IML : Autolite : Was Why G.M Parts are unnecessary.

["Don Nonnweiler" <dnonnwei@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was wrong,I looked it up Chrysler decided to make there own in the late
50's thus stopped using Autolite,but never owned them
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:15 AM
Subject: IML: IML : Autolite : Was Why G.M Parts are unnecessary.


>
> Chrysler never owned Autolite, ever.  It was an independent company
> headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, prior to its purchase by Ford Motor Company
> around 1961, except for the time it was controlled by the Willys
Corporation
> (also of Toledo) in the late teens.   The decision to have Willys sell
> Autolite (or more correctly, Electric Auto-Lite) was made by one Walter P.
> Chrysler when he headed the Willys reorganization team.  Willys also owned
> New Process Gear, which did become a Chrysler subsidiary in the 1930's.
>
> Autolite supplied auto electric parts to many manufacturers over the
years,
> such as Kaiser-Frazer, Packard, Studebaker, Hudson, Nash, Willys, Checker,
> Peerless, Reo, American Austin, American Bantam. Crosley, DeVaux,
Hupmobile,
> Durant, Star, Jordan, Moon, and, yes, Ford Motor Company.
>
> The purchase of Autolite by Ford marked Ford's entry into the auto
electric
> business, and Ford continued to use the Autolite name but was later forced
> to sell off the company.   The purchase by Ford also ended the use of
> Autolite products in non-Ford products until it was spun off.  Autolite is
> still in business, as we all know, while Ford uses the Motorcraft name now
> for its electrical products.
>
> By the way, the purchase of Autolite by Ford in the early 1960's had two
> reactions.  One was Chrysler moving into the auto electric market,
producing
> their own alternators, starters and distributors.  The other was the sale
of
> Autolite's non-Ford business to Prestolite, which continued to market
> Autolite products under the Prestolite name to such manufacturers as
> Chrysler Canada, American Motors and Studebaker.   Prestolite is also
still
> in business and has merged with Leese-Neville, an early supplier of auto
> alternators.
>
> General Motors used to sell its Delco line of electrics to many
> manufacturers, including Chrysler back in the 1920's.  But AC Delco is no
> longer owned by General Motors.
>
> Chrysler purchased carburetors (Stromberg, Carter, Holley), radiators
> (Fedders, McCord, Moline), brakes (Lougheed, Bendix, Kelsey-Hayes, Budd),
> clutches (Borg & Beck), steering (Ross, Monroe, Saginaw), u-joints
(Spicer),
> transmissions (Borg-Warner), axles (Dana) and other parts from a wide
range
> of manufacturers.   Spicer and Dana, for example, are not owned by
Chrysler
> and never have been.   But Chrysler was, and is, one of their many
> customers.
>
> Bill
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Nonnweiler" <dnonnwei@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Why G.M Parts are unnecessary.
>
>
> > 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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