That is correct, but most of the old parts on my Imperials say Autolite, and before that I think Prestolite. These companies were not always "divisions" of the big three as they have been for the past few decades. Paul In an email dated 30/10/2004 2:28:57 pm GMT Daylight time, roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >Hi gang, >Just my 2 cents worth. ?My 55 has many Delco parts in >it. ?During the early years Delco was a auto parts >supplier for many different companies. ?My 55 has a >Delco generator in it. ?This type of generator was >used in other cars of the era. ?I believe that Hudson >or Packard used the same set up with the power >steering pump on the rear. ?My Furd from the same era >has a generator on it. ?It is stamped FOMCO. >Windings, bearings and bushings are different but the >pulleys and key ways are the same. ?The same supplier >is probably use for both companies. Many tool >companies made these small parts as well as tools. >The war effort was probably the biggest cause of this. > In the latter years these small companies were bought >out or went bankrupt. ?When you build large consumer >products like a car many suppliers are used. ?Some of >these products are even stamped different to satisfy >the company that purchases them. ?That is why >interchange parts books are so popular. >RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa > > ? --- Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> That certainly is true. ?In this case, however, it >> is a little more obvious >> that it is a GM product. ?The electrical connector >> on the column is embossed >> with "DELCO" and there is a 4 to 6 inch wiring >> harness "adapter" that allows >> that column to be plugged into the Chrysler body >> harness. >> >> I don't know if GM has ever used a Mopar column in >> their cars. ?To my >> knowledge, the only Mopar part that can be seen >> while driving a GM product >> is the Mopar tail lights. ?;-) >> >> Please quote this message in your reply. ?Otherwise >> I will be unable to >> reply to your message. ?Thanks. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 5:32 PM >> Subject: Re: IML: GM steering columns >> >> >> May be GM used a Chrysler column! ?:) >> >> Even to this date, OEM's use parts made by component >> suppliers. ?Very >> likely, >> the same supplier was subcontracted by both GM and >> Chrysler. ?Another >> example >> is the oil pressure sending units. ?Ford and >> Chrysler used the same parts >> (at >> least they look identical). >> >> D^2 >> >> >> >> ----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com >> ----------------- >> This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing >> List. Please >> reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your >> response will be >> shared with everyone. Private messages (and >> attachments) for the >> Administrators should be sent to >> webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to >> http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> >> ? > >===== >RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa > >http://www.imperialclub.com/temp/1955/RogerCrabtree/ > > >Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. >http://au.movies.yahoo.com > > >----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm