author
Frank B. Scholl
A practical early motoring writer, this author is best known for a 1920 guide that helped car owners understand how their machines worked and how to keep them running well. The book captures a moment when automobiles were still new enough that many drivers needed a clear, hands-on manual.
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The automobile owner's guide
by Frank B. Scholl
About the author
Frank B. Scholl is known for The Automobile Owner’s Guide, published in 1920 by D. Appleton and Company. The book was written as a plainspoken handbook for everyday motorists, explaining the basics of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting automobiles at a time when car ownership was expanding quickly.
Reliable biographical details about Scholl himself are scarce in the sources I found, so it is safest to let the work speak for the author. What comes through clearly is a practical, instructional voice focused on helping readers become more confident and capable with the machinery they used every day.
Today, Scholl’s writing offers more than mechanical advice. It also gives modern readers a window into the early age of motoring, when understanding your car was part of being an owner and the road was still full of new possibilities.