I also got the...."good deal" on the Eickman book and the pictures are OK if they were taken in a cave with a 60 watt bulb for light, but they're scans and bad ones at that. 

I have read several posts about errors in the FY-B book so what are the chances of using this thread or starting a new one and posting corrections??????

There's not much can be done about bad photos but corrected gaffes could save some poor unknowing soul a lot of time and aggravation. Not that I make mistakes, I have "educational experiences", some hurt and some cost money, but I'd really like to minimize that type of learning. Just a thought. 

   Missouri Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

Chuck: Bruce Young at YBM has tried to contact Mr. Eickmann in the not to distant past, without success. He speculates that he may be deceased.

Paul

Chuck,

  It's the real thing from MBI.  I got it throught Amazon.com.  I'm not going to complain too much, I mean, you get what you get for $12 these days.  Even so, I'd expect a little better Quality Control from MBI.  Now if I'd have paid $45 plus from Ebay, I'd be mad as a hornet!  Bottom line: the text is fine and the book is interesting but if someone was looking for crisp illustrations to help them ID parts, etc. this reprint wont do.

A.J.

South Jersey

SMSgt USAF Retired 
1955 Ford Ranch Wagon & a couple of old guitars...Life's Good!

If I'm not mistaken it is the original publisher MBI = Motorbooks International. Or at least the same company...





Johnson Rod



Southern California

This is obviously not a reissue but a scan and print copy. I wonder if the original author and publisher knows about it? Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

On the day that I received my copies - I complained and was told that I would receive a discount. The manager (after I got through the lower end salesman who did not know anything) told me that this was one of the best selling books, blah, blah, blah (funny how this best selling book is never in their catalog advertising!). After a couple of phone calls, and getting nowhere with the quality issue or the discount, I gave up.

Welcome to corporate America and "customer no service"

Dan

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Everyone that bought a lousy reprint needs to complain directly to MBI. It's fine that we have been elerted, but the problem won't get fixed unless you complain directly to them..

Paul

You guys were right...the reprint is horrible.  The photos and illustrations are hardly recognizable.  I guess that's what you get for 12 bucks!

A.J.

South Jersey

SMSgt USAF Retired 
1955 Ford Ranch Wagon & a couple of old guitars...Life's Good!

Be weary! I too bought a newer printed book from motorbooks. Total Crap! I could of borrowed the book from my library and photocopied it with the same results. Not happy here.

1959 and 1960 f-100sAkron OH

A.J. It's not that it "must be one heck of a book", but that it is the only book dealing exclusively with Y-Blocks. It's just too bad they didn't take the time to correct all of the mistakes in that were in the first printing. (example.. counting time chain links on wrong side of engine, picture page 72).



Word of advice.. double check the info in this book before taking it as Gospel.





Johnson Rod



Southern California