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Steve S |
02-26-2010 @ 10:21 PM
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I found this in the '39 the other day. It's a 1945 printing of a book covering 1932-1940 Ford V8 models. Inside is a hand-written message from "David Keir" to "Bill Orr". Anyone recognize either of these names?
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Steve S |
02-26-2010 @ 10:25 PM
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Here's the message. So formal!
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Stroker |
02-27-2010 @ 6:20 AM
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Steve: That's a "keeper". I literally learned to read with that book! Victor Page (pronounced "Pa-Jay"),compiled many old factory service bulletins and added clearly understandable text to tie it all together. To me, it was the ultimate Ford primer, and I still have my battered copy. A reprint of this tome by "The Club" would, in my opinion be a wonderful resource. My copy (which was my dad's) isn't gloriously signed like yours, but is the same vintage. Dan
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Steve S |
02-27-2010 @ 9:18 AM
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Yeah, it's a really neat book. I'm afraid to really use it though because the binding is a tad weak. Here's an example of the wonderful content inside, for those who haven't seen one. (still wondering if anyone recognizes those names!)
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ford38v8 |
02-27-2010 @ 10:49 AM
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Steve & Dan, The reprint has been done. Check out the enclosed picture.
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4dFordSC |
02-27-2010 @ 11:23 AM
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I've picked up several copies of this book on eBay; they appear there fairly often.
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Steve S |
02-27-2010 @ 1:44 PM
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That looks like a different book. Mine covers '32-'40 and is by Victor Page. It's published by Norman H. Henley Publishing Company if New York.
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ford38v8 |
02-27-2010 @ 2:58 PM
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Steve, you must be from Missouri? The Show Me State.
Alan
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Stroker |
02-27-2010 @ 3:09 PM
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Alan: I've never seen the Clymer book. Is it a re-print of Page's book, or something else entirely? These old compendiums of wisdom do need to be preserved, scanned and made available to the next generation. Perhaps the Foundation could get involved. Our index of old V8 Times is also a wealth of information. If someone in our organization was willing to spend the rest of their life scanning in all of that wisdom, trivia, and relevant information in searchable form, (other than simply referencing an issue that may not be available), that would be a wonderful gift to posterity as well. I've stored a lot of "stuff" in my septuagenarian head since reading Page's "bible" under the covers with a flashlight in the 40's. There are still thousands of EV8's on the planet that will pass on to those who have no first hand experience. Collectively, we might consider those who will become the inheritors of our passion. Dan
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ford38v8 |
02-27-2010 @ 4:01 PM
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Dan, Yes, it's the same identical book, but with 60 pages added on at the end to cover the '41-50 Fords. In my humble opinion, the book was obsolete when I was a kid. I much preferred a MotoRs Manual to Page. Far better illustrations, more specific to the task, and written in language that seems more directed to a Mechanic than to a Publisher.
Alan
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