1968 Car Care Guide

updated December 31, 2002

The ESSO Car Care Guide 1968

This spiral-bound book was used by garage mechanics and the public. It contains all of the specifications needed to look after practically all of the cars on the road at that time. Information includes engine specs, ignition specs, wheel alignment, fuel system info, charging system specs, oil and lube specs and more.

The cars covered include all U.S. built vehicles as well as imports - Britain, Japan etc.

view the full-size 1962 Fairlane ad

The Old Car Manual Project

Some general information:

What is "the old car manual project"?
The idea is to scan manuals for old, vintage or antique American vehicles and their components and make them available on the web, for free.

Why are we doing this?

Why not? But really - one of the hardest parts of restoring or servicing old machines is getting decent technical information. Often, it's difficult, impossible or expensive to obtain. We think that this kind of information should be freely available, as a public resource for the preservation of our industrial history.

Who are we?

We are some guys who like old iron. We can be contacted at xerog@xerog.com

INDEX

year/model

ACADIAN
1963 All Models
1964-67 Invader, Canso

1968 Acadian

AMERICAN MOTORS
1961-63 Rambler American

1964-68 Rambler American

1962-66 Classic, Ambassador
1965-66 Marlin

1967-68 Ambassador, Marlin, Rebel

1968 Javelin

BEAUMONT
1964-68

AUSTIN
1955-56 Cambridge Series A50;
1957-59 A55;
1959-62 A55 Mark II; 1962-68 A60

AUSTIN-MORRIS
1960-68 Mini, Mini Cooper, Coooper "S"

BUICK
1964-67 Special, Skylark, GS 340, -400

1968 Special Deluxe, Skylark, GS 350, -400, Sportwagon

1963-64 Electra "225", Invicta, LeSabre, Riviera, Wildcat

1965-68 Electra, LeSabre, Wildcat

1966-68 Riviera

CADILLAC
1965 All models escept 75 Series;
1966 All models;
1967-68 All Models except Eldorado

pages

(each car is two pages)

page 52
page 53

page 54
page 55

page 56
page 57

page 58
page 59

page 60
page 61

page 62
page 63

page 64
page 65

page 66
page 67

page 68
page 69

page 70
page 71

page 72
page 73

page 74
page 75

page 76
page 77

page 78
page 79

page 80
page 81

page 82
page 83

1967-68 Eldorado

CHEVROLET
1963-64 Bel Air, Biscayne, Impala

1965-68 Bel Air, Biscayne, Caprice, Impala

1964-68 Chevelle

1963-67 Chevy II

1968 Chevy II

1963-64 Chevrolet Corvair
All Models except Greenbrier Sportwagon

1965-68 Corvair
All models except Greenbrier Sportwagon

1963-68 Corvette

1967-68 Camaro

page 84
page 85

page 86
page 87

page 88
page 89

page 100
page 101

page 102
page 103

CHRYSLER

Chrsyler 1964-65

Chrysler 1966-68

DATSUN

Datsun 1961-68 Sedan (except PL510) and Wagon; Sports Car; Pick-Up Truck

DODGE

Dodge 1962-63

Dodge 1964-65

Dodge 1966-68 Charger, Coronet, Monaco, Polara

Dodge Dart 1967-68

FORD (ENGLISH)

Ford English 1960-67 Anglia; 1962-64 Consul 315; 1962-65 Consul Capri; 1963-68 Cortina

page 104
page 105

page 106
page 107

page 108
page 109

page 110
page 111

page 112
page 113

page 114
page 115

page 116
page 117

page 118
page 119

FORD 1963-64 Galaxie, 300, Custom	page 120 page 121
1965-68 Galaxie, Custom	page 122 page 123
Ford Bronco 1966-68	page 124 page 125
Ford Fairlane 1962-65	page 126 page 127
Ford Falcon 1963-65	page 128 page 129
Ford Falcon, Fairlane 1966-68	page 130 page 131
Ford Mustang 1965-68	page 132 page 133
Ford Thunderbird 1963-66	page 134 page 135
Ford Thunderbird 1967-68	page 136 page 137
IMPERIAL 1966	page 138 page 139
Imperial 1967-68	page 140 page 141
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1961-65	page 142 page 143
Lincoln Continental 1966-68	page 144 page 145

MERCURY 1963-64 Monterey 1964 Montclair, Park Lane	page 146 page 147
1965-68 Montclair, Park Lane 1967-68 Marquis, Brougham	page 148 page 149
1963-65 Comet	page 150 page 151
1966-68 Comet; 1967 Caliente, Capri, Cyclone; 1968 Cyclone, Montego	page 152 page 153
1967-68 Cougar	page 154 page 155
1964 Meteor	page 156 page 157
1965-68 Meteor	page 158 page 159
M.G. 1956-62 Series MGA 1963-68 Series MGB	page 160 page 161
1959-66: M.G. Magnette: Mark III, Mark IV Morris Oxford: Series V, Series VI Riley: 4/68, 4/72 Wolseley: 15/60, 16/60	page 162 page 163
Austin, M.G., Morris, Princess 1963-68 1100	page 164 page 165

Oldsmobile 1961-64 88, Jetstar, Ninety-Eight, Starfire	page 166 page 167
1965-68 88, Jetstar, Ninety-Eight, Starfire	page 168 page 169
1965-68 Toronado	page 170 page 171
1964-65 F-85	page 172 page 173
1966-68 F-85, Cutlass, 4-4-2, Vista-Cruiser	page 174 page 175
Plymouth 1962-63 Belvedere, Fury, Savoy	page 176 page 177
1965-65 Belvedere, Fury, Savoy	page 178 page 179
1966-68 Belvedere, Fury, GTX, Road Runner, Satellite, VIP	page 180 page 181
1962-63 Valiant	page 182 page 183
1964-65 Barracuda, Valiant 1966-68 Barracuda, Valiant	page 184 page 185 page 186 page 187