>  AB> I was thinking of those weekly parking lot meets that are free 
>  AB> to attend.  We have two in our area, one on Sundays put 
> [...]
> I should be so lucky...
Where do you reside?
> Hmm.  I don't know of any such in the area here.  I keep hearing stuff
> about
> some of the things that people are able to find in their libraries,  and
> it amazes me,  compared to what I've been able to find locally.
Our local library is not complete by any stretch of the imagination, but
they do have a large number of manufacturer service manuals. Unfortuneatly
they get stolen over time.  They *had* a set on my pickup truck.
> Perhaps,  if I'm real lucky,  I can find such a thing at a local vo-tech
> school.
Don't discount your local regular highschools.If its got any form of
autoshop check it out. 
The older the autobody or mechanics teacher is, the better the collection.
In one highschool body shop, the instructer HAS Three, yes, three body
service manuals that cover my 1973 Nova... He had a dam* fine collection of
genuine GM literature that he got as a "student" taking GM courses and as an
instructor in the early days.   The downside of this story, I went back to
the school at the end of the school year to see if I could talk him into
selling one of the body manuals...Retired. Unlocatable. --And it ain't that
I didn't try, I work for the same board (non-teaching), so had some
databases to look in. (Remeber what I said about getting parts when you find
them?) =) 
Also, many of the mechanical courses have an impressive collection of
manuals. Again, they are not complete, but most seem to have a collection
that would set an old car enthusiasts nuts eyes bugging.
Another tip; Visit EACH highschool and talk to the instructors if thats the
route you want to peruse. They DO NOT know the status of another schools
collection.  Many times, the collections happen to be the instructors
personal library and will be locked away in their own offices, so don't
expect the schools library to have any information, if any.  Same with the
college I went to, the library had general service information, the real
books where in the shops.
> that,  and I'm trying to track down their exact location and a phone
> number. 
> That strikes me as the best bet,  particularly since someone told me
Shouldn't be too hard to find.  You must have some sort of autoparts store
in your area with some enthusiasts behind the counter.
Heck, goto the Mopar Dealer. They will know. Just cause they are a
dealership doesn't mean they use new dealer parts exclusively.
> Nope,  though it did occur to me that a body shop might be another place
> to try for a source of those parts,  other than the ones I'm looking at so
> far.
They do have the ability to get a surprising number of items. I found I can
buy a new dashpad for my 83 truck new through a body shop supplier. But as
with anything, each supplier is keyed more towards one brand than another.
Alex.
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