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Posted By Discussion Topic: Old repair manual -- page: 1 2     47Fordor 02-28-2010 @ 6:02 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 72 Joined: Oct 2009 I guess I could be considered an "old newbie" in more ways than one. When I was in highschool I used to do some minor work, and drive around, Dad's '48 Ford Convertible (best learned lesson was how to clear "crud" out of the fuel line along the road). I now have my own '47 SD Fordor, handed down from Dad's grandad. So I'm not unfamiliar with old iron but I'm now going into totally unfamiliar teritory, so I guess that makes me a newbie. At 43 years old, I'm not considered young in most circles but I know I'm pretty young on this page. All this is to say: I'm one who loves learning from you "old farts!" Dad (now age 72) and I live about 350 miles apart now but, if I want to have a 3+ hour phone conversation with him, all I have to do is mention old cars or old tractors (we both have 8N tractors, but that's for another forum). FYI: lately, since I became a EFV8 member, one of the big conversation topics is things that I've found of interest in V8 Times. Chris ford38v8 02-27-2010 @ 7:53 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 My father wasn't much for talk, but I've often wished I'd have recorded what he said when he did talk. My Father in Law, though, boy, did he have the stories! He should have received royalties from John Steinbeck for East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath! Alan Steve S 02-27-2010 @ 6:50 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 54 Joined: Feb 2010 Alan, I've been to Missouri but never lived there! Born and bred in California thankfully, because I've had a lot of British cars and ironically they don't live long in wet climates. Dan, I'm a newbie to old Fords and relatively young in the grand scheme of things. However I'm one who lives for the "geriatric recollections" of the old-timers I encounter. My other Ford is a '25 Model T Roadster pickup that is basically stock, and in the past couple years of owning it I've been treated to many stories from guys who bought them new. You can't write fiction better than the words that spill out of these guys' mouths. I only wish there were enough hours in one's lifetime to hear it all. Stroker 02-27-2010 @ 4:23 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 Alan, et al: I agree regarding the Motor's Manuals. My point is that it is ALL good information, and it ALL needs to be preserved, as it is just as important as building a car that is "As Henry built it". If you look at many of our Forum questions, more and more we have self-proclaimed "newbies", who are just getting-into early Fords. Often, they ask questions that us "ancient-ones" consider to be elemental. We have had the advantage of "learning to read" on these ancient tomes, or as in my case,growing up surrounded by often ailing ancient Fords. This generation has not had that benefit, and are in many cases not looking forward to hearing our geriatric recollections. Perhaps there needs to be an "Early Ford Primer" for those who WILL replace us old farts. Dan ford38v8 02-27-2010 @ 4:01 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 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 Stroker 02-27-2010 @ 3:09 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1460 Joined: Oct 2009 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 ford38v8 02-27-2010 @ 2:58 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 Steve, you must be from Missouri? The Show Me State. Alan Steve S 02-27-2010 @ 1:44 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 54 Joined: Feb 2010 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. 4dFordSC 02-27-2010 @ 11:23 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 266 Joined: Oct 2009 I've picked up several copies of this book on eBay; they appear there fairly often. ford38v8 02-27-2010 @ 10:49 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 Steve & Dan, The reprint has been done. Check out the enclosed picture. Alan

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