Who, exactly, was  this  guy Martin Bunn?

     I've researched the name of  Martin Bunn, author of the "Gus and the Model Garage" series  and have found  nothing substantial save for this notation from the internet.  It sounds correct.  If you know of any other information e-mail me at the link below:

Here is the quote:

     We never found out precisely where the Model Garage was located, though it was presumably in the northern US somewhere.   Gus was unmarried, liked to hunt and fish, and was a highly-respected man in his community.  His young assistant, Stan Hicks, was never identified as anything but "Gus' young assistant."  Nobody else seems to have worked there.

      I also have a book called "Tales of a Master Mechanic", copyright 1972 which has 47 Gus Wilson stories.

The forward reads:

    "In July, 1925, a gruff, gray-haired mechanic appeared feet-first on the pages of popular science. His name was Gus Wilson, and his feet were protruding from beneath a car on which he was "examining the brake rods." Sliding out from under the car, Gus Wilson emerged both into the light of day and into an extraordinary career. In the years that followed he has become the best-known and most respected auto mechanic in the world of fiction. All dimensions of the Gus Wilson saga are of heroic proportions, Model garage stories are among the longest continuous fiction features ever printed in any magazine. More than 500 Gus Wilson stories have been published. Some of the best of the latest are included in this collection. All deal with the problems of modern cars. You may be driving one of them. What you learn in reading these entertaining tales may help you solve a future problem.

     Who was Martin Bunn? The long-time author of the Gus Wilson stories is a pen name. Over the years, scores of writers have assumed the Bunn moniker. Only the best wore it successfully. Their works are listed here. "