All the years I have had and been messing with 57 fords I never paid any attention to this. I guess it must be time for a dumb a$$ ?. In some of my books it lists BAC & BAR for the same car like my convertable, what do these letters represent ? Thanks Alvin
Just guessing... BA is for a car made in the 50's, the prefix for the part numbers??? C is for convertible, R is for retractable??? I really have no idea but this sounds good...
That sounds like a good answer, however I see these Letters used on just about all models be it a convert, station wagon or any of the rest. It shows up a lot in the 57 trim book as a prefix. You are right about the BA = 50's cars.
I guess I hadn't noticed the C and Rs. I always thought if it was a 57 part, the number would start with BA7
Exactly which book are you referring to, FORD PARTS TEXT or an information text?
A 1957 FORD PN will usually have a prefix of B7A or possibly B7AZ.
They sound familiar but my memory (what it is) will not pull it up.
yeh, B7A, not the BA7 I mistyped.
I did some more looking this afternoon, The book that started my interest in this is the Body, Trim & sealant assembly manual. I also found that BAN 40 = the T-bird. so maybe the BAC & BAR represent the Fairlane series and the custom series, not sure.
Quote from: alvin stadel on 2020-12-22 19:45
I did some more looking this afternoon, The book that started my interest in this is the Body, Trim & sealant assembly manual. I also found that BAN 40 = the T-bird. so maybe the BAC & BAR represent the Fairlane series and the custom series, not sure.
... hmmpf ...
40 is the BODY STYLE CODE for the 55/57 BIRD.
I don't have the MANUAL you are describing (wish I did). This has me curious. No further explanation of BAC and/or BAR in that MANUAL?.
I have that manual someplace, I'll take a look for code info when I have a chance. For me, building an almost everything modified car, the trim and sealant manual was more useful than the shop manual. It's more about car body assembly rather than repairs/servicing stuff I no longer had. I'm pretty sure it's reproduced. I think I got mine at classic auto parts in OKC.
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2020-12-23 07:42
I have that manual someplace, I'll take a look for code info when I have a chance. For me, building an almost everything modified car, the trim and sealant manual was more useful than the shop manual. It's more about car body assembly rather than repairs/servicing stuff I no longer had. I'm pretty sure it's reproduced. I think I got mine at classic auto parts in OKC.
Yeah, if you want exact detail, that and other specialty manuals are a must.
When you have time. This has me really curious.
I think I figured it our somewhat. The PREFIX seems to be on an INSTRUCTION SHEET to ID the sheet to a particular part/accessory usage. It is either a INSTRUCTION SHEET ID NO or a PUBLICATION NO.
Look at the top of the sheet in the below ILL -
So BAC must refer the sheet to FORD, BAN to BIRD.