NOS

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

NOS means New Old Stock - and is used to designate an item that was made
when the cars were new, by the original factory, and stored for all the
years since.   NOS parts are sought out because they are sure to be
authentic in all respects.  However, one does have to be careful about shelf
wear and deterioration from age.  For instance, an NOS tire would be
useless, as would most other rubber parts, unless they were stored in a
hermetically sealed package.  NOS fuel pumps, for instance, will fail in a
few miles, because the rubber diaphragm is old and brittle (and also because
the old fashioned rubber compounds can't stand the new oxygenated fuels).

Dick Benjamin
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Subject: Re: IML: NOS


What does NOS mean?

EdH
'68 Crown Coupe
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On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 06:33 PM, Hal Coble wrote:


Dear List:

As I am beginning to fix problems on my 63 Crown, I am learning from experts
on the list like Dick, Elijah, Kenyon, John and Bob and I just want to say
thanks for all the great advice. This list is an incredible resource for me
since I am completely new to all of this.

Question #1: I purchased a the car from my uncle a few months ago. He said
that he bought it 6 years ago from the original owner and that it has been
garaged and everthing is original. How do I determine if it is original or
has had items replaced such as upholstery?

Question #2: I have had a local mechanic replace the water pump, fuel pump
and plug wires. After all of that, John sent me an excellent description of
NOS which I posted earlier on the list. Now I am wondering if I have made a
mistake by replacing these items without searching for NOS parts. If I were
to enter the car in a show as an original that is driven often, will this
hurt me in the judging? I now need a compressor for the A/C but am waiting
to determine if that needs to be NOS as well.

Hal Coble
1963 Crown Imperial Southampton
Georgia





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