This book was created to train assembly plant staff to assemble the 1957 Skyliner. This is a worded instruction book rather than exploded numbered parts diagrams that you might have seen in other assembly manuals. It is a written overview explaining the assembly process. Each page addresses a component showing:
- an illustration
- an explanation of how assembly is similar to or different from other Fairlanes
- tools or procedures that might be used
The illustrations can sometimes show how parts are put together and other times show how tools are used in the assembly process - sometimes the assembly process is more historically interesting than currently useful. Some drawings are more helpful than others. You can also gain insight into why your car is a certain way (some holes were predrilled, and others drilled on the assembly line, for example). The introductory pages give an overview and history of the car, with a detailed explanation of how the top goes up and down mechanically, and which switches are activated.
The book includes sections on body, trim, and final assembly. It covers:
- underbody
- trunk lid
- front end
- roof
- power link
- door
- location of spot welds
- bumpers
- tail pipe
- body bolts
- neutral switch
- spare tire (shows the standard spare tire and not a Continental kit)
- jack
- wiring (just the wiring that differs from a standard Fairlane) and clips
- roof and deck motors and switches
- roof and trunk weatherstripping
- fuel tank
- mouldings
- headlining
- windows
- more
There are illustrations on just about every one of the book's pages. Each page has a watermark in the background. New condition. Buy now to learn something new about your Ford.
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