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Just for the benefit of some who may not be aware of previous discussions concerning this so called restoration manual, my advice is don't waste your $$ on it. There is far more valid information on this forum than in this book. It's certainly nothing much when doing a complete restoration. Honestly it's nothing more than a shade tree "fix up get by book" & worth nowhere near what it sells for today.

My apology for boring you guys who already know the story, I just hate to see the uninformed spend their $$ & be disappointed with what they have in the end.

I certainly wouldn't buy it hoping it would be "the difinitive word" on all things M37, even at its original price. What would really be nice to have would be a Haynes manual for the M37, but that will never happen. Even if everyone who owns an M37 were to buy a copy, the publishers wouldn't even come close to their production costs. Still, if I happened across one at a yard sale or something, I'd buy it just to add it to my collection of real (Motor, Chilton, Haynes) repair manuals.

There doesnt need to be a chiltons or any other, the orignal TM's, are as comprehensive as anything can be . They even give details such as the exact type and size of all the hardware and I havent seen any civ. manual that supplies that. I remember when Mr. Ahl was jus getting started w/ his truck, and attended many MVCC events w/it. If the book had been titled something like recondtioning and modfing an M-37 it would have been ok, but to call it a restoration guide, implying hat it has correct an proper details wasnt good.

Heck outside of my tm manuals I get all the great help on this forum. It's better than any manual. The guys on here are always there to help out. I can't think how hard it would be to try and find out the type of info posted here on a daily basis.

One can not go wrong with using the TMs on any military vehicle. They were written in a no-nonsense way that gets you right to the point. Depending on the version of the manual many have good trouble shooting steps that if you were to map it out you would see a great example of a flow chart. Do A: If B: happens stop. If not goto C: and so on. I have not read the book in question, but this isn't the first time I've heard these replies....and if it is the one I'm thinking of I've seen the website and no way would I call that a restoration.

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The bidding ended at $154.39 wow thats a lot of money another books coming up it at 78.77 13 hours to go. I think charlies right you get more help on the forum than the book.

Richard

While I agree that this book isnt really a restoration guide, it does contain anecdotal information on what you may get into with doing a restoration. It also covers some subjects you will not find elsewhere like the rifle rack article, selector hubs and other details that are of interest to M37 owners. Additionally, I wouldnt consider the Alan Bowes articles low brow in the least. I personally bought this book after I bought and fixed up (not restored) my M37. It is basically a compilation of various M37 related articles which appeared in Military Vehicles magazine. The Denman tire article was going a little far as he changed tires on all his vehicles except for the HUMVEE he now drives. I paid $20 for my copy and that is about what it is worth. Buy your TMs and all the right publications and then pick up a copy if they are ever reprinted as it good reading and basically entertaining. Consider it a "lighter side" of the hobby rather than a curse...

Rusty S.