parts, articles on originality introduction to index - Steve Plucker

182INFORMATION ON THE PUBLICATIONS USED IN THIS INDEX“Model “A” News” (MAN): A bi-monthly publication which is put out by the Model A Restores Club(MARC). It contains information, including pictures, on specific items concerning their restoration andapplication. It also tells about personal and club experiences and restoration projects in restoring specificModel A and AA vehicles including pictures. ONE MUST BE CAUTIOUS AS THE EARLIERARTICLES OF AUTHENTICITY WERE SOMETIMES REPLACED BY LATER UP-DATEDARTICLES OR CORRECTIONS IN LATER ISSUES. Issues used in this index: Vol. 8 (1961) throughpresent. A lot of the major restoration <strong>articles</strong> also appear in MARC’s publication “Technically Speaking”,Volumes 1 through 4. These are representative by an (**). **1 means Vol. 1; **2 means Vol. 2; and soon. Model “A” News, Model A Restores Club, 6721 Merriman Road, Garden City, Michigan 48135;Phone: 734-427-9050 or Web site: www.modelaford.org.“The Restorer” (TR): A bi-monthly publication which is put out by the Model A Ford Club of America(MAFCA). It contains information, including pictures, of specific items concerning their restoration andapplication. It also tells about personal and club experiences and restoration projects in restoring specificModel A and AA vehicles including pictures. ONE MUST BE CAUTIOUS AS THE EARLIERARTICLES OF AUTHENTICITY WERE SOMETIMES REPLACED BY LATER UP-DATEDARTICLES OR CORRECTIONS IN LATER ISSUES. Issues used in this index: All issues used. A lot ofthe major restoration <strong>articles</strong> also appear in MAFCA’s publications “How To Restore Your Model A”,Volumes 1 through 7, which are represented by an (*). *1 means Vol. 1; *2 means Vol. 2; and so on.The Restorer, Model A Ford Club of America, Inc., 250 South Cypress St., La Habra, California 90631-5515; Phone: 562-697-2712 or Web site: www.mafca.com.“The Double A’er” (TDA): A once-a-year, April, publication which is put out by the Ford Model AATruck Club” (FMAATC). It contains information, including pictures and schematic drawings, of specificitems concerning the restoration and application of the Model AA Ford. ONE MUST BE CAUTIOUS ASTHE EARLIER ARTICLES OF AUTHENTICITY WERE SOMETIMES REPLACED BY UP-DATEDARTICLES OR CORRECTIONS IN LATER ISSUES. Issues used in this index: All issues used. TheDouble A’er, Ford Model AA Truck Club, %Neil Wilson, 1365 Cherryvale Road, Boulder, Colorado80303; Phone: 303-443-1464 or email: wilsmor@juno.com or their website: www.fmaatc.org“Model A Times” (MAT): A publication which is published just four times a year. It contains <strong>articles</strong>with pictures and explanations of how and why certain modifications or changes to various <strong>parts</strong> of theModel A will enhance the restoration process. There is also reviews and reports as to what reproduction<strong>parts</strong> are a good (or bad) value. Interviews with many <strong>parts</strong> suppliers are also be included. ONE MUSTBE CAUTIOUS AS THE EARLIER ARTICLES WERE SOMETIMES REPLACED BY LATER UP-DATED ARTICLES OR CORRECTIONS IN LATER ISSUES. Issues used in this index: All issuesissued. Model A Times, 5402 Evan Ct., Rocklin, California 95765; Phone: 916-415-0790 or email:johnlavoy@earthlink.net.“The Model “A” and “AA” Ford Parts Price List” (PPL): These are a series of booklets which werereleased by Ford during the Model A/AA years of 1928-1931. Known copies were, January 1, 1928;October 1, 1928; October 1, 1929; December 1, 1929; October 20, 1930; July 1, 1931; and December 20,1932. These booklets show pictures of the <strong>parts</strong> plus part number, name of part, year, cost of each, and thenumber of each which was required for each car of truck. The July 1, 1931 booklet also has within it bodymodel numbers, name of vehicle, year of vehicle, American wholesale branches, instructions for ordering<strong>parts</strong>, telegraph codes, and codes representing the finish of standard <strong>parts</strong>.“The Model “A” and “AA” Ford Body Parts List” (BPL): This is a publication which was produced inApril 1, 1932. It lists all of the <strong>parts</strong> which were used in the production of individual Model A and AAbodies including part number, name of part, and the body model numbers. However it does not show whateach cost. There may be other earlier booklets which show this aspect.