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CTCI – Technical Article Index

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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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Fender skirt beading

  • Author: Art Horsfall
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1963
  • Page: 3

Cleaning chrome

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1963
  • Page: 7

Removal of continental kit

  • Author: Wynne Eminger
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1963
  • Page: 4

Grill and related parts

  • Author: Doug Anderson
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1964
  • Page: 2

Fairlane headlight trim

  • Author: Charles Janda
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1964
  • Page: 3

Front fender & related parts

  • Author: Doug Anderson
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1964
  • Page: 3

Continental kit comments

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1964
  • Page: 7

Loose fasteners

  • Author: Harry Zapolski
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1964
  • Page: 4

Fender skirt beading

  • Author: John Carr
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 4

Luggage rack

  • Author: Gino Pasquini
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 2

Tonneau cover information

  • Author: Harry Rife
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 7

Threshold plates exchange

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 3

Getting ready for restoration

  • Author: Jim Schmidt
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 4

Fender skirt beading

  • Author: Denton Fender
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 3

Installation of continental kit

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 3

Restoration dismantling

  • Author: Jim Schmidt
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 9

Caulking with silicone rubber

  • Author: Dick Carpenter
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 2

Eliminating general leaks

  • Author: Hugh Harris
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 2

Restoration dismantling

  • Author: Jim Schmidt
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1965
  • Page: 5

Cover for car

  • Author: Richard Dillon
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1966
  • Page: 4

Fiberglass comments

  • Author: Hugh Harris
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1966
  • Page: 8

Fiberglass body parts

  • Author: Tee-Boyd
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1966
  • Page: 2

Preparing the body for restoration

  • Author: Jim Schmidt
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1966
  • Page: 7

Rumble seat – Birdnest

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1967
  • Page: 1

Grill guard modifications

  • Author: Rick Crunelle
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1967
  • Page: 2

Identification of grill

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1967
  • Page: 7

Preparing for storage

  • Author: Dean Macklem
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1967
  • Page: 7

Crossed flag emblem

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1968
  • Page: 2

Cracked metal by continental kit

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 3

Outside mirror

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

Stopping rust

  • Author: G. Smyth
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 3

Rusty screws

  • Author: Carl Cruz
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 12

Stopping rust

  • Author: Carl Cruz
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1969
  • Page: 12

Sun visors, mirrors, antennas

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 6

Possible used panel supply

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 8

Parts to add to 1955 to prevent rust

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 9

Rocker panel replacement

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 12

Tonneau cover

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 18

Insignia part numbers

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 10

What tire covers included with continental kit on 1956

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 10

Fender skirts for 1957

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 20

1955 fender skirt installation kit

  • Author: Ford Service Letter
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1970
  • Page: 14

Non-canceling turn signal

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

Convertible top operation

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1971
  • Page: 19

Water leaks – 1955 & 1956 hardtops

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 8

Rear window chrome retainer from Ford Ranch Wagon

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

Top leaks – rubber seals

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

New metal fenders from Ford

  • Author: (no author listed)
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1972
  • Page: 14

TM-4 a paint remover that works

  • Author: George Barlow
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 15

Correct 1957 antenna

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 12

Correct outside rear view mirror 1957

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 12

Fender skirts optional 1957

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 13

Spare tire lock for 1956

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 12

Tire cover on 1956 rubs bumper

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1973
  • Page: 14

Continental kit rubber 1956

  • Author: Paul Hudgins
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1974
  • Page: 23

Differences 1955

  • Author: Thomas McIntyre
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1974
  • Page: 2

Continental kit for 1955

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1975
  • Page: 33

Bolts used in restoration

  • Author: Charles Wright
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 14

Front fender 1955

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 33

Parts, interchangeable

  • Author: Bob Burgess
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 16

Restoration 1957, TGIF

  • Author: Don Johnson
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 22

Antenna, rear deck repair 1957

  • Author: Wilson Irvine
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1976
  • Page: 22

