Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Bob Carriere]

I actually went to the Mac Auto counter one day and asked so see a number of parts so I could match with the CMP parts I had. They got very annoyed....first you need to know the catalogue number..... which they send out back by computer.... then a bin shows up with the parts..... the individual at the counter was very annoyed when I took one out of five item and ask to see some more parts....... the proverbial question "What year Ford are you working on??? " I even tried to show them pictures of my truck..... the only interested parties where two older gentleman buying Model T parts.

It is a shame that they do not realize that not everyone is rebuilding a Ford as per the Ford manual.

I concluded that you buy and take your chance...... we are such a small segment of their client base that they can afford to ignore us.

I have had similar experience when ordering Chev parts from other suppliers..... when asked for dimensions the response from the polite person at the other end said....." I am only filling out an order form and I do not even have access to the real parts which is in a different warehouse somewhere."

....and most local auto store when you tell them the year of the vehicle.....Oh we do not go back that far in our computer....

It is getting to the point that you need to cannibalize another vehicle for some of the parts.

Cheers