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Finding Aid for Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection, 1940 Finding Aid for MILITARY VEHICLES SERVICE MANUALS COLLECTION, 1940-1945 Accession 64.167.750 Finding Aid Republished: September 2017 Benson Ford Research Center The Henry Ford 20900 Oakwood Boulevard ∙ Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 USA [email protected] ∙ www.thehenryford.org Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 OVERVIEW REPOSITORY: Benson Ford Research Center The Henry Ford 20900 Oakwood Blvd Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 www.thehenryford.org [email protected] ACCESSION NUMBER: 64.167.750 CREATOR: Ford Motor Company. Ford Division TITLE: Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection INCLUSIVE DATES: 1940-1945 QUANTITY: 10.5 cubic ft. (11 boxes) LANGUAGE: The materials are in English. ABSTRACT: The Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection consists of service and operator's manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced by Ford Motor Company during World War II. Page 2 of 13 Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: The collection is open for research. COPYRIGHT: Copyright has been transferred to The Henry Ford by the donor. Copyright for some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s). ACQUISITION: Donated to The Henry Ford by the Ford Motor Company Archives, 1964. RELATED MATERIAL: Related material held by The Henry Ford: - Ford Motor Company Parts Drawings, 1909-1957. Accession 1701. PREFERRED CITATION: Item, folder, box, accession 64.167.750, Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection, Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford PROCESSING INFORMATION: Collection originally processed by staff of the Ford Motor Company Archives. Rehoused and processed by staff of The Henry Ford following donation. Further processing by Brian Wilson, August 2017, to match finding aid container list and improve housing of several items. DESCRIPTION INFORMATION: Original collection inventory list prepared by staff of the Ford Motor Company Archives in December 1953. Republished by FMC Archives in April 1964. Inventory computerized and published by The Henry Ford, circa 1994. Finding aid written by staff of The Henry Ford. Updated and republished 23 August 2006. Revised in August 2017 by Brian Wilson to correct errors in Container List; update formatting; include additional front matter. Republished September 2017. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) and local guidelines. Page 3 of 13 Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection consists of service and operator's manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced by Ford Motor Company during World War II. The collection was originally held in the office of J.A. Steinbruckner, Ford Motor Company, Ford Division, Superintendent of Catalog Section, Planning and Research Department, before being transferred to the Ford Motor Company Archives. The material has been arranged in two series. The United States Military series, 1941-1945 (10 cubic ft.), is comprised of repair and operator manuals for military vehicles and equipment built by Ford Motor Company for the United States military. The series is primarily comprised of maintenance and repair catalogs and parts list catalogs (Standard Nomenclature Lists) and detailed maintenance and repair procedures (Technical Manuals). Vehicles and equipment included armored cars, automobiles, jeeps and reconnaissance cars, general equipment and assemblies, equipment produced by other manufacturers, tanks, heavy-duty trucks, and universal troop carriers. The Ford of Canada series, 1940-1944 (0.5 cubic ft.), consists of repair and operator manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced for the Canadian and British military. Equipment and vehicles include armored cars, automobiles, jeeps and reconnaissance cars, and trucks. ARRANGEMENT Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection United States Military Armored Car Car Jeep LTV Other Manuals Other Manufacturers Tank Truck Ford of Canada Page 4 of 13 Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 SUBJECT TERMS Names, Personal and Corporate Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company. Ford Division Ford Motor Company of Canada Subjects Armored personnel carriers Armored vehicles, Military Jeep automobile M8 armored car Military trucks--Cargo Military trucks--Maintenance and repair Sherman tank United States. Army--Equipment Vehicles, Military--Canada Vehicles, Military--United States World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies Genre and Form Technical manuals Page 5 of 13 Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 CONTAINER LIST Box no. Description UNITED STATES MILITARY Armored Car Box 1 Installation Instructions, Winterizing Kits, M8 and M20 Armored Cars, March 1944 Report, “Notes on Material, T17 Armored Car”, undated