[Shotimes] LEAVING THE SHO PARTS BUSINESS

[Donald Mallinson]

Al,

I am sorry to hear you have to give up this valuable 
resource to the SHO Community, but I think we can all 
understand why.  I thank you for what you have done in the 
past, and what you tried to do.

If anyone has the desire to get into the SHO used parts 
business big time, here is a good start on it!  Sure be a 
shame to see all those cars crushed.

Since I had a tiny idea this might happen, Jan and I made a 
point of stopping and seeing this facility and meeting AL 
and his son in person a couple weeks ago.

Look for a full pictorial and write-up in the SHOclub 
magazine soon.

Again, Al, thanks for helping out a lot of SHO owners.  and 
also, everyone remember that Al is still offering his 
SHO/Yamaha emblems and other things on his web site:

http://www.alfitz.com/sho/

Don Mallinson, President
SHO Club

Al Fitz wrote:

> GREETINGS to the SHO community.
> 
> We are getting out of the SHO used parts business and It is my sad duty to
> announce that we will be crushing our inventory of SHOs before the end of
> April. We will remove the most popular parts first but then the bodies will be
> destroyed. We plan on storing the most popular parts and selling them off
> until they're gone.
> 
> We have been selling SHO parts for several years now and have shipped to more
> than 14 countries. We have a customer base numbering in the thousands.
> Unfortunately we have never made a profit and cannot continue to run this
> charitable enterprise.
> 
> We want to thank our customers for their support. Over the years, 99.9 % of
> all of our transactions have been a wonderful experience. Unfortunately that
> .1 percent that have ripped us off by stopping payment on credit cards and bad
> checks has cost us over $5,000.
> 
> We would like to see someone take over the operation, but being located in
> Central Nebraska has a big drawback for finding a new owner.
> 
> We have 50 SHOs we are selling for $100-$300. None have engines or trannys and
> are in various states of disassembly. We have 89-98 SHOs available. If anyone
> wants one, they will have to be paid for within 7 days and removed by April
> 30th.
> 
> 
> 
> My family, who all drive SHOs, will continue to do so, but supplying the SHO
> community with these hard to find parts will be coming to an end.
> 
> 
> 
> Al Fitz
> Midwest Repairables
> 5150 South Elk Drive
> Grand Island NE 68803
> 308 398-5211
> 
> Al Fitz
> alfitz@alfitz.com
> http://www.alfitz.com
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