33-34 restoration guide.

SJCormier

SJCormier

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I know the Early Ford V8 Club once published a restoration guide for 33-34 passenger cars but it seems that it’s currently out of print. Does anyone know if the will be reprinting them anytime soon or where a used one might be found?
 
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The 1933-34 Ford Book - Restoration Manual
This is the book that you are referring to.
I believe that a revised and updated version is currently being worked on by knowledgeable people familiar with these models.
 
An “updated” version is in the works, as Trevor mentioned. If you require a more immediate need for it, perhaps ebay would be your best option for now.
 
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I've heard about the upcoming/updated-being- 'processed' or something similar, throughout the years; also, not-good-comments about the current one; i.e., it doesn't cover enough info .
 
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Accuracy and breadth of coverage are two good reasons for it not being reprinted. The replacement is not an update, but rather all new.
 
DavidG said:
Accuracy and breadth of coverage are two good reasons for it not being reprinted. The replacement is not an update, but rather all new.
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Knowing you David, the new book will be more than worth the wait.
 
Mike,


We'll see. The continuing closure of the Benson Ford Research Center to the public is a real impediment to answering some key open questions. My fingers are crossed for that to change next year.
 
Its my understanding that the EFV8 books are all authored by VOLUNTEERS. Who are giving freely of their time, knowledge, and passion.


Again, my understanding is DavidG has undertaken the lead on the 1933-34 book (and is responsible for the 1932 book), Kube is responsible for the 1940 book.


While there is an eagerness for updates, the question asked should not be "when", but rather "how can I help?", and when done, with whatever limitations, "THANK YOU".
 
NO current information as of yet.....Again, as stated above....the key component of it all is the Benson Ford Research facility......Has been closed to public access since the beginnings of COVID......ALSO compounding the issue is the Center's amount of employee's available to assist with everyday request AND the amount of request handled on a daily basis.....IT is quite an extraordinary number/ratio.... ALSO remember that the BFRC handles everything to do with the Henry Ford Museum (its contents), The Ford Family as well as Ford Motor Company SO its not just about Ford automobile production??? AS Karl also pointed out, THE effort given to this task is beyond comprehension of most here on the barn realize....... and not only the effort BUT the time involved in getting such info, organizing it, proofing it, getting it approved, approved legally etc etc etc....IT is a herculean task. THEN add in the fact that these individuals have every day lives and all the demands that come with that....SO to work all of the above in with that is remarkable of them and their time.


My gratitude for DavidG, Kube, Don Rogers, David Gunnarson and all the other who have dedicated their time to produce such FINE works like the 1932, 1935/36, The Model 51 and 1940 restoration books for the club and the general public cannot be accurately expressed via this post. It is a great example and testimony to the greatness of those individuals dedication to the Early Ford V8 and the hobbyist that cherish them. SO the key word for the 33/34 Book is "Patience"!!!! Just my $ .02 worth
 
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Karl and Robert,

Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

In the meantime, if anyone has decent photos of some unaltered, first-version '33 components, they would be greatly appreciated for inclusion. Those are: the rear transmission mount that attaches to the center cross member (I have the rubber insert), the rear spare tire carrier bracket, and the passenger car gas tank cover.

Thanks to Trevor, I have photos of the super early skirtless-fender '33 Victoria that was in atttendance at the 2013 Grand National Meet at Lake Tahoe that show the latter two components. However, they were all assembled on the car and therefore portions of them are hidden.
 
Rockfla hit the nail on the head that by far the biggest impediment to making any substantial future progress on any of the current or future books is totally dependent upon the re-opening of the Benson Ford Research Center for public access.

It's crazy how much effort it takes to write one of these books (well) and compound that with all the differences with all the variety of vehicle models Ford produced each year with running changes. Just for the 1935-1936 truck book, it took me 5 years, more than 3,000 hours, and multiple trips to the BFRC archives. Even then, it's not perfect. In a few months I'll put out an errata that's currently at 14 pages of new information, correcting wrong information, etc., that I was able to figure out without the BFRC and I have a five page single spaced list of parts and questions to resolve whenever they re-open.

Once, or if, the BFRC re-opens, then it's "just" a matter of someone devoting lots of energy and time to put a book together or update an existing book. Feel free to raise your hand to volunteer to write a book or help someone else along the way.
 
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