J.C. Whitney being sold

[BobT-47P15]

Saw this over on