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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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About 2 or 3 years ago reprints of the text and illustrated parts books were available from venders like Faxon Auto Literature. Now that I'm ready to spend the money all I find are the CD version.
Anyone know where the paper version is still available, or will I need to start watching the action site? Thanks, I'm sure the electronic version is fine, but I know how to use the original paper and prefer it.
-Dave.
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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Use the Search function on eBay Motors to see the following used offerings of the two volume 1960-1964 Ford Illustration and Text Catalogs...
Item # 400664565330 (3 presently watching)
Item # 131435302809 (nobody presently watching, but seller is asking more money)
Hope this helps. 
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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Thanks, I'm a points and condenser type guy and this electronic world we now live in is wonderful. But, trying to find my way around it still confuses at times. I'll take a look and see what I can find. -Dave.
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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Here's a 1969 reprint of the 1960 - 1964 Ford Illustration Catalog on eBay... 3 copies sold, 1 still available
Search eBay number 261679259396
Read the seller's description. Price is $40 plus shipment...
Hope this helps.
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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I'm not familiar with this source...
Google this address on the Internet... price is attractive... $25.00 for the 1960 - 1964 Ford Text Catalog... appears to be a used original...
https://offerupnow.com/item/detail/9033320/1960-1964-ford-car-parts-accessories-text-catalog
Hope this helps.
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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Noshortcuts, thank you again. Obviously they are out there and you've given me several leads to follow up on. If I can't get a copy it's my own falt.
There are a few parts I'm needing for my sixty and having a part number, or two, help when searching the nos vendors.
Maybe next time I'll bug you guys with a real Y-Block question!
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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Your initial comments regarding the lack of availability of the 1960 - 1964 Ford Illustration and Text Catalogs were quite correct, Dave.
Like you, I prefer the paper repair manuals and parts catalogs to the CD versions. Faxon has been an excellent source of quality reproduced Ford literature previously. When I went looking for both reprinted AND original used copies of what you were asking about, I sent you EVERYTHING I found. That said, there wasn't much available!
IF you want the '60-'64 Ford parts catalogs you inquired about, I encourage you to pick them up now.
Best wishes,
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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Just wanted to let you all know that I took NoShortcuts advice and got the parts books now. I've avoided the auction sites, in the past, they remind me of shopping in Tijuana -LOL! Anyway I first set up a Paypal account, then signed up on Ebay and when I got home from work yesterday the books were waiting for me. Thanks again, all. -Dave.
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By Rusty_S85 - 9 Years Ago
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I went the CD route, mainly cause it takes up less room than the books and I have enough books as it is on my projects. Secondly all the hardback reprints I was finding was $200 a piece and I couldn't justify spending $400 for the illustration and parts book as they didn't sell them in package sets but individually. Plus you can print the pages out and if they get damaged print another one out.
I have a black 3 ringed binder that holds every single page of the illustration guide that pertains to my '56 and all I have to do is just start up the parts guide and look up the part number if I ever need it.
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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Rusty, I thought about the CD version, but guess I'm just old enough that I prefer real, physical things that can be held in the hand. Besides no electricity required to use a book and best of all easier to use than microfiche. Plus these books are drilled, they may wind up in my catalog rack, if I take them off my desk. Finally Rusty, if these parts books had been as expensive as the ones you were looking at, I probably would still just be wanting. -Dave.
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By Rusty_S85 - 9 Years Ago
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The books I found at those prices were offered by Dennis Carpenter, Macs, Concours, and even from Lloyds Auto Lit and Faxon Auto Lit. but when I was looking it was like three years ago and I said I wouldn't pay that much money for these books so I hopped on ebay and got a cd version of the '49 to '59 ford parts and illustration guide, '70 to '79 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury parts and illustration guide, and '79 to '89 F100 thru F550 parts and illustration guide CDs for $30 after shipping.
Since then I have not looked at the books so I don't know what prices they are at now or if the places I listed above that were selling them even offer them anymore. They weren't even original books but reprints. Just like how they wanted $60 for a reprint shop manual for '56 when I got my original one off ebay for $15 with free shipping. Down side is this book is hard to use as its so old and worn the book keeps wanting to tear at the spine.
