Old car manuals

JoePa · #1 04/06/14, 12:01 PM

I have a bunch of old car repair manuals laying around - some covering vehicles from the 60s and 70s - I was wondering if they are of any value - these are manuals that were purchased when the vehicle was purchased and are specific for a particular vehicle -

VERN in IL · #2 04/06/14, 12:32 PM

about eight years ago I purchased a repair manual from a flea market for around 15-30 dollars.

MichaelZ · #3 04/06/14, 12:37 PM

They might be. The easiest way to sell would be on Craigslist - no fees. Specify cash only.

**Roadking** · #4 04/06/14, 12:54 PM

There was a stretch that I made some good money with them on ebay.

Matt

wy_white_wolf · #5 04/07/14, 08:59 AM

Got one covering the 62 falcon or ranchero? How about 69 Plymouth B body?

Darren · #6 04/07/14, 09:02 AM

I've got the factory shop manual for a 69 Chrysler B body. Except for sheet metal, etc. most of the rest such as mechanical should be close especially engine, transmission, axle, etc. Chrysler did a lot of cross make parts utilization.

Darren · #7 04/07/14, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JoePa

I have a bunch of old car repair manuals laying around - some covering vehicles from the 60s and 70s - I was wondering if they are of any value - these are manuals that were purchased when the vehicle was purchased and are specific for a particular vehicle -

Check eBay for values. Some of the original factory shop manuals are pricey. You can get the contact info for the dealers in manuals off eBay and possibly sell to them if you don;t want to go the ebay sales route.

wy_white_wolf · #8 04/07/14, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Darren

I've got the factory shop manual for a 69 Chrysler B body. Except for sheet metal, etc. most of the rest such as mechanical should be close especially engine, transmission, axle, etc. Chrysler did a lot of cross make parts utilization.

Chrysler didn't use the B-body platform until the 75 Cordoba. Does it cover Dodge Cornet and Plymouth Sat, Belv, RR, GTX Models?

I have the engine/tranny covered. It would be the platform specific accessories that we're usually reseaching. I have this covered in my collection but friends are always wanting to borrow mine so I could use a spare set.

KMA1 · #9 04/07/14, 10:13 PM

How about 71 Plymouth B body? That is Roadrunner, GTX and Satellite.

Esprit · #10 04/08/14, 07:48 PM

If they are for "popular models" such as any musclecar from the 60-70's they can be worth a few bucks.