Tom/Truckers:
I would like to thank you Tom for the plug on Obsolete Chevy Parts. I will
pick up the phone and order their catalog.
The one thing you mentioned strikes a nerve with me regarding successful
mail orders: A good mail-order house should have a good descriptive
catalog. I have about six different vendor catalogs and few of them have
sufficient part descriptions.
An exploded diagram is the easiest way to describe a part, and as Tom had
mentioned, is a valuable aide in determining where the part is located and
how it is oriented.
As an example, I had an old '58 Mercedes which had (along with owners
manual) a parts book consisting of exploded diagrams with adjacent numbers
that were referenced on a parts list. This made it a breeze when
identifying and ordering spare or replacement parts.
For you vendors out there, I realize that detailed catalogs such as this
would translate to extra cost, but in the long run, customer returns and
lost customers are the more.
Tom B. 57 Stepside 3200
-----Original Message-----
From: tcape [SMTP:tcape@weblnk.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 7:11 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Suppliers - Obsolete Chevy
I'd like to put in a plug here for Obsolete Chevrolet Parts Co. in
Nashville, GA....phone number is 912/686-5812 for information and
800/248-8785 to order parts. Their catalog has excellent cutaway and
exploded drawings of various truck components (engine, wheel, transmission,
rearend, etc.). It's worth the price of the catalog just to see how all
these things are put together. Also helps when working on
something....just
to see which part goes where. I have found the service with Obsolete Chevy
to be outstanding. A guy there spent 20 minutes with me trying to find the
right ignition key blank for my truck. Cost of the key was $2.
Tom Caperton
'47 2nd 3100
-----Original Message-----
From: Anderson, Larry <landerso@cabletron.com>
To: 'oletrucks@autox.team.net' <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 9:35 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Suppliers
>
>I like the idea of trying to get Suppliers on the list.
>
>I read all the mail on the list every morning, during my cup of coffee.
>
> I have seen several e-mails concerning bad shopping experiences but
>not very many to tell us where we should be shopping.
> I have had very good luck in the past with NAPA and Chevy Duty but I
>know there are other good suppliers out there. I'm always looking for
parts
>and etc. and I know a group of our size can't be ignored.
>
>Larry
>
>1949 GMC
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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