" run didn't happen)...

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Sell me your Gilmore Oil Co. stuff...
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