Paint, exterior and interior trim 1956

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 33

Sandblast versus chemical stripping

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 22

Restoration, chemical dipping

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 23

Repairing rusted quarter panels

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

All Glass – fiberglass Thunderbird

  • Author: Gregory Rose
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 10

CB radio & stock antenna

  • Author: Jack Jordan
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 19

Use your Thunderbird stock antenna for CB radio

  • Author: Jack Jordan
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 19

Continental kit optional 1955

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 34

Authenticity

  • Author: Virgil Martin
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 5

A Ground-Up Restoration

  • Author: Dick Huber
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 8

Authenticity

  • Author: Virgil Martin
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 14

Ground-Up Restoration Chapter I, Body Off Frame

  • Author: Dick Huber
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 11

Authenticity

  • Author: Virgil Martin
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1977
  • Page: 23

Authenticity

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 5

Authenticity

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 28

Antenna location 1955

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 36

Restoration publications

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 37

Authenticity

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 8

Antenna installation location 1956

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1978
  • Page: 38

Chrome door pillars available from Ford

  • Author: Board Meeting Minutes
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1979
  • Page: 9

Fender skirt moldings available from Ford

  • Author: Board Meeting Minutes
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1979
  • Page: 9

Advisory message on soft tops

  • Author: Ford Service Letter
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1979
  • Page: 17

Authenticity – Finishes, many areas

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1979
  • Page: 9

Trunk mount antenna placement

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1980
  • Page: 23

Car wax recommendation

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1980
  • Page: 24

1957 wire wheel cover photos

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1980
  • Page: 3

Locating rattles

  • Author: Editor
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1980
  • Page: 12

Antenna rear deck identification

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1980
  • Page: 27

Authenticity Archives

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

Authenticity Archives

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

Authenticity Archives

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 17

Uses of cad plating

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 26

Roll bar

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 31

Authenticity Archives

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 34

Ford parts illustrations not 100% accurate

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 37

Concours rules concerning panel replacement

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 40

Plating: what’s behind the shine

  • Author: Dean Allstrom
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1981
  • Page: 18

Continental kit on 1955

  • Author: Dan Deane
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1982
  • Page: 17

Repair of hole in fender

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1982
  • Page: 31

Rear fender antenna location

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1983
  • Page: 28

Rear fender antenna location

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1983
  • Page: 34

Body-off restoration reference

  • Author: Don Hyde
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1983
  • Page: 28

Authenticity – continental kit

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1985
  • Page: 39

Engine serial number, spare tire cover, tonneau cover

  • Author: Barry Thomas
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1987
  • Page: 39

Body off repair

  • Author: Gilbert Waterman
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1987
  • Page: 37

Continental kits were popular on Fords

  • Author: John Lee
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1987
  • Page: 20

Authenticity – white wall width 750 x 14

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1988
  • Page: 14

Information on how to properly attach a 1957 body to the frame

  • Author: Ralph Chubb
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1988
  • Page: 39

Early bird windshield wipers

  • Author: Scott McGilvray
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1989
  • Page: 20

Car covers

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1990
  • Page: 38

Tonneau cover installation

  • Author: Lois Eminger
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1991
  • Page: 40

What’s new for Thunderbirds – radio antenna

  • Author: Thunderbird Headquarters
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1991
  • Page: 18

Body platform

  • Author: Collector Car Insider
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1991
  • Page: 19

Fenders from Ford

  • Author: Lois Eminger
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1991
  • Page: 31

Fender skirt alignment

  • Author: Don Perry
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1991
  • Page: 48

Budd body for the Thunderbird

  • Author: Joe Beck
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1992
  • Page: 36

Non-vented gas caps

  • Author: Bill Brown
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1993
  • Page: 35

Is your Thunderbird really locked

  • Author: Birds' Eye View
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1994
  • Page: 49

Swirl marks after waxing

  • Author: Pony News
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 47

Antenna hole location

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 51

Easy spare

  • Author: Bud Utehdorf
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 46

Tires Windsor classic

  • Author: Bud Utehdorf
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 46

Radial tires

  • Author: Steve Frano
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 67

Wide white radials

  • Author: Howard Skogman
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 22

