Vinyl seats again
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:05 am
There was a good thread on this back in the Spring but still no concrete conclusion that I can see.
Do we have any understanding of how the manuals were produced that might help with timelines?
Specifically, there are not any good interior pictures in TM9-1804A or 1804B (June '51 and July '52). Most photos and graphics used early vehicles for creating the documentation as the mechanicals have the early bellhousing, early venting, early steering, horn button, dash plates, primer etc.
By the time TM9-8012 Jan '56 was published, there were changes to the documentation that show they used a later vehicle to produce the book. Later front bumper and lifting shackles, no primer system, later venting, later dash plates, sealed bellhousing are represented.
Also there is no reinforcement on the rear body corner.
The seat on P135 is clearly vinyl. I do not have an earlier version of this manual. Maybe someone else does.
Do we know how they chose vehicles to create the graphics for the documentation? Were they production vehicles? It is unlikely Willys used "delivered" vehicles to create their documentation. This would point to vinyl being at least one of the available "factory" materials. But, I do not have concrete proof.
Tom
Do we have any understanding of how the manuals were produced that might help with timelines?
Specifically, there are not any good interior pictures in TM9-1804A or 1804B (June '51 and July '52). Most photos and graphics used early vehicles for creating the documentation as the mechanicals have the early bellhousing, early venting, early steering, horn button, dash plates, primer etc.
By the time TM9-8012 Jan '56 was published, there were changes to the documentation that show they used a later vehicle to produce the book. Later front bumper and lifting shackles, no primer system, later venting, later dash plates, sealed bellhousing are represented.
Also there is no reinforcement on the rear body corner.
The seat on P135 is clearly vinyl. I do not have an earlier version of this manual. Maybe someone else does.
Do we know how they chose vehicles to create the graphics for the documentation? Were they production vehicles? It is unlikely Willys used "delivered" vehicles to create their documentation. This would point to vinyl being at least one of the available "factory" materials. But, I do not have concrete proof.
Tom