Old Dealer Fiche

[alice@domain.elided]

Reading your stories of IHC parts dealers got me thinking... 

About a month ago, I was driving past the old IH dealership in my 
town when I realized they might be good for the rear main oil seal my 
196 has been needing.  Pulled in ...and then I noted all the Navistar 
signs had been taken down.  Parts counter was in disarray, man said 
Navistar had moved to the big road west of town and that he had not 
gotten this place set up yet.  He tried to recover the part number I 
wanted from his fiche, but was unfamiliar with the system.  He 
offered for me to come behind the counter and sort through the fiche 
while he juggled other pressing business.  I got to go through all 
the fiche and found several engine slides.  I did not realize all the 
engines listed by IHC!  This fiche had been so worn that it was 
damn near impossible to focus the text.  I had to go with trying to 
ID the 196 by the unique "slant" of the block.  I eventually found 
the part number but he no longer carried the stock.  The parts guy 
asked if I could return and teach him how to use the system ...he did 
not know that I was just clueless and lucky.    

Question.  Does anyone know of the fiche I browsed through.  Is a 
hardcopy available somewhere?  If this place decides to pitch the 
fiche (have no idea of their plans), is it rare and worth getting?  
Mark