About the closest you are going to come is something like my "British and
Continental Car Parts 1961/62". Back in 1961, I spent a whole dollar to buy
it. It is a 128-page parts catalog of original equipment which was published
for regional Beck distributors. It was the parts catalog used at Small Car
Motors in Memphis, Tennessee, (still there) and Louis Foreign Car Parts (don't
know if it is still there).
This parts catalog lists the original manufacturers' numbers for Austin,
Austin-Healey, Ford, Hillman, Jaguar, MG, Morris, Nash, Riley, Rover, Singer,
Standard, Triumph, Vauxhall, Sunbeam-Talbot, Humber, Volvo, Sunbeam-Rapier,
Citroen, Borgward, Fiat, Bentley, Volkswagen, Jowett, Renault, Rolls-Royce,
Simca, Peugeot, and other makes not heard from since the dawn of time.
It has the manufacturer's part numbers for Hipolite pistons and rings; Payen
gaskets and oil seals; Burgess silencers and tail pipes; Tompson-Whiteley
waterpumps,tie rods, and universals; Ferodo brake and clutch linings and fan
belts; Girling brake parts; Lockheed brake parts; Borg & Beck clutches;
Lee-Healey radiator hoses; Ransome & Marbles, British-Timpkin ball and roller
bearings; Lucas ignition; Terry valve springs; James valves and guides;
Vanderwall engine bearings; Wilmott ring gears; Purolator oil filters; and
Tex wiper motors.
Over the years, I also hung on to the 1976 and 1979 Sears Imported Car Parts
Catalog. These three catalogs have proven invaluable in sourcing parts through
cross-referencing, particularly in the lean years when they were hard top
find. Also, they are great for finding NOS at auto-jumbles when even the
dealers are challenged to know what part fits what car(s).
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
rob thomas wrote:
> This may sound like an impossible quest but.......does anyone know if there
> is a way to get identities for parts from their part numbers? I'm thinking
> about things like 12G1303 crankshafts or BTA 806 drive shafts. Was there
> ever a book with the identity of every part and the cars it was fitted to?
> Dizzy numbers (like 40819,Cooper and Lotus) and carb numbers(FZX and AUD)
> are fairly simple to trace but when you get down to the components for
> different versions of the engine and gearbox you seem to be on your own.
> I've just got a brand new 1275 crank out of a box and I have no idea if it
> is a good 'un.( Not EN 40B marked. 1/8 inch or more radius between web and
> journals with no undercuts. No grinding undersize. 1098 size flange. Six
> bolt fixing. Spigot bush bored into tail of crank.)
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