First off the reason Charles, who was asking about the AL JERAULD manifold, is not what you might think and it's going to be an interesting story when we can disclose some details, but for now that's all I can divulge.
Next, the 2 car garage is now all cleared out.
The few items seen are now all gone.
The Falstaff Beer sign in the upper part of the garage is covering a window. This is probable the first time this building has been clean since it was built in the '50's. The tool shed next door is about 1/4 cleaned out now. With the extra room it's easier to sort out the remaining items.
I'm starting to sort and place the shop manuals back in the shop. The 5 volumes on the top left........
....... are Automobile Engineering Vol. I-V and have copyright dates starting in 1909 and ending in 1918. They cover all aspects of the very beginnings of the auto age. They introduce mechanics to the motor car, it's operating principles, construction and repair from "explosion motors"
to steam cars. It is fascinating reading and they are well illustrated also. They also discuss how to set up a "proper garage". Perhaps I should have consulted them before I did the shop?
On the middle shelf are mostly Chevrolet shop manuals from 1948 to 1966 and "Motor's"," Auto Repair Manual", 1942 through 1969. These are the shelves Mr. Johnson made for the manuals, installing them over the lift control cabinet. They were still on those shelves when I bought the shop.
You can see those manuals here, (they're behind the ladder in the center and to the right of the window) This is also a good look at the original shop roof and how the lift room roof was grafted onto it. This picture is from a couple of months before I bought the shop, about Sept, 2005. The lift control cabinet is behind the gentleman in the picture.
Same view 5 years later, present day (Nov, 2010).
Those are dealer manuals on the middle shelf, nearest the camera. One from 1962 and two from 1964. That's what a customer consulted in the dealership when ordering a new car back then. They contain all the various models, options, paint chips and real interior fabric sample choices.
There are also Chilton manuals, 1952 through 1974. I haven't cleaned them up yet. Looks like a mouse had a snack on the top cover of the flat rate manual.
The Chevrolet Performance Handbook is from 1963 and on the cover is the mighty "dual quad" 409 of Beach Boys fame. Still looking for one of those crated up and lurking in an undiscovered corner of the tool shed. Starting to think that might be a lost cause though.
Thomas
the V8-60 
Move ahead.
