CTCI – Technical Article Index

Air scoop cover plate

• Author: Jonathan Goldman
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1963
• Page: 5

Windshield washer fluid

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

Radiator mount rattles

• Author: John Vierthaler
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1967
• Page: 2

Adding power steering

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1967
• Page: 8

Power steering conversion from car

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1968
• Page: 2

Close off hood air scoop

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

Cleaning and painting engine

• Author: Dean Macklem
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 13

Power steering pump for 1956 available

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

Power steering pump color

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

Decal for heater 1956

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

Color of air filter base, water pump, dip stick

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1970
• Page: 9

Steering column repairs

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

Hood lock adjustment

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

Steering box replacements

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

Cleaning and polishing rocker arm covers

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1970
• Page: 16

Data plates

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1971
• Page: 22

Getting hood open when hood release is inoperative

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

Best time to paint engine compartment

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 9

Correct paint for all items under hood

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1972
• Page: 10

Tachometer and speedometer cable routings

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1972
• Page: 18

Emergency hood release

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1972
• Page: 37

Sandblasting tips

• Author: Ron Dow
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1973
• Page: 32

Rebuild 1956 steering box

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1973
• Page: 20

Windshield washer pump

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

Repairing speedometer drive

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1973
• Page: 14

Removing paint from electric wires

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

Shortening windshield washer hose

• Author: Ford Service Letter
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1973
• Page: 38

Oil filler cap to air cleaner interference

• Author: Ford Service Letter
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1973
• Page: 36

Power steering valve, pump position 1956

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1974
• Page: 19

Maintaining natural finish on parts

• Author: Lance Herrington
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1975
• Page: 15

Ground battery cable attachment

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1975
• Page: 9

Power steering 1955 versus passenger car

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1975
• Page: 34

Vacuum wipers

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

Removing paint on data plate

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1976
• Page: 32

Glove box & air cleaner decals

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1976
• Page: 33

Nuts & bolts under hood finish

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1976
• Page: 33

Nuts, bolts under hood finish 1955

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1976
• Page: 33

Engine compartment paint color

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1976
• Page: 34

Paint color engine compartment

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1976
• Page: 34

Parts, interchangeable

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

FOMOCO washer bags

• Author: Bob Burgess
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1976
• Page: 32

Windshield washers

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

Painting between grille and radiator

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1976
• Page: 35

1955 steel lines finish

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1977
• Page: 33

1955 steel lines finish engine compartment

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1977
• Page: 33

Colors, engine compartment, components

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

Directional signals

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1977
• Page: 37

Paint color, misc. parts

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1978
• Page: 35

Sending Units

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1978
• Page: 34

Power steering pump variables

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1978
• Page: 38

Authenticity – Finishes, engine compartment & undercarriage

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 8

Finishes, engine compartment, electrical

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 8

Finishes, engine compartment, fuel system

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 8

Authenticity – Finishes engine compartment

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 9

Finishes engine compartment misc.

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 9

Horn wire through steering box

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 31

Temperature gauge wire reversal

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1979
• Page: 33

Power brake plumbing

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1979
• Page: 28

Wiring junction block LF fender

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1979
• Page: 28

Windshield washer jet clogging

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1979
• Page: 22

Authenticity – engine compartment finishes

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

Battery hold-down bracket finish

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 25

Cleaning engine compartment

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 25

Authenticity – Finishes, fresh air heater, etc.

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1980
• Page: 9

Authenticity – Finishes, miscellaneous

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1980
• Page: 9

Finishes: oil filler tube, oil pan, vent tube, accelerator linkage

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1980
• Page: 22

Radio volume wire to distributor 1957

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1980
• Page: 21

Engine dress-up kit

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1981
• Page: 20

Wiring looms: make or buy?

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

1957 heater hose bands, placement of?

