Articles in Print Featuring Walter Miller
Over the years there have been many articles on Walter Miller, his AutoLit automobile literature business, and his world renowned collections of automobila and automobile art and design.
Here are just a few of these articles in PDF format (and where possible in HTML format) that we have prepared from the original printed versions. Please note that these have been digitally converted using optical character recognition methods to allow the articles to be searchable and readable in various resolutions (rather than simple scans of the articles). Some errors in text conversion are unfortunately unavoidable.
The Packard Cormorant
A Runabout Restoration by Walter Miller
Should a 1917 Twin Six be Restored with its Original or Custom Body… continued
AAA Home & Away Magazine 2002
Cars, Cactus and A Cornucopia of Collections
The museum grew out of the personal collection of founder Walter Miller, who for decades roamed the world looking for… continued
Mobilia Magazine 1994
The Double Life of Walter Miller
Miller vividly remembers the great day when he needed to purchase his first, sole file cabinet; that was in 1978. Today, there are 300, and he has taken to… continued
Antiques & Collecting 1988
Syracuse Man Turns Childhood Fascination Into World’s Largest Collection Of Auto Literature
When he was six years old, Walter Miller began clipping automobile advertisements from… continued
Brimfield Antique Guide 2000
Unique New Automobile History Museum is now open!
The long awaited Museum of Automobile History is now open to the public. Reflecting over two hundred years of the world’s love affair with the automobile, the museum is located… continued
German Air Sucker Society 1993
Interview with Walter Miller on his early VW Collecting
Early on when I entered the Volkswagen hobby, I became intrigued by the sales brochures that were given out to prospective customers… continued
New York Times – Automobiles, 1998
History from a Rearview Mirror
“There isn’t a person living in America today whose life wasn’t influenced or shaped by the automobile. It’s the single-most-important invention of our time.” said Walter Miller… continued
Engineers and Engines 1988
Syracuse Man Turns Childhood Fascination into World’s Largest Collection of Auto Literature
When a collector wants to find the original showroom brochure for this special car, chances are Walter Miller has it… continued
New York Auto Dealer 1997
A Time Machine of the Automobile Age
If just one museum could reflect all that the car has meant for the last two- hundred years, it would be the new Museum of Automobile History in Syracuse… continued
Eastern Division NASHionals 1994
EXTRA! Walter Miller’s Museum is Open!
He has the largest collection of Automotive Literature in the World, including a large collection of Nash literature! On display at his place is a 1920’s Nash Dealership globe… continued
The Robb Report 1989
A Life’s Work – Walter Miller is a man with a focus
Perhaps the only entrepreneur in existence who began active career training at the age of 6, Miller has never since looked sideways. He is the world’s largest collector of auto literature… continued
Hemmings Classic Car 2005
Specialist Profile: From an early age, he had a drive to buy and sell automotive literature
“When are you going to finally get rid of all that paper junk about cars? Look at what you’re turning this house into, the Wreck of the Hesperus”… continued
Lincoln Zephyr Club 1992
A Visit to Walter Miller’s
Piled on top of the files, arranged on shelves, heaped upon the floor or hanging from the ceiling are automotive toys, models, gas station artifacts, road signs, racing trophies, auto accessories and the boxes they came in… continued
Syracuse Herald Journal 2000
Crazy About Cars
As a boy, Walter Miller made a few bucks clipping car ads out of magazines and selling them at summer auto shows and flea markets. The idea of making money by selling information about cars appealed to him… continued
Horseless Carriage Gazette 1997
Museum of Automobile History Announcement
The museum takes visitors through two hundred years of the automobile age, with more than 10,000 items pertaining to more than 1,000 makes of automobiles, motorcycles and trucks. It evokes the world that the automobile left… continued
Automobile Collections Mobilia 1996
Museum Celebrates a Century of Automobile History
The much-anticipated Museum of Automobile History opened its doors October 22 in Syracuse, New York, unveiling to an appreciative audience the world’s largest private collection of automobilia… continued
Americana Magazine, 1988
Cars On Paper
More than a million pieces of antique factory-printed automobile literature — the largest collection in the world…. continued
Hagerty Classic Cars, 2013
PAPER PUSHER
When it comes to automotive literature, Walter Miller’s AutoLit.com is about the biggest source….. continued
American Collector’s Journal, 1987
World’s Largest Collection of Auto Literature
When he was six years oid, Walter Miller began clipping automobile advertisements from old magazines… continued
Hagerty Classic Cars – Private Client Edition, 2003
Walter Miller’s AutoLit
Like so many people in the auto “paper” business, Miller has been collecting his whole life… continued
Vintage Motor Sport Magazine 1999
Uncle Walter’s Attic
Think you’ve got a lot of automobilia lying around? Well, Walter Miller has you beat… continued
Concours d’Elegance 2013
Walter Miller’s 1955 Lancia Aurelia B12 Berlina
Hailed by many as the first to produce a grand touring automobile, Lancia introduced the B20 Aurelia GT designed by the renowned Vittorio Jano… continued
Sports & Exotic Car Magazine 2012
Walter Miller’s 1960 Prince Skyline
AutoLit king Walter Miller brought a rare Japanese treat for display, accompanied by its period factory literature-a 1960 Prince Skyline… continued
Mobilisti Magazine 2003, Finland
Walter Miller, Finish Language Article
Article about Walter Miller and AutoLit.com in Finnish… continued
