O L Y S L A G E R M A N U A L S

Piet Olyslager was a Dutch businessman who was well-known in the Automotive sector for his designs, collections and construction. He was an avid collector of information, brochures and magazines, which are now housed at the Olyslager Archives and at the European Centre for Mobility Documentation (ECMD).

Given his close relationships with Bugatti and Talbot, plus his contacts in the Auto Industry both locally & internationally, he realised the urgent need for reliable technical information on vehicles by manufacturers, garage owners, consumers and oil companies.

After the Second World War, Olyslager started to provide garages with technical information on vehicles left by the Allied Forces, writing advice on paper as well as detailed diagrams. In 1948, he decided to adapt a universal format and started the Olyslager Organisation. Production of his popular Motor Manuals for European cars including the BMC Riley range ran through to the 1960s.

The manuals in this library have been reproduced with kind permission from the copyright holders:-

Olyslager Organisation B.V.

Amersfoortseweg 12E,

3751LK Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands.