why gm anything? this isn't a gm list! was gm alternator

["Don Nonnweiler" <dnonnwei@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe we just have to show the young hobbyist the lite and show by example
as I always rebuild or find a same year part available from junk yards or
sometimes ebay, and there are time when a parts cat is a necessity.   There
hasd been talk of GM trying to buy Chrysler from Daimler,but Germany nixred
the deal,  Bob Lutz is in charge of GM now and he use to be high up in the
Chrysler Corp until Daimlerbought them. I haven't seen much of the story in
the Wall Street Journal for about 6 months now, but I'd rather see an
American company merge with Chrysler then the way they are
Don
59 Crown
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Subject: Re: IML:why gm anything? this isn't a gm list! was gm alternator


> Rebuilding is definitely the avenue that I'm taking with my Imperial.
> However, people who rebuild old Mopar components are a dying breed. Every
> year there are less of them. I'm afraid that there are not enough young
> people interested in old Mopars to replace these aging fellows. Most
people
> who are reproducing Mopar parts right now started out as hobbyists who
were
> frustrated by not being able to find the neccessary parts to restore their
> own cars. They turned their neccessity into a business, and some became
quite
> successful. The fact is, that Mopar is now owned by Daimler motors. It
wasn't
> a merger, it was a buyout. The Germans first moved was to axe the Plymouth
> which shows how much they respect Mopar heritage. They show no interest in
> antique Mopars or their restorers. However, you can send a vintage
Mercedes
> back to the factory and they will restore it to showroom condition. No
such
> service is available for vintage Mopars. All that I'm trying to say is
that
> Mopar parts are not easy nor cheap to come by, and the search is not
likely
> to get any easier in the future under these circumstances. Case
Closed!!!!!
>
>                Doug
>                58 Crown coupe
>
>