Body and Convertible Tops Manuals

This category, under Components and Systems, gathers manuals on car bodies, glass, trim, power accessories and folding convertible tops. The library’s manuals here run from 1947 to 1964 and are mostly General Motors material: Fisher Body Service News bulletins, GM Product Service Bulletins, a Buick body manual and accessory wiring diagrams. They deal with Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac bodies.

Standouts include the 1959 Buick Body Service Manual for the LeSabre, Invicta and Electra, and the 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 Hydro-Lectric convertible top bulletin. The 1950, 1951 and 1953 Fisher Body Service News issues cover Chevrolet Bel Air headlining, glass, hardware and convertible top adjustment, and the 1964 Corvair Folding Top Manual covers operation and care of its power top. Restorers of convertibles and hardtops will find them most useful.