Future subject are available on the CTCI website under Car Tech, then Gil’s Garage. The manual with all addendums, the last and final being addendum J, is available from CTCI complete with binder. The second question today regarded lifting the body from the frame which can be found on pages 266-275 of the manual. photos # 27 and # 28 show two types of jacks that are found in the 1955 models with detailed descriptions of both types.

Those pages show all three years of the Thunderbird jacks. Looking in the index under jacks it refers to pages 73-77. I receive questions almost daily that are covered in the manual – example, today I received a question regarding the markings on a 1955 bumper jack base.

The last 10 items on page 13 of the index are clarification or corrections on previous subjects. However a complete 13-page index with over 500 subjects is available on the CTCI website – click on Car Tech, the third item down is the index which can be printed and used with the manual. The complete manual with all the addendums has a total of 481 pages with pictures and captions. If you are having your Thunderbird restored by a shop it is highly recommended that they be provided with the Restoration Manual even if you are doing a modified car. It was developed to provide information on all subjects, minor maintenance, servicing and up keep as well as body removal if one so desires. It was written for those that are restoring or just maintaining their Thunderbird as well as those that already own a restored Thunderbird. The Restoration Manual is a great tool for all 7 Thunderbird owners.

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