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1981
• Page: 41

Ford Archives photos

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1981
• Page: 12

Finishes for front end sheet metal

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1982
• Page: 28

Finishes for duct work

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1982
• Page: 29

Fuel pump vacuum hose routing

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1982
• Page: 27

Engine compartment color

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1982
• Page: 18

Manifold heat control valve

• Author: R.W. Dickson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1982
• Page: 35

Paint for steering column

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1983
• Page: 23

Replating the steering column

• Author: Rick Little
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1985
• Page: 12

Authenticity – Similarity of 1955 & 1956 items

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1986
• Page: 15

Power steering system

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

Authenticity – Staple marks under the hood

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1987
• Page: 17

Rewiring your T’bird

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1987
• Page: 29

A 1955 Thunderbird data plate story

• Author: Ford Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1987
• Page: 19

Authenticity – body off restoration – floorpan and under fenders

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1987
• Page: 22

Fire wall color

• Author: Mildred Lassey
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1988
• Page: 38

An ounce of prevention – steering gear box

• Author: Ben Owen
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1988
• Page: 8

Don’t junk that old 1957 speedometer – removing steering column

• Author: Joe Gumprecht
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1988
• Page: 9

Authenticity – correct color of bolts for lower shields

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1989
• Page: 34

1957 horn relays

• Author: Hoosier Bird News
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1992
• Page: 35

Steering gear lock-up

• Author: C. James
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1993
• Page: 29

Authenticity Data Plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1993
• Page: 21

Fire protection

• Author: Jay Raine
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1993
• Page: 56

Power steering leaks

• Author: A.H. Vito, Jr.
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1994
• Page: 10

How to remount hood latch dowel plate

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1994
• Page: 39

Freeing up heater controls

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

Engine fires

• Author: Birds' Eye View
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1994
• Page: 47

Winter hinge lubrication

• Author: Pat McCartney
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1995
• Page: 43

Steering box lubricant

• Author: Ken Smizinski
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1995
• Page: 37

1957 overdrive and steering

• Author: Jim Wayne
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1995
• Page: 45

Steering column rubbing

• Author: Don O'Laughlin
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1995
• Page: 48

Power steering vent hole-plug or not

• Author: Dick Swimart
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1995
• Page: 49

Power steering conversion

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1996
• Page: 51

Empting power steering pump without a mess

• Author: Jay Raine
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1996
• Page: 52

Horn wire replacement

• Author: Steve Frano
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1998
• Page: 42

Corrosion control

• Author: Ford Car Club Council
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1998
• Page: 43

Windshield wiper and heater – water is pouring in my car

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

Authenticity – paint and color finishes heater motor

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1998
• Page: 50

Authenticity – original black paint – gloss or satin

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1999
• Page: 52

Authenticity – data plate translation

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1999
• Page: 51

Production code

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1999
• Page: 53

Authenticity – 1956 T-bird data plate

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

Authenticity – underside of fenders

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

Authenticity – data plate translations

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2000
• Page: 51

Manual steering box

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2000
• Page: 46

Authenticity – inspection stamps

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

Authenticity – data plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2000
• Page: 55

Authenticity – power steering conversion

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2000
• Page: 55

Authenticity – Horn

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

Authenticity – data plate information

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

How to read the data plate

• Author: Lin Somsak
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2001
• Page: 31

Authenticity – decoding the data plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2001
• Page: 58

Authenticity – Vent Cables

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2002
• Page: 42

Authenticity – Speedometer Cable Routing

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2002
• Page: 48

Heater and Defroster Maintenance

• Author: Gary Minkin
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2002
• Page: 34

Lubricating Your T-Bird

• Author: CASCO
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2002
• Page: 42

Power Steering Filter

• Author: Don Walread
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2003
• Page: 38

Type ‘F’ ATF and Power Steering Fluid

• Author: Ford Motor Company
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2003
• Page: 49

1957 Master Cylinder Identification

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2005
• Page: 51

Color of PS Pump

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2005
• Page: 45

1956 Mid-Year Changes

• Author: David Tulowitzky/Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2006
• Page: 29

Extra Pulley?

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2006
• Page: 31

Vacuum Wiper Motor Repair

• Author: Trail Bird News
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2007
• Page: 38

Power Brake Booster Markings

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2007
• Page: 22

Master Cylinder Leaking

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2007
• Page: 50

Power Brake Grabbing

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2008
• Page: 45

Broken Hood Release Cable

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2009
• Page: 64

Dual Master Cylinder for 1957

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2010
• Page: 52

Power steering fluid

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2010
• Page: 62

56 T-Bird Power Brakes

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2011
• Page: 38

Power brake booster bracket

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2011
• Page: 38

Voltage Regulator Cover Marking

• Author: Wynne Eminger
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2013
• Page: 28

Firewall Cover – proper location for throttle rod pass thru

• Author: Jim Dawson
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2013
• Page: 57