1967 1968 Buick Motor's Crash Book Illustrations Electra Wildcat Le Sabre 10 Pgs on 2040-parts.com

Offered are Motor's Crash Book Illustrations for the 1967 and 1968 Buick, including the Le Sabre, the Wildcat and the Electra, with reference to the convertible.

This particular set of illustrations had the distinct privilege and honor of being the first pages of one body shop's actual manual, thus the rust stain along the inner edge of the first page of this 10-page set of illustrations. Edge wear all around. Page is slightly more discolored than the rest, although still ivory in color. Only the first page is affected. The rest are unstained and in unused condition. Examine the page photo carefully as this is from the illustrations you will receive.

Back in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, before computers came into use, body and repair shops would subscribe to Motor's Crash Book Illustrations and Motor's Crash Book Service, which helped them prepare estimates on body work after a car was crashed, hence, the name "crash book." Today, collectors like them because they identify lots of parts and show exploded views of how your car's body goes together. An exploded view shows each part separately in the order that they go together. Normally, an illustration will show how both bumpers are attached, the body panels, mouldings, roof, grille, radiator and related parts, front suspension, steering linkage and some have frame diagrams with dimensions that were used in those years to "pull out" a bent frame. There is no information about the engine, tires and interior.

Also, these illustrations are not intended to replace the use of a manual for repairs. These sheets are 8 1/2" x 11", and some may feel that these illustrations are too small to be helpful. Their intent is simply to inform you about your car, and some mechanically-minded persons might find them helpful in easy repairs. Some collectors use to them to check their vehicles for all factory-made mouldings, things like that.

The photos associated with this listing come from the first of 10 pages included in this set of illustrations (five sheets of paper, printed front and back).

These illustrations address the areas of: identification, where identifying numbers for the vehicle, engine and body are located; wheel alignment and steering geometry, including toe-in, camber, caster, steering axis inclination, turning angle and wheelbase; front views, 1967 Le Sabre, the 1967 Wildcat, the 1967 Electra; exterior views, the 1968 Le Sabre, the 1968 Wildcat, the 1968 Electra; 1968 rear end mouldings for the Le Sabre and Wildcat; 1968 mouldings for the Le Sabre and Wildcat 4-door sedan; 1968 mouldings for the Electra 4-door sedan; 1968 rear end mouldings for the Electra; 1967 mouldings for the Electra convertible; 1967 mouldings for the Le Sabre and Wildcat 4-door sedan; 1967 mouldings for the Le Sabre and Wildcat 2-door hard top; 1967 rear end mouldings for the Le Sabre and Wildcat; 1967 rear end mouldings for the Electra; 4-door sedan body panels; 4-door hard top body panels; 2-door hard top body panels; convertible body panels; 1968 front bumper; 1968 grille and related parts; 1967 grille, radiator and related parts; 1968 radiator and related parts; 1967 front bumper; 1968 rear bumper for the Le Sabre and Wildcat; 1968 rear bumper for the Electra; 1967 rear bumper for the Le Sabre and Wildcat; 1967 rear bumper for the Electra; front suspension exploded; manual steering gear exploded; steering linkage; power steering gear exploded; frame diagram and dimensions.

Taken from the introduction to Motor's Crash Book Illustrations is this paragraph: "The illustrations contained in this manual ... portray assemblies and components as the automobile manufacturers portray them and serve a useful purpose in acquainting one with the relationship of each component with another. Because of limitations, the details of each component cannot always be portrayed. Therefore, all components are not always illustrated and occasionally, it is necessary to illustrate what is typical, rather than exact in detail."

These pages are actual pages from a real body shop's subscription manual. If there is a pinkish or grayish cast to the photo, this comes from the scanner and does not appear on the actual pages. These pages are ivory or cream in color. Some darkening along page edges is always possible due to shop "grime" coming to rest on the unopened manual. These pages are in good condition.

Your pages ship in an archival-safe, acid-free sheet protector, inside a rigid cardboard Stay-Flat Mailer. Standard shipping is by First Class Mail with tracking number. Buyers may, at their discretion, purchase Priority Flat-Rate Envelope Shipping or Priority Express (one-day) Shipping.

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Combined shipping is now available. Each additional set of illustrations will ship for only $0.50 additional. If expedited shipping is selected, additional sets of illustrations will ship for $0.00 additional. If these things do not show properly on your checkout page, please exit checkout and email seller for a special invoice to pay from.

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