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Just wondered what everyones favorite tri-five books and references are? I was shopping on Amazon and in one book actually found some info that had been debated here and proved to be incorrect, so looking for something well researched and accurate. Anything tri-five related from stories about development and manufacture, to production info, to technical manuals etc.

There are a ton of different handbooks out there claiming to be the best references, what do you like?

I ordered this as a start, looks interesting. Chevrolet 1955: Creating the Original: Lamm, M.: 9780932128065: Amazon.com: Books

Debating on this set as well. Chevy Tech Book Set, 1955-1957
 
Older books with bad black and white pictures but a lot of trifives were rebuilt using these books by Harold Louisiana.



There has to be books with better pictures out there now. And don't forget youtube.
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I find the factory assembly manuals to be invaluable, especially when you're trying to sort out what bolts, screws, washers, nuts, clips, etc., go where and in what order. The Hot One by Pat Chappell is a good one, too. The Harold Louisiana books are excellent. I have a dozen or so others which are interesting to read, but are full of inaccuracies. eg: Chevrolet: USA1 (The Chevy Chase Series) has tons of "facts" which even most novices know are wrong.
 
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There is also some great online content if you just want to reference items
Sure, this is as good a place as any for those links, I can use those too!

I found the Old Car Manual Project already and have been reading through the original shop manual.
 
Sure, this is as good a place as any for those links, I can use those too!

I found the Old Car Manual Project already and have been reading through the original shop manual.
I constantly reference the Old Car Manual Project here. There's the online '55 shop manual, a '57 parts catalog, radio repair manuals, etc. I have paper copies of these books, but the online is great.

(My avatar is my paper copy of an original parts catalog from 1957, given to me by the widow of a long time friend.)

Check out the Tri Five Library section for all kinds of reference material. You'll see the assembly manual discussed earlier.

I've gone perhaps "a bit overboard" on documentation. I have reprints of the monthly service update bulletins, original DuPont and PPG paint charts, and some other stuff that's even more obscure.

Perhaps the most obscure thing I have is an original 1957 parts catalog for export and right hand drive cars. Will I ever need a RHD parts catalog? Probably not - but it's there if my tri-five friends in Australia have a question about an original part.

As mentioned, start with the shop manual and assembly manual. Then look at the Harold Louisiana books and a parts catalog. From there, it depends on where you want to go with it.

Faxon Auto Literature has more manuals (both original and reprint) than you ever knew existed. If you peruse there - happy shopping, but don't blame me for your next credit card statement. :)
 
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