Antenna trunk hole location

  • Author: Merwyn Grace
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1995
  • Page: 51

Determining the fitness of the tires on your vintage car

  • Author: Old Cars
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1996
  • Page: 38

Why did some whitewalls turn brown

  • Author: M. Manley
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:1997
  • Page: 44

CB radio and fender skirt protectors

  • Author: Jerry Holtz
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1997
  • Page: 43

Radial tires and hubcaps

  • Author: Steve Frano
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:1998
  • Page: 48

Eye brow fit, front fender and side moldings

  • Author: E.G. Good
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:1999
  • Page: 42

Authenticity – seals for the outside door vent

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:1999
  • Page: 55

Authenticity – hood block off plate

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:1999
  • Page: 53

Authenticity – modified ’55 fenders

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2000
  • Page: 52

The car restorer’s nemesis – early pot metal

  • Author: Verdone-Skinned Knuckles
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2000
  • Page: 40

Authenticity – Ford crest emblem on front fenders

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2000
  • Page: 45

spotting bad body work on cars being sold at car classic-car auctions

  • Author: Old Cars
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2001
  • Page: 42

How to refinish old license plates

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

Think Spring tech tips

  • Author: Bill Gill
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2001
  • Page: 29

T-bird trivia

  • Author: Thunder Enlightening
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2001
  • Page: 29

Authenticity – frame-off questions

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2001
  • Page: 39

Spring Checklist for Your Car

  • Author: Old Cars
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2002
  • Page: 39

Authenticity – Fender Skirt tabs

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2002
  • Page: 54

Continental Kit

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2003
  • Page: 44

Hood Block off Plate

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2003
  • Page: 46

Hood/Trunk Insulation

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 46

56 Continental Drip Pan

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2004
  • Page: 37

56 Electrical Problems

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 41

Steel Ring for ’56 T-Bird Continental Kit

  • Author: Jim Dinunzio
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 42

1957 Hood Insulation

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 43

The 1956 Quarter Window Hard Top

  • Author: John M. Smith
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 21

1955 Door Lock

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2005
  • Page: 51

57 T-Bird Windshield Trim Needed

  • Author: Jim Dinunzio
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2006
  • Page: 38

1956 Thunderbird Wipers

  • Author: Jim Dinunzio
  • Issue: Mar/Apr
  • Year:2007
  • Page: 19

LED Center Brake Light Modification

  • Author: Jack E. Weber
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 38

Need Info on a ’55 ‘Bird continental kit

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 52

55 With a Continental Kit

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2008
  • Page: 64

1955 T-Bird OD Cable

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 52

Fog Lamps

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 52

1956 Continental Wheel Cover Gasket

  • Author: Gary Gearhart
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 53

Authenticity

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2009
  • Page: 52

How to Remove the Radio Antenna

  • Author: Gil Baumgartner
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2010
  • Page: 52

56 Front license bracket

  • Author: Jim Dinunzio
  • Issue: May/Jun
  • Year:2011
  • Page: 38

56 Contenental kit adjustment

  • Author: Walt Nuckels
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2011
  • Page: 26

Tbird seat interchangability

  • Author: Dick Stern
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2011
  • Page: 38

1956 color codes

  • Author: Jim Dinunzio
  • Issue: Sep/Oct
  • Year:2012
  • Page: 47

1956 Data Plate Color and Interior Buckskin Tan

  • Author: Jim Dawson
  • Issue: Jan/Feb
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 57

Slow Window Repair

  • Author: John & Cynthia Suarez
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 13

Wiper Motor Overhaul – Step by Step with illustrations

  • Author: Jim Stott from Motor Mouth Reprint
  • Issue: Jul/Aug
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 37

Fuel Door Assembly tips

  • Author: Don Gridley
  • Issue: Nov/Dec
  • Year:2013
  • Page: 58