Thanks guys. Will follow up in the morning.

Only interested in hard copies.

Hedd I can supply a good 1586 Oct 37 spare parts or a reprint 1586A oct 38 spare parts mint
1725 is the sept 38 handbook but I have no spare. cheers Russell

Location: oz

Squeek. I'll be in touch. Chassis number of the car in question is 285999. Registered March 1938. I think it has cable rear brakes, not rod. I need to confirm. This is the main difference between 1586 and 1586a Parts lists.

I think handbook 1400E is the one I want

Hedd I can't vouch for handbook 1400 E as it must be pretty scarce, but handbook 1400 F march 38 is still listing rear cable brakes.
1725 sept 38 does indeed have rod rear brakes listed. hope this is useful, squeak

Location: oz

Hedd
Someone has put several handbooks on Ebay ,there is a late handbook listed there (232225840326) which is 185A .It says on the cover it is from Ch 249701 to 290576 so the chassis number you quoted will be in there.