did Ford ever put out books like
Direct Connection Big Book?
Chrysler calls them Mopar Performance now.
if Ford puts out their own it ought to
say Ford Motorsports right on cover.
Chrysler has one for small blocks, etc.
Indeed they did; they were called "Ford High Performance", but half of the book was the SVO catalog of the year. The last one I got is from 1987. I think the 1986 copy had an article that detailed the construction of a Clevor; modifying Cleveland heads to mount onto Windsor (302 or 351) blocks.
Ford started their 'Total Performance' with the
Windsor engines in '62.
i won't guess.
when did the books start?
i don't mind half the book is catalog.
better a little good solid info than
a lot of nonsense.
The early books, in the 70s were called "Muscle Parts". The first one dealt with the small block and Interceptor (FE) engines. The second one added the Cleveland and Boss engines.
Ford's "Total Performance" program really peaked in 65. Ads like "with eight pipes in the organ what noble music it makes" showing a top view of a 427 8V setup. I don't know how old you are, but I remember these ads and used to have the muscle parts catalogs.
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1995 Lincoln Continental (project car) http://www.oldschoolhotrodder.com
"growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional"
le baron
here's one of what xlt is talking about. 1986 FORD MUSTANG MOTORSPORT SVO HIGH PERFORMANCE BOOK | eBay
which i found BEFORE i posted about this.
i gotcha. ford muscle, 70's. engine articles.
are you sure it's motorsports or put out by Ford?
i know you post good stuff here, i just want to make sure.
These books were put out by Ford, you got them from the parts department. There was even a whole section on putting 351W (the only 351 in the original) heads on a 302 complete with a bolt kit since 221-302 used 7/16" bolts and the 351 used 1/2" bolts. Guide plates, studs and hardened push rods to allow use of adjustable solid lifter rockers. The first one came out in 1969.
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Bill Vose (Old School Hot Rodder) 1986 F350 crew cab DRW 460ci EFI, E4OD, PMGR starter, 160 amp 3G alternator, 12X3 rear brakes, Traction lock 3.55
1995 Lincoln Continental (project car) http://www.oldschoolhotrodder.com
"growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional"
I did a search earlier and there was a guy who had made black and white copies of the original and supplement 1 for $25. Supplement 2 covered the 351C and the Boss 302 and I think included the Autolite in-line 4 barrel.
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Bill Vose (Old School Hot Rodder) 1986 F350 crew cab DRW 460ci EFI, E4OD, PMGR starter, 160 amp 3G alternator, 12X3 rear brakes, Traction lock 3.55
1995 Lincoln Continental (project car) http://www.oldschoolhotrodder.com
"growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional"
1) Ford High Performance, issued circa 1963, has Cobra emblem on cover.
2) High Performance Parts and Accessories, 1962/63 406.
3) Cobra Parts and Accessories, January 1968-Shelby American.
4) Auto-Lite-Ford High Performance Parts, March 1968 (complete revision).
All these catalogs are inserted in a parts binder that is spring loaded. The tabs used to open the binder are broken off.
So I cannot remove the catalogs to get issue dates for #'s 1 & 2 without ruining the binder.
Also in this binder is a Holman & Moody catalog (revised 11/1/1966), 1965 & 1966 Ford full line accessory brochures, 1966 & 1967 paint chip charts used at the parts counter, and...
A partial 1960/67 Ford Passenger Car Parts Catalog from section 10 thru section 15000. The binder is bursting at the seams, cuz someone at Pasadena Ford, many moons ago stuffed it full.
Pasadena Ford folded the tent August 2008. The day before they closed, I went there, got 60 parts catalogs, and a lotta other related jazz...free. And there are two of these binders containing the same contents
Before someone asks, I've already made a deal to send all the hipo & H-M catalogs from one a the binders to an FTE member. Otherwise, NFS
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Bill // Retired Ford Parts Manager // SoCal Chapter member // Part Number Research: 1928/2001 FoMoCo vehicles.
Why does it not surprise me that you have these? I wish I had known your binder was messed up, shortly before I retired I had a bunch of large binders that latched, had a flat spine, first unlock they spread from 2 1/2 or 3 inches wide to 5 or 6. Second unlatch they completely opened up. The rings were curved so pages, brochures etc. slid freely on them. No one seemed to want them so I'm sure they're gone now.
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Bill Vose (Old School Hot Rodder) 1986 F350 crew cab DRW 460ci EFI, E4OD, PMGR starter, 160 amp 3G alternator, 12X3 rear brakes, Traction lock 3.55
1995 Lincoln Continental (project car) http://www.oldschoolhotrodder.com
"growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional"
Why does it not surprise me that you have these? I wish I had known your binder was messed up, shortly before I retired I had a bunch of large binders that latched, had a flat spine, first unlock they spread from 2 1/2 or 3 inches wide to 5 or 6. Second unlatch they completely opened up. The rings were curved so pages, brochures etc. slid freely on them. No one seemed to want them so I'm sure they're gone now.
Bill, you should know by now I'm the world's champeen procrastinator. I have other binders, but these date to the early 1950's.
Cannot bear to cut 'em open, cuz someone might want them...but, will prolly have to wait 2 years + before they get them!
This is why I give stuff away, cuz if I took dinero, then peeps would whine, moan and complain.
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Bill // Retired Ford Parts Manager // SoCal Chapter member // Part Number Research: 1928/2001 FoMoCo vehicles.
The 1986 book/catalog was the first one I had, but stupid me, I threw it out when I got the 1987 copy. They are not fully over-lapping. I think I got them from Colley Ford, which was the only official Motorsport dealer around here at the time. I wonder what happened to them?
To you old timers, did any of you know someone named Hank Nichols? How about a guy named Sterner (forgot his first name)? They took turns heading the SVO group at Ford in the 70's. I worked down the hall from Nichols, and lived around the corner from Sterner. But I was a small potato at the time, so never associated with them. I did get a chance to see 2 race cars that Sterner had in his garage.
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