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HOUSTON MODEL A RESTORERS CLUB LIBRARY INDEX 
BOOKS, EVENT ACTIVITIES, & DVDs
03/13/22

 

The listings with short descriptions of the books, event activities, and DVDs in the GHMARC Library are posted on the GHMARC website.  Please contact our Technical Librarian and he will help you find the information you are seeking and will make arrangements to get the needed information to you.  There is a small deposit for checking out books and DVDs which will be refunded upon their return. Only GHMARC members will be allowed to check out items from its library.

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The following books would be useful to a person who is not all that familiar with Model A Fords to gain a basic understanding of these vehicles. 

 

  1. THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE MODEL “A” FORD 1928-1931,Les Pearson, 2013. This book is in color and highlighted with numerous pictures throughout the book.  The book contains a general overview of the various body styles, differences in chassis and bodies over the four years of production, how to start and drive, maintenance and repair of the Model “A” Ford. 

  2. HENRY’S LADY “AN ILLISTRATED HISTORY OF THE MODEL A FORD”, Ray Miller, 1972.  This book is in black and white with a few pages in the middle of the book showing various models in color.  The content of the book is aligned by models (The Phaetons, The Roadsters, etc) and the information is defined in pictures and the text of the captions associated with the pictures.

  3. THE FORD MODEL ‘A’ AS HENRY BUILT IT, A COLOR, UPHOLSTERY AND PRODUCTION FACTS BOOK, De Angelis, Francis and Henry, 1975.  This book is all in black and white. The first four sections cover the overall technical information on the Model A and the last four sections deal with the vehicle models for each of the four years of production.

  4. FORD MODEL A, COLLECTOR’S ORIGINALITY GUIDE, Jim Schild, 2009.  This book is in color and contains numerous color pictures of the Model A to illustrate model and year differences as well as different color and upholstery combinations.  The book contains four major chapters, one for each of the four years of production starting with a detailed description of the 1928 year and any the changes in subsequent years.

 

The following books are probably the most definitive and complete books available on the repair, maintenance, and upgrade of the Model A Ford.

 

  1. MODEL A FORD TROUBLE SHOOTING & DIAGNOSTICS, A Complete Guide for Trouble Analysis and Testing, Les Andrews, 2000. A well organized and well written 174 page book that covers the detailed instructions for troubleshooting and testing components and systems on the original Model A Ford.  Best when used in conjunction with Model A Ford Mechanics Handbook Volume 1 book defined below.

  2. MODEL A FORD MECHANICS HANDBOOK VOL I (2 COPIES), A Complete Guide for Service and Maintenance, Les Andrews, 2002. A well organized and well written 408 page book that covers the detail instructions for servicing, repair, and maintenance of the original Model A Ford.  Best when used in conjunction with the Model A Ford Troubleshooting & Diagnostics book defined above.

  3. MODEL A FORD MECHANICS HANDBOOK VOL II (2 COPIES), Les Andrews, 2003.  A well organized and well written book that covers detailed instructions for the installation of aftermarket accessories, installing top wood, installing hydraulic brakes and increasing performance, speed and power for touring

  4. RESTORERS MODEL A SHOP MANUAL, Jim Schild, 1985. This older Model A repair and maintenance manual describe those efforts in a more remove and replace process rather than a refurbishment process.

  5. RICKS MODEL “A” SHOP MANUAL, Rick Freeman, 1974. This older Model A repair and maintenance manual describes those efforts in a more remove and replace process rather than a refurbishment process.

 

The following is a reference book for the Model A paint and color.  There are no books in the technical library that are a good reference for selecting or installing Model A upholstery.`      

 

  1. MODEL A FORD PAINT AND FINISH GUIDE, Revision 4, MAFCA, 2020.  This book is the latest issue of the Model A paint and finish guide. The authors of this book employed a highly capable printing company to ensure that the paint chips in the guide are an exact match of the original colors.  The size of the paint chips was greatly increased to allow modern paint color matching techniques. The guide also contains tables of the available paint colors for each year and model, body sketches where lower body, upper body and pinstripe paint are to be applied, and interior, chassis and fender painting.

