The Old Car Manual Project: Manuals and tech info online

updated January 21, 2003

News

1946-1954 Chevy Paint Codes and Chips Provided by Keith Hardy. See them here.

1963 Ford Brochure
Fresh from the Barrett-Jackson auction, and thanks to Tom Ortega, we've got it here. Click to view.

1954 Lincoln Engine Manual (Selective fit guide) Click here.

1965 Comet Brochure
Tom Ortega of Scottsdale, Arizona has contributed a nice scan of the factory brochure for the 1965 Mercury Comet.

Old Radio Ads
Marconi's miracle comes to The Old Car Manual Project in the form of some great old time radio ads from Mike Schmitt - hear them here.

Studebaker ads
Thanks to Fred Young of Calgary, Alberta we have some very rare Canadian Studebaker ads - in addition to the rest of our collection. Click here for our Studebaker ad collection.

More great stuff from Mike Schmitt:
Labor and Parts Guide for 1954-1961 Lincoln

An outstanding Spanish-language site about old iron: Tuerca.cl

Hydramatic transmission for 1949-1950 Lincoln manual
A rare find, contributed by Mike Schmitt, this covers the details of the GM Hydramatic transmsissions as used in the 49-50 Lincoln. Click here.

1953-54 Lincoln Hydramatic training manual Also from Mike Schmitt, this is a factory training presentation for transmission specialists, dated 1954. Click here.

1976 Canadian Pontiac Brochure
Click here.

Dana 20 Transfer case for Ford Bronco Contributed by Graham Fennie, this is the Ford manual for the Dana 20 transfer case. Click here.

1953 Lincoln Air Conditioning manual
Service procedures for 1953 Lincoln air conditioning. Click here.

Here's another manual from Mike: 1953 Lincoln Power Seats and Power Windows

ESSO Car Care Guide 1968
Tune-up and service data for all cars to 1968. Click here to view the 1968 Car Care Guide

Holley Carburetor Visual Aid Instruction Series
Factory training manual for early 50's Holley carburetors. Click here.

Holley 859 Updraft Carburetor for 6 Cylinder COE Trucks Click here.

1965 Ford trucks brochure
Light to heavy Ford trucks including Econoline.

Chevrolet Transmission Manual
Service and repair of the Powerglide and Turbo Hydramatic. See it here.

1911 Buick Brochure
Click here

Holley Carburetor Manual
Here's an original service manual from 1959 for the 2300, 4150 and 4160 Holley (modular) carbs.

1946 Mercury Truck Brochure
Click here.

1951 Chevrolet Accessory Installation Manual
Dealer-installed accessories for '51 Chevy cars and trucks. See it here. Contributed by Keith Hardy.

64 Oldsmobile Transmissions
The 1964 Oldsmobile Service Manual, No. 2, This covers the Hydra-Matic, Jetaway and Syncromesh (synchromesh. Click here.

Feature Marque

Lincoln

TOCMP Lincoln Home Page

Lincoln Ads

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The Old Car Manual Project

Some general information:

What is "the old car manual project"?
The idea is to scan manuals for old, vintage or antique American vehicles and their components and make them available
on the web, for free.

Why are we doing this?

Why not? But really - one of the hardest parts of restoring or servicing old machines is getting decent technical information. Often, it's difficult, impossible or expensive to obtain. We
think that this kind of information should be freely available, as a public resource for the preservation of our industrial history.

Who are we?

We are some guys who like old iron. We can be contacted at xerog@xerog.com

factory brochures

1911 Buick

1946 Mercury Trucks

1956 Ford Thunderbird

1963 Ford cars

1965 Ford trucks (incl. Econoline)

1965 Mercury Comet

1969 Pontiac (US)

1969 Pontiac (Canada)

1970-1/2 Ford Falcon