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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Back about 1990, when I had my '64 Galaxie, I bought a reprint of the factory shop manual from one of the restoration parts vendors. The cheap plastic bindings of that book literally fell apart with in a few months of buying it. Took the book apart, used a three hole punch and put it into the 3 ring binder where it still is today.
This points out why I like doing business in person, so you can see how cheap the over priced stuff your buying is. Guess it doesn't matter how we get there as long as we get there. And the "there" is on the road enjoying our old cars. If I hadn't been able to find what I wanted, then probably would have gone the CD route. Even some of those seem over priced for what they are.
So, the next step will be finding a Saturday to spend in the garage cleaning all the junk out that is naturally drawn to an unused parked car. Last time I saw the sixty it was in there somewhere -LOL!, Dave.
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By Rusty_S85 - 9 Years Ago
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'60 Fairlane (3/9/2015)
Back about 1990, when I had my '64 Galaxie, I bought a reprint of the factory shop manual from one of the restoration parts vendors. The cheap plastic bindings of that book literally fell apart with in a few months of buying it. Took the book apart, used a three hole punch and put it into the 3 ring binder where it still is today. This points out why I like doing business in person, so you can see how cheap the over priced stuff your buying is. Guess it doesn't matter how we get there as long as we get there. And the "there" is on the road enjoying our old cars. If I hadn't been able to find what I wanted, then probably would have gone the CD route. Even some of those seem over priced for what they are. So, the next step will be finding a Saturday to spend in the garage cleaning all the junk out that is naturally drawn to an unused parked car. Last time I saw the sixty it was in there somewhere -LOL!, Dave.
lol I know what you mean. I really need to stop waiting and go ahead and order the brake stuff I need to overhaul the brake system. I will worry about the leaking radiator later. Atleast with the brakes I can attempt to get mine to move under its own power.
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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I do have one regret from my 1st buy off Ebay..., their relentless SPAM. Just tried unsubscribing again. Maybe this time it will stick. Later, -Dave.
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By Rusty_S85 - 9 Years Ago
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'60 Fairlane (3/10/2015)
I do have one regret from my 1st buy off Ebay..., their relentless SPAM. Just tried unsubscribing again. Maybe this time it will stick. Later, -Dave.
Mine was purchasing two 12,000 lumen LED spotlight for my truck, they were $800 lights I got from a guy in France for $65 free shipping. I regret it cause after about two weeks it was auto canceled as the account was hacked.
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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Saw this on eBay, Dave. Thought that you might be interested in picking this up for your '60 Ford.
On eBay, use the search function at the top of the page to locate item no. 221732053863
Or simply click the Internet address below.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Ford-Car-Shop-Manual-/221732053863?hash=item33a042a367
Hope this helps.
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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WoW! That listing JUST ended on eBay. I don't know if you can connect with the seller.
Here's another of the same thing, but it is more expensive.
Click the Internet address below.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-1960-Ford-Car-Shop-Manual/310560732790?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D30157%26meid%3D9b9db7bd71874f1c878012a3d1e10db1%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D221732053863
Hopefully you'll get to see this one before it goes off!
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By NoShortcuts - 9 Years Ago
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WELL... The eBay listing that I previously identified, the one that then expired, is now re-listed AND they've lowered the price. So, at the moment, you've got two to choose from that look to be useable original copies.
Click the Internet address below to get to the eBay seller's listing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Ford-Car-Shop-Manual/321722669708?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D30157%26meid%3Dd9e73e733d3240f8aef7f413c6db6a0e%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D221732053863
Hope this helps.
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By '60 Fairlane - 9 Years Ago
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Thank you for the links to the shop manuals. I picked one up several years ago at a swap meet here in Kansas City. I would like to pick up the assembly manual and a couple other books that are still available as reprints and will be until a week before I'm ready to buy -LOL!
Most importantly I need to solve my rear window seal problem before I'll be ready to dive into this old heap. I like to know how I'm going to over come an issue before it's time to do battle. Thanks again for the information. -Dave.
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