  2. MODEL A FORD PAINT AND FINISH GUIDE, Revision 3, MAFCA, 2020.  This book is the previous issue of the Model A paint and finish guide. The authors of this book employed a highly capable printing company to ensure that the paint chips in the guide are an exact match of the original colors.  The small size of the paint chips does not allow modern paint color matching techniques. The guide also contains tables of the available paint colors for each year and model, body sketches where lower body, upper body and pinstripe paint are to be applied, and interior, chassis and fender painting.

 

The following books are reprints of original Ford publications available for reference.

 

  1. PARTS PRICE LIST, FORD V-8 AND 4-CYLINDER CARS 1928-1932, reprint Ford Motor Company, 1932. This book lists the part numbers, names and pictures of all the Model A passenger and commercial vehicle parts, less the body parts. Unfortunately, only the latest revision of a part is listed.

  2. BODY PARTS LIST, “A” AND “AA” 1928-29-30-31, reprint Ford Motor Company, 1932. This book lists all of the part numbers and names of the body parts including upholstery for all Model A passenger and commercial vehicles.

  3. MODEL A SERVICE BULLETIN, reprint Ford Motor Company by MARC, 1997. This book includes the reprint of the Model A Monthly Service Bulletins and contains an index in the back to locate specific information.

 

The following book is the latest version of the Model A Ford judging standards.  This book is useful in distinguishing differences in parts configurations especially in the 1928 through mid 1929 years.

 

  1. MODEL A JUDGING STANDARDS & RESTORATION GUIDELINES, Revision   4, MAFCA, 2016. This clean completely updated book will be the only one used in the club’s judging events.

 

The following books are associated with event activities.

 

  1. MAFCA CAR GAMES, MAFCA, 1998. This book outlines games and activities associated with the Model A Ford that can be used at club events.

  2. MARC TOURING CLASS SCORE SHEETS packets, MARC, 2010.  These are the packets used for scoring when conducting Touring Class judging.

  3. FASHION GUIDELINES, MAFCA, 1986. There was past interest in era fashion within our Houston Model A Ford club and these two books, a small box of era patterns and three folders of fashion information supported that interest.         

 

The following books are specific to the repair of Model A components.

 

  1. THE MODEL “A” ENGINE with Special Section on the Model A Distributor and Model A Oil Pump, Paul & Bill McRee, 2002.

  2. THE MODEL A GENERATOR with a special section on the Model A Starter, Paul and Bill McRee, 2002.

  3. THE MODEL A FORD CARBURETORS, Paul Moller, 1972.

  4. RESTORING THE MODEL “A” AND “B” CARBURETORS, THE “REX” REHEIS WAY, Gordon Biggers, 2004.

 

The library no longer carries a complete hardcopy collection of the Restorer and Model A News magazines and have been replaced with soft copy access.

 

  1. THE RESTORER magazines, softcopy access is through the “Restorer First Fifty Years” memory stick, 1955 to 2005 and the indexes for the Restorer magazines are on the MAFCA website at www.mafca.com.

  2. THE MODEL “A” NEWS magazines, softcopy access is through the MARC News the First 12 Years 1953 – 1965 CD and a hardcopy index for the “Model “A” News, A cumulative Index of Technical and Historical Information 1961 – 2003” is available for checkout from the library.  There is no index for the following years.

 

The following list of DVDs are available for checkout

 

  1. MARC News First 12 Years 1953 - 1965

  2. Gennin Along with Lloyd and Floyd, 25 minutes

  3. Dial D for Distributor, 20 minutes

  4. How to Avoid Fahrenheit Fright, 28 minutes

  5. Honk Your Horn, 27 minutes

  6. The Flasher, 16 minutes

  7. Carbs & Carbos, 47 minutes

  8. Model A Roof Installation, Bert Lecher, 2004

  9. Rebuilding Model A Shock Absorbers,

  10. Model A Wood Interior Replacement, Bert Lecher

  11. Two Decades of Ford Trucks, 122 minutes

  12. The Milestone Model A (Twenty Millionth), 44 minutes

  13. A Tour Through the Rouge Plants, 121 minutes

  14. Fords for 1931-32, 122 minutes

  15. Stop on a Dime,  

  16. Henry Ford: Tin Lizzie Tycoon, 50 minutes

  17. The Model-A Fords, 112 minutes

  18. Rebuilding a Model A Ford Differential, 61 minutes

  19. Rebuilding a Model A Ford Front End, 61 minutes
     

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