Thunderbird Restoration Guide, 1958-1966 (Motorbooks ... (ISBN 0760303908)

Excellent starting point for the restorer:
This book isn't a detailed step by step guide in the specifics of restoring an old T-bird but it does give the new Bird owner a good idea not only of what he or she has, but what it is worth. There is a lot of very good info on the history of the 58-66 T-birds as well as an excellent section on the rare M-Code T-birds of 62-63. Great reading for the T-bird fan or just for any car nut

restoration guide?:
There are some helpful diagrams but the pictures were of very poor quality and with other information available on the internet and from available shop and assembly manuals, save your money and pass this book up.

Thunderbird Restoration Guide 1958-1966:
Book pays to much attention to the "top of the line" Models. Besides that its VERY good Stefan

new edition flawed:
This book had been out-of-print. The new edition that is now available looks like it was copied from an original on a Xerox copier. This makes many of the photos of little value since they did not reproduce well. The book is still good to have but it would be worth looking for an old edition with good quality photos.

Poor photo quality makes book only a minor help in restoration:
The printing quality is equivalent to a photocopy and is inexcusable for the type of book and the price being charged. Much of the text references illustrations that are so muddy or dark that they can't be seen. The charts and diagrams are clear, but are taken from Ford Service and Parts documents, (as mentioned by other reviewers) so if you already have those, you can pass on this book. Not the author's fault, as there are interesting tidbits related to the various model years, but the publisher should be ashamed for putting out such a poor quality print job. Very disappointing and I would return it, but don't want to deal with the hassle. This is ONLY for those who really want everything related to T-birds.