I am sure that many of you know that finding station wagon parts can be hard. Stormin' Norman suggested starting a thread on sharing how to effectively search for wagon parts and find what what you are looking for. I almost exclusively use Google for searching and often use Google to search within a specific site. This site, http://paulperrysparts.com/ does not render properly in my browser (Firefox) and no links work. Using Google, I specify the term that I am looking for (In this case its "wagon" ) and restrict the search to the http://paulperrysparts.com/ site with the following: Code: wagon site: paulperrysparts.com This search returns the following link: http://www.paulperrysparts.com/Parts%20Index%20htm/part01.htm
I'm learning more about these search engines and Ford Part Numbers. For Fords from the 60's (C0xx) to the 80's (E9xx) the next 2 numbers are the body model (71 or 74 for wagons, 54 for 4-door sedans.) The search engines will usually give you an error page and ask to change your spelling. If you've got a lot of pages, RIGHT-CLICK and Open in New Tab or Window, and see if you've got as many links. If the error page doesn't have any links, then use the numbers AFTER the 2 digit body code, without the suffix characters (AA, A, BB, B - they usually mean LH or RH) You'll likely get a lot of car prices, phone numbers, and vehicle weights, anyway, but you may just score on the right site. A buddy of mine made me a set of Crash Sheets listing part numbers and dollar values and labor hours for the Fairmont/Zephyrs/Cougars from 1978-1983. The Part numbers drill down to the smallest clips. I think both the Motor and Mitchell's Shop manuals had these, and most public Librairies would have them or could arrange an Interlibrary loan. Once you've got Part Numbers the job gets easier, because these usually include the original factory terminology that you can use as keywords. Doo-hicky, giggling-pin and laughing-shaft won't do it! And Whatch-ya-call-it even less. Now for the parts-detectives who can't wait, we have on ze-menu un par de sitios: Check out the Vehicles List (WOW!!!!!!!!) http://www.allamericanclassics.com/ Check out all the indexes from the Left-hand menu on this site. http://www.autofacts.ca/directory/index4.htm A Canadian bilingual Classics Carpet company?: http://www.supremeclassiccarpets.com/
I should have posted this here. SEMA represents manufacturers for our Hobby. They lobby government. Well they also provide a onsite Database Search to find Parts any of 4 ways! :2_thumbs_up_-_anima http://www.sema.org/MemberDirectory/frmDirectorySearch.aspx?tabtype=P
Google API Parts hunting used in Australia too I got onto an Aussie Falcon XP site (early to mid 60's) and the fellow included a Falcon XP search with a few twists! The Fairmont wagons in OZ are XD models and others, that run across various years. It works! Tweak this back to XP to see the difference! http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&q=xd++falcon+OR+fairmont+au+&btnG=Search Notice that its on Google.COM, not CA. Here's the original link page site: http://xpfalcon.kicks-ass.net/XPFalcon/Page6-Links.htm