Photographs of Experimental Armored Car, undated (26 black-and-white prints; also see Accession 64.167.833, negative numbers 76640, 76794, 77741, and 77746 for additional detail) Standard Nomenclature List SNL G-134, Part II, Service Parts Catalog, T-17 Armored Car, May 1943 (2 folders; 2 volumes) SNL G-136, SNL-G176 Service Parts Catalog, M8 Armored Car, June 1943 (2 volumes) Ordinance Catalog Standard Nomenclature List, M8 and M20 Armored Cars, January 1944 Organizational Spare Parts and Equipment, M8 and M20 Armored Cars, November 1944 and September 1945 (4 volumes) List of All Service Parts, M8 and M20 Armored Cars, August 1945 SNL G-176, M20 Armored Car Ordnance Supply Catalog and Service Parts Catalog, August 1943 and October 1944 (3 volumes) Technical Manuals TM 9-740, T-17 Armored Car, November 1942 (2 volumes) TM 9-743, M8 and M20 Armored Cars, February 1944 (2 volumes) TM 9-1743, Power Train, M8 and M20 Armored Cars, October 1943 Car Ford V8 Service Requirements, 1941 Fordor Sedan Body Parts and Parts Price List, February 1941 (2 volumes) Technical Manual TM-10-1374, Fordor Sedan, 114 inch wheelbase Parts List, Model 21A 73C, 8-cylinder, February 1942 (2 volumes) Parts List, Model 2GA 73C, 6-cylinder, January 1942 (2 folders; 4 volumes) Jeep Ordnance Supply Catalog SNL G-503, Spare Parts Catalog, Truck, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Command Reconnaissance Vehicle, MB and GPW, August 1945 (2 copies) SNL-G-504, Spare Parts and Equipment, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Amphibian, GPA (1942-1943), February 1945 Technical Manuals TM 9-1803B, Ordnance Maintenance Manual, Power Train, Body, and Frame, 1/4 Ton, 4x4 Ford GPW (Willys-Overland Model MB), April 1944 Page 6 of 13 Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 TM 1100, Special Model GP, 1/4 Ton 4x4, 80 inch Wheelbase, March 1941 (2 copies) TM 10-1100, Special Model GP, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, 2 and 4 Wheel Steering, October 1941 (2 copies) TM-10-1263, Maintenance Manual, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Amphibian (Ford Model GPA), September 1942 and March 1943 (2 volumes) TM-10-1264, Parts List, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Amphibian (Ford Model GPA), October 1942 (2 folders; 3 copies) Box 2 TM-10-1348, Parts List, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Ford Model GPW February 1942 (2 volumes) Change No. 1, April 1942 (2 volumes) Change No. 1, September 1942 (2 volumes) Change No. 1, March 1943 (2 folders; 3 volumes) TM-10-1349, Maintenance Manual, 1/4 Ton, 4x4, Ford Model GPW January 1942 Change No. 1, March 1942 March 1943 Change No. 2, June 1943 LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) SNL G-214, Organizational Spare Parts and Equipment, Landing Vehicle Tracked, LVT, April 1945 SNL G-214, List of All Parts, Landing Vehicle Tracked, LVT, January 1945 Other Manuals TM 38-205, Army Supply Procedures, October 1943 AN-C-85, Army-Navy Aeronautical Specification Catalog, November 1942 AN-H-7a, Army-Navy Aeronautical Specification Handbooks and Catalogs, January 1943 B-24E Bomber, Maintenance Parts Break Down, May 1943 B24 Bomber Procedure for Revising Parts Catalog, undated TM 38-250, Basic Maintenance Manual, August 1943 (2 copies) Cleaning, Preserving of Tools and Equipment, and Spare Parts, Army Tank Center, September 1943 (2 volumes) TM 38-305, Corrosion Prevention: Process and Packaging, August 1943 Cross Reference Guide: Taxi-BFAX Part Numbers and Official Ordnance Part Numbers, August 1944 (2 copies) Ford 100 HP V8 Engine Model 29TF, Parts List and Maintenance Manual, September 1942 (2 copies) General Parts List, undated (vehicle unidentified) OS 9-63, Handbook of Ordnance Material, June 1943 and August 1943 (2 volumes) Notes on Material, Instruction Guide, M5 and M6 Directors, February 1942 List of Manufacturers and Their Symbols, December 1943 Page 7 of 13 Military Vehicle Service Manuals Collection Accession 64.167.750 Box 3 ORD 14-2, Interchangeability List for Ordnance: General Purpose and Combat Vehicles (Except Full-Track), December 1944 and June 1945 (3 volumes) Manufacturer’s Parts List, M4 Director, November 1940 TM 9-2810, Motor Vehicle Inspections and Preventive Maintenance Services, October 1943 ORD 2, OPSI, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Publications for Supply Index, January 1944, July 1945, September 1945 (3 volumes) ORD 5-3-4, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Pricing Guide, Vehicle Parts, November 1945 (Note: pages 1201-1600 only) ORD 13, SNL G-9, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Group G Common Items, Part 1 and 2, July 1945 (2 volumes) Raritan Arsenal Publishing Division (RA PD), Art Specifications, undated TB 9-2830-30, Reclamation of Engine Cylinder Blocks, Flywheel Housings, and Cylinder Heads by “Cold Weld” Process, January 1944 Reference Book for Ford Service Representatives for U. 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