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Re: J.C. Whitney Product Question..

To: Curtis Fisher <Curtis.Fisher@trw.com>
Subject: Re: J.C. Whitney Product Question..
From: sosnaenergyconsulting@home.com
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:50:59 -0800
Curtis:
Me, too.  My (then)'65 Alpine was waiting for a piston or a set of
rings, or both; I forget which.  I finally gave up waiting and got the
necessary at a local parts store.  Haven't trusted Whitney since.

Regards

David Sosna
'66 Tiguar (I hate bodywork!)

Curtis Fisher wrote:
> 
> I notice the JCWhitney history site doesn't mention they went bankrupt
> in 1978 without shipping my paid for order to me.  As a very poor
> college student, the $70 or so I paid for a Sprite pressure plate was a
> lot of money.  My little car was limping along with a high mileage
> clutch and I was desperately awaiting my part.  I was writing and
> writing (I could not afford phone calls) and finally I got notice they
> had filed Chapter 11 and as a creditor I would have to wait until the
> courts decided when and IF I would receive anything.  Many months later
> after the car was gone and the courts decided, I received a partial
> credit towards new orders.  I never ordered anything from JCWhitney
> again.  Very few people know about their bankruptcy, they certainly
> don't mention it.
> Sorry for lack of Tiger content,
> Curtis
> 
> At 08:31 PM 11/17/01 -0800, Bob Palmer wrote:
> >>>>
> >
> > Eric, Steve, et Listers,
> >
> > The J. C. Whitney Website has a history of the company. Looks to me
> > like
> > Steve was right.
> >
> > <
> > 
>http://www.jcwhitney.com/aboutus.jhtml?BQ=jcw2>http://www.jcwhitney.com/aboutus.jhtml?BQ=jcw2
> >
> >
> > Bob
> >
> <<<<

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