Part Numbers and Identification Books

cammer427 · #1 05-20-2011, 10:43 AM

Hi guys,

I was hoping you guys may have some recommendations for books/catalogues containing part numbers and specifications for most domestic makes and models from around '55 to '80. Specifically mechanical parts: engine, transmission, rear-end, etc.

It'd be great to have a reference book for each make to carry along with me while checking out engines, heads, manifolds, transmissions, etc. when going through scrap yards, swap meets, and so forth.

Any help would be appreciated!

al8apex · #2 05-20-2011, 04:59 PM

Hollander exchange books, they are good for about 10 years each, so you would only need 3 or 4 of them ...

Verne_Frantz · #3 05-20-2011, 11:34 PM

The best books are original Chevrolet P&A parts books for the individual years you are interesting in. Don't use a '72 book for '62 part numbers. You really need them all, one for each model year since part numbers change often. When I go to a swap meet, I take a (published date) '61, '62, '63 & '68 parts book with me and leave them in the truck. I also have a notebook in my pocket with 1000 part numbers in it plus the other 1000 I have in my head.

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nova7579 · #4 05-21-2011, 02:08 AM

Hollanders are JUNK and overpriced. You need to stick with the factory parts books and pick up a copy of each of the Chevrolet by the numbers books by Alan Colvin.
Brian

Keith Tedford · #5 05-22-2011, 07:19 PM

I have a set of early '80s Chevelle-Monte Carlo parts books. These later dealer books are missing a lot of the discontinued part numbers. Better to get parts books from the year of your car.

sah62 · #6 07-12-2011, 01:33 AM

Digging up an older topic...

Does anyone have any good sources for reasonably priced late-1960s - early 1970s master parts manual CDs? I'm looking for some good sources for original illustrations and service part numbers. I've got the Ford stuff covered but I'm kind of clueless when it comes to GM and Mopar manuals. Are any of the manuals advertised on eBay worth buying? I've seen a few that claim to be copies of the printed books.