RE: Stump the auto parts man

Christie, Scott E. (Scott.Christie(at)gecapital.com)
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:29:33 -0400

Try asking for a simple battery - I went in to Advance auto parts, immediately ran into the cockiest person I ever met, and promptly told him it was for a 1963 Sunbeam Alpine. I sat back and enjoyed watching him huff and puff for 10 minutes, going through every parts book he could find, then finally admitting he needed more information. Scott Christie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Crawley [SMTP:johnc(at)nait.ab.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 3:29 PM
> To: Bill Gullatt
> Cc: tigers(at)autox.team.net; alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Stump the auto parts man
>
> I too tried to stump the Auto parts man but got surprised.
> I went in to the local Ford dealer and asked for the rear bushing for a 4
> -
> speed top-loader. The parts guy says: "What car and what year?" I,
> thinking
> that I would stump the parts man, said : It's for the only car sold by
> Chrysler in the '60s that had a Ford engine/transmission in it." He
> replied: "Wow, you have a Sunbeam Tiger?" . . .ya never know!
> By the way he found a cross reference that came out of a modern Ford front
> wheel drive - Escort I think - that was even better than the original
> bushing as it had extra oil passages for better lube.
> Godspeed
> Jc
>