Ron I bought the original blueprints for the Ercoupe for about $35 from Center for Archival Collections, Jerome Library, BGSU, Bowling Green OH 43403. The microfilm is poor quality and the parts are for the original design so some prints are not up to date (for example, the side windows do not include the bottom frame and stifener and the inside handle is very different) but they helped me a lot in rebuilding my windows.
It is also getting harder to find a good microfilm reader - my local library does not seem to have cleaned the innards of their reader since 1966. Here is the info from when I ordered (I also got two films with all back issues of 'Coupe Capers) Susan M. Hughes Micrographics Specialist Center for Archival Collections Preservation Lab Bowling Green State University 12764 Levis Parkway Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 419/874-4128 or 419/372-2411 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cac.html Rolls 2 and 3 of the Coupe Capers is available on vesicular film for $27.50 per roll, or silver film for $32.50 per roll. Because of the nature of the contents roll 1, which contains the engineering drawings, is available only on silver film for $32.50. Shipping and tax, if you are an Ohio resident, are additional. Prepayment is required. I would recommend for the Coupe Capers that you purchase the less expensive vesicular film. Silver film gives a bit better resolution on fine lines (hence the need to do the engineering drawings on silver film), but you will get an acceptable image from the printed pages of the Caper with the vesicular. Vesicular does not scratch as easily and is less expensive because the raw stock is cheaper. I cannot bring out consistantly acceptable images on vesicular from the engineering drawings, as the lines can be quite fine, so we only offer that roll on silver. Shipping costs for the 3 rolls is $5.00. We are not set up to accept credit cards; please send a check or money order payable to the Center for Archival Collections to: Center for Archival Collections, Fifth Floor, Jerome Library, Bowling Green, OH 43403, Attn: Susan Hughes. Thank you again and please do hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. David Abrams [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ercoupe.com ---------- From: ron miller[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there anybody out there that knows where I could get blueprints or technical drawings of the ercoupe with all the specs and measurements on them. ( especially of the wing and center section) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ron Miller
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