Jeff, seeing this post made me think about RetroJim. I don't think I have seen any posts by him in awhile.
Since his Mom p***ed away,I have not heard from him either we used to email each other fairly often too.
Jim is still around, I chatted with him 2 or 3 weeks ago. I think he still has the parts books on CD available too. BTW, the seller mentioned in your (Jeff) 1st post for the 49-59 CD also has other year Ford parts books available on disc. I ordered a set of '65-'72 cars, his price for them is very good.
Guys, check out my buy it now... 280858275423 It is the best deal going and ALWAYS free shipping. For $10 you get more than the manuals also.
Jeff, sorry to hear of Jim's mother p***ing. Hopefully he will be back as he has a lot of knowledge on the Ford engines.