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CTCI – Technical Article Index

Instructions

This index will list the CTCI documents that match selected Concours Judging Categories and Sections. These areas defined in the judging are used to classify a section of the vehicle which is then linked to where to find the documents you are looking for. Please note that a document may relate to more than one section or even category, so may be listed under multiple search areas.

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Preparing for economy runs

  • Author: Paul Lloyd
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1964
  • Page: 8

Preparing for concours

  • Author: Jim Schmidt
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1968
  • Page: 4

Clock repairs

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 10

Wipers won’t shut off

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 11

Cigarette lighter fuse

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 15

Clock repair

  • Author: Sam Neely
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 15

Clock repair

  • Author: G. Gross
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 12

Clock repair

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 10

Lighter for a 1955

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 21

Power window and power seat switch and relays

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 17

Free clock repairs

  • Author: Jon Gaines
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 11

Non-canceling turn signal

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 15

Cigarette lighter fuse

  • Author: Bird Calls
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 47

Getting hood open when hood release is inoperative

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 8

Clock runs down battery

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 8

Do-it-yourself cigarette lighter

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 18

Window and seat switches not working properly

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 18

Texas clock repair station

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 36

Scratched clock and tachometer faces

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 15

Replacing clock face

  • Author: Thomas McIntyre
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 42

Clock repair

  • Author: Peter Papademetriou
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1974
  • Page: 34

Clocks 1957 versus 1956

  • Author: Jesse Raine
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1974
  • Page: 47

A lighter for your Thunderbird

  • Author: Joel Carpenter
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1975
  • Page: 22

Vacuum wipers

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 27

Wipers, vacuum

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 27

Windshield washers

  • Author: Charlie Henry
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 22

Clock face removal 1956

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 29

Wiper motor, W/W

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 38

Wiper motor, W/W

  • Author: T-Birds Inc
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 38

Home built alarms

  • Author: Ken Pavlicek
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 34

Freeing up the heater controls

  • Author: Walt Nuckels
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1979
  • Page: 22

Authenticity Archives

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1980
  • Page: 28

Authenticity Archives

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 16

Old cars & California smog inspection

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1982
  • Page: 29

Checking your windshield wiper motor

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1984
  • Page: 22

Failing window motor

  • Author: Nick Pepe
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1990
  • Page: 27

Electric windshield wipers

  • Author: Richard Chapman
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1992
  • Page: 22

Freeing up heater controls

  • Author: Central Florida News
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1994
  • Page: 29

Fix those old wiper motors

  • Author: Edsel Owners Club
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 49

Windshield wiper and heater – water is pouring in my car

  • Author: Ken West
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1998
  • Page: 44

Authenticity – painted white clock hands

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1999
  • Page: 47

Clock repair

  • Author: Pete Shields
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1999
  • Page: 50

Authenticity – inspection stamps

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2000
  • Page: 47

Authenticity – Horn

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2000
  • Page: 42

How to refinish old license plates

  • Author: Jay Raine
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2001
  • Page: 28

Towing your T-Bird

  • Author: Old Cars Weekly
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2002
  • Page: 42

Cheapskate’s To Hoist

  • Author: Dick Chapman
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2002
  • Page: 42

T-Bird Alarm System

  • Author: Bob Burchett
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2003
  • Page: 36

Photo Document Tbird disassembly

  • Author: Old Cars Weekly
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2003
  • Page: 43

How Do I Use the Early Bird Technical Article Index on the CTCI Web Site?

  • Author: Jerry Wotel
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 34

Identity Theft

  • Author: Dave Tulowitzky
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 35

Update- Lead Substitute Warning

  • Author: Pete Shields
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 42

Ethanol Problems for Early ‘Birds

  • Author: Albert Ciejka
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 32

1955 Thunderbird crash test photos

  • Author: John Smith
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 23

1955 Thunderbird Test Track

  • Author: John M. Smith
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 24

1957 Paint Colors 3rd member

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 43

1955 Thunderbird-The Second Prototype

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 25

1955 Assembly Line Photos-Part II

  • Author: John M. Smith
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 20

Silk Screen Data

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2006
  • Page: 37

An Explanation of the Ford Part Numbering System

  • Author: Hoosierbird News
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2006
  • Page: 37

1957 T-Bird Hood Insulation

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2006
  • Page: 36

57 Bird Export Question

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2006
  • Page: 41

Fuse Locations

  • Author: Trail Bird News
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2006
  • Page: 26

1957 Modifications

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2007
  • Page: 45

57 T-Bird Authenticity Question

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2007
  • Page: 52

Thunderbird Shipping Process

  • Author: John M. Smith
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 21

The Restoration of a Supercharged 1957 ‘F’ Bird-Part 2

  • Author: Tom Maruska
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 44

The Restoration of a Supercharged 1957 ‘F’ Bird-Part 3

  • Author: Tom Maruska
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 46

1955 Thunderbird Field Modifications

  • Author: John M. Smith
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 18

The Restoration of a Supercharged 1957 ‘F’ Bird – Part 5

  • Author: Tom Maruska
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 28

How Much Does a 1957 T-Bird Weigh

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 65

The Restoration of a Supercharged 1957 ‘F’ Bird – Part 6

  • Author: Tom Maruska
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 23

1957 T-Bird Finish Question

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 52

Weight of a ’57 D ‘Bird

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 52

Restoration 101 — ’55 T-Bird

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2010
  • Page: 51

Gasoline and oil additives

  • Author: Dave Tulowitzky
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2010
  • Page: 18

Restoring your paint finish

  • Author: Multiple Authors
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2010
  • Page: 57

1955 T-Bird Performance review

  • Author: Science & Mechanics 12/55
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2011
  • Page: 23

Use of Modern Fuels

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2011
  • Page: 38

T-Bird safety checklist

  • Author: Multiple Authors
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2011
  • Page: 17

Overdrive driving tips

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2012
  • Page: 50

CTCI Grille plaque location

  • Author: CTCI
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2012
  • Page: 19

Updated Table of Contents and Pages for 1955 and 1957 Electrical Manual

  • Author: Gene Nelson
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 5

Supercharged! The D/F Thunderbird Story (reprinted from Jan-Feb 2007 Early Bird)

  • Author: John M. Smith
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 37

Tips to Keep Mice Out of Stored Cars

  • Author: Dan Balagna - Summit Automotive
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 16

Travelling Checklist – A Great List of things to take on an extended trip

  • Author: Hagerty.com
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 20

Tips when buying a 55-57 Thunderbird – appropriately titled ‘Caveat Emptor’

  • Author: Ross Woodman
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 40

Winterization and longer term storage check list

  • Author: Mort White
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 39

Troubleshoooting Electrical Leaks

  • Author: Classic Auto Restorer
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 58

Refinishing Old License Plates

  • Author: Trail Birds of Southwest Florida
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 58