The 1959 - 1960 Authenticity Manual is Complete

[59-in-pieces]

Gabe,

Short answerer is that for the several other years specific Authenticity Manuals, they have been available in spiral bound booklet form for a fee.

The printed Manuals have all been copyrighted, so I don't know what that means for digital copies.

I would direct your questions to William "Bill" Anderson, the Chief Judge of this club who handles the publishing, pricing, and method of sales.

Good luck in your car journey, especially if it involve a 1959 Cadillac (my fave), or its younger smaller finned brother, the 1960 Cadillac.

Have fun,
Steve B.

[Eldovert]

Great news Steve!
I wondered why you had all the answers to my questions (as well as photos)..now I know..you had the authenticity manual!
Thanks for all your hard work..and thanks to your predecessors that worked on the manual.
Cheers,Pat MacPhail

[Lexi]

Great news indeed. Clay/Lexi

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

I'd be up for a copy if it becomes available.  My understanding is that similar to other 50s Cadillacs...there were variances between the early and late production 59s.  Can anyone confirm this?

The short answer is yes. Additionally, there were several changes that occurred at various points during very early production so there were at least three productions variants of the 1959 Cadillac that I'm personally aware of.

[59-in-pieces]

Sorry everyone.

I do not know why or how the completion posting came out several times.

Maybe I did it a couple times because I'm getting old or maybe even I couldn't believe it was done.

Again sorry,

Have fun,
Steve B.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

Forums been wonky lately.  At least for me it is.

[David Greenburg]

Congratulations, Steve. I knew a couple of others who contributed, but had no idea you were driving the bus on this.  Does this explain your recent increased interest in things'60?

[59-in-pieces]

David,

As one of the folks who contributed greatly to many of the details in the manual has been heard to say, "60's make for great parts cars".

I always have been heard to say "the 60's are the younger brother of the 59's" and "they'll be a great car when their fins grow in".

So all kidding aside, I have been collecting information on 60's because you can't touch anything on a 59 that doesn't costs at least $300 and more.  So when stock piling parts for my 59 restorations, I looked to save money by looking at availabilities in 60's.
As I'm sure you know, an Interchange Manual is a great tool when one of the driving forces of very early Cadillac was to standardize part production, which leaked into the other GM makes over the years - at a lower price point.

Have fun,
Steve B.

[Jeff Rosansky CLC #28373]

Woo-Hoo. I know what I'm getting someone for Christmas.

Jeff R

[Cadillac Nut]

Happy to hear it's completed and will be available soon

[hmbmw21]

I would just like to Thank and appreciate the fine folks that made this happen. Thank you .