Bill Thomas 396 Performance Handbooks

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This is a Bill Thomas Performance Handbook from 1965. This book was produced the first year the Big Block Chevy engine was released and explained the design of this new engine as well as performance modifications, assembly procedures, etc. It also looks into Small Block Chevy and 409 engines. It is over 125 pages. It is very detailed with many diagrams and charts. It even gets down to things like water pump rebuild. This is a great introduction book to the Big Block Chevy and other engines. This book is very hard to find today since they were the go to book for answers on BBC engines. Because of this many are very well used with greasy fingerprints on pages, notes written inside etc.

I was lucky enough to buy a number of these from the estate of a speed shop that closed its doors in the 70's. All the books I have are unused with wear on the covers from dusty storage and being moved around. I think most if not all of the soiling will come off if you know the correct techniques. I tried cleaning the back cover of the most soiled one with a very lightly damp sponge and it cleaned up very well. I am afraid to clean a cover because the ink may smear. The internals of every book are excellent.

I am selling these books for $75 each including shipping in the US. I will check on International shipping.



Thanks,

Jason