Chrysler owned autolite until the late 50's when they sold it to Ford which
later turned part of the company into Motorcraft. I it wasn't for all the
parts companies Chrysler owned or owns it might have gone under in the 70's
----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:03 PM
Subject: IML: Why G.M Parts are unnecessary.
> Doug;
> Through the process of going through my engine rebuild I have found out
> that there is almost nothing that you cannot get for a 392 hemi, its just
a
> question of where and how much. The whole idea behind putting a G.M water
> pump on an early hemi, according to the hot rod crowd, is to save on
weight.
> How this is accomplished, when you need to add an adapter plate to use it,
> is unknown and I figure that its a waste of time when there are aluminum
> after market ones available that will bolt right on.
> The true beauty of these older cars is that just about everything on them
> can be rebuilt and rebuild parts are available. Before I joined this list
I
> didn't have a clue that you could rebuild the factory brake boosters and
yet
> the parts are available along with services to do the job for you.
> One of the things that I have found easiest to get are electrical parts.
> Why? Because Chrysler, at least on the earlier cars, bought them from an
> outside supplier called "Autolite". Autolite supplied parts for just about
> every auto manufacturer outside of G.M and Ford so there lots of after
> market replacements out there. The same goes with their carburettors. In
the
> case of my car the Carter WCFB carburetor was also used by Oldsmobile,
> Buick, and Cadillac as far back as 1952 and at least until the AFB came
out.
> If you are talking buying a complete NOS working carb you may have a
problem
> but as long as you have a core it can be rebuilt.
> There are people that have an enthusiesm for restoring early Chrysler
> products and there are more repro parts available all the time, you would
> just need to join a club to find out about them Quite often it happens out
> of something as simple as needing a part for his project and having one
made
> when he can't find one, this is what Mr. Pittinaro did with the cornering
> lenses on his 67'. If there are guys making reproduction parts for
> Studebakers and Kaisers there will also be ones doing so for Chrysler
> products, you can bet on it.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
>
>
>
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