jaunty75

I was cleaning out the dark corners of the garage and came across four items I no longer need or want, and, rather than throw them away, I thought I'd offer them up here. Three are books and one is a backup light lens.

The lens is NOS and fits '74 or '75 Delta 88. I don't know if it fits 98. The box says Delta. The number stamped on the lens is SAE R74 GUIDE 3B.

I have a 1968 Motor's Auto Repair Manual. About 1200 pages. Smells a bit musty, but in pretty good shape.

Second is a 1982 Chilton's Automotive Service Manual. This is not one of those small-ish paperbacks that they have in the rack at the auto parts store. This is a hardcover book about 1700 pages long.

Third is a 1956 Chilton's Manual. The cover is pretty much blank (just says "Chilton's" on it), so I scanned the inside title page. This one is a little rougher in condition but still quite usable. It's about 800 pages long, and someone wrote on the spine that it covers 1940 to 1956.


I realize that nothing beats a factory service manual when working on a car, but I have found from time to time that diagrams in these manuals are better than what's in the factory manual, and sometimes tune-up data and other specs are a little easier to find and sometimes better summarized.


Now here's the deal. I don't want ANY money for these. Not even for shipping. I realize that the books, at least, likely have little value, but I couldn't bring myself to toss them in the trash without at least checking to see if someone would want any of them. I'd love to see them go to someone who could use them, and shipping media mail is only a few dollars.

As far as the backup light lens, I'd ask only a few dollars for that, anyway, and that ain't worth the trouble. It's so small and light that shipping by first class mail is all of $2.00.


So if you're interested in any of these, just PM me your mailing address, tell me what you want, and it/them will be off in the mail to you. I'm not going to wait forever on the books. If I still have them a week from now, they'll go in the trash. The lens I'll keep until it's gone as it's brand new and too nice to throw away. Someone will want it eventually.

Octania

Good deal
TY for offering these
can you find the teeeeensy 6-7 digit PN on the lens? that would help peg the applications

Any house with auto enthusiasts should have at least one Chilton's. Or the cabin.

I used to peruse the Chilton's and Motor's manuals when I was little, and compare brands and techniques of engineering. Had time to read when out at Grandma's place.

jaunty75

Thanks. It's so small, I didn't even notice it. Peering through my electron microscope shows it to be

5941665 2

with the 2 spaced away from the other numbers like that.

jaunty75

The Motor's Manual is taken.

oldcutlass

Thank you Jaunty.

jaunty75

You're welcome!


The 1956 Chilton Manual is gone now, too.

jaunty75

Remember, these are coming by Media Mail. Expect them some time around the playing of the next superbowl!

m371961

Great to offer these out. The old Motors and Chiltons offer a lot of info and basic knowledge. I have a few and some old Motor Truck and Tractor manuals that cover old farm tractors also. They also explain trouble shooting and theory of how things work very well.

jaunty75

The '82 Chilton Manual is gone now, too. All I have left is the backup light lens. Thanks to everyone for taking these. I'd much rather they go to new homes than to the trash bin.

MDchanic

Well done.

- Eric

BangScreech4-4-2

Good for you! Wish I'd seen this thread earlier. I'm always up for some old-school knowledge.