About The Motor Bookstore - Automotive Literature: 404 Newtech Ct., DeBary, FL 32713

About The Motor Bookstore...

What started back in 1994 as a seven-title, one-page "catalog" in Motorcycle Shopper magazine, has grown into the website you're visiting today.

From day one, our goal has been to help motorcycling enthusiasts find related literature, at a reasonable price, to entertain and educate themselves, as well as to help them keep their bikes on the road.

Whether you've just joined the family of motorcycle lovers, or are a seasoned rider, you will find items of interest within our website.

And, as our company grows, so does our product line. We also offer repair manuals for snowmobiles, personal watercraft, automobiles, pickup trucks, small engines, marine engines, farm tractors, and much more.

Thanks for your patronage!

A Brief Photographic History
It used to be brief, anyway.

Photo 1: (1999) Many companies have been launched out of garages, and ours shares the same humble beginnings. We got our start out of a third bedroom and a 2-car garage... then another bedroom... then part of the dining room and living room... until we got kicked out of the house. Besides, I don't think the neighbors really liked those big 18-wheeler delivery trucks parked in our driveway.

Photo 2: (July 2002) Continued growth in 2002 required the purchase of a "real" office... all 789 sq. ft. of it! At that time we thought we'd be able to stay there for at least 5 years. Six months later, our new digs were packed to the ceiling.

Photo 3: (Dec. 2002) Late in 2002 we started adding new book lines to our inventory and we had to rent an additional office in our building. This doubled our floor space. Of course, six months later both offices were packed to the ceiling! At this point the search for an actual warehouse was started.

Photo 4: (April 2004) After looking at a few buildings that were either too small, too big, or just too expensive to remodel, we retained Coldwell Banker Commercial to manage construction of our new offices & warehouse in neighboring DeBary, scheduled to begin October 11, 2004 with an estimated completion date of March 2005.

Photo 5: (Sept. 2004) Not much to look at when you're talking about raw land, but you got to have a place to build upon, and this is it for us. Actually, several other new buildings will soon be surrounding ours.

Photo 6: (Oct. 2004) Construction begins... well, sort of. As the photo shows, the builder has begun by preparing the building pad. Complete site clearing as well as initial plumbing will follow shortly.

Photo 7: (Dec. 2004) The rough plumbing is finished and inspected, and the concrete for the slab has been poured.

Photo 8: (Jan. 8, 2005) Time to "go vertical!" Wall construction begins in earnest and it should be completed in a matter of days. Three-quarter view with our neighbor's warehouse in the background.

Photo 9: (Jan. 12, 2005) The walls are up. The next step is to pass inspection so the builder can pour cement, inside the blocks, in the wall areas that call for it.

Photo 10: (Feb. 2, 2005) It's amazing what 6 guys and one crane can accomplish in just one day. The trusses are up and the roof is ready for plywood.

Photo 11: (Feb. 2, 2005) Three-quarter view of the building. The framers will continue work on the inside as well to finish the inside walls.

Photo 12: (Feb. 7, 2005) The roof plywood has been installed (with the exception of the gable above the entrance). Windows are also in place as framing work continues inside.

Photo 13: (Feb. 10, 2005) Roofing paper covers the roof which is now ready for the shingles. Some of the doors have also been installed and electrical wiring as well as air-conditioning ducts are being installed inside.

Photo 14: (Feb. 21, 2005) The shingles and stucco work are done, and work has started in the parking lot area. In a week or so painting of the exterior of the building will be done while drywall is installed inside.

Photo 15: (Mar. 4, 2005) The exterior of the building has been painted and the parking lot prep work is underway. Forms are in place and the area is ready for the concrete to be poured.

Photo 16: (Mar. 15, 2005) The parking lot has been paved and the next step is to add the curbs and required sidewalks. Inside the building the insulation is being installed and, after that's done, the drywall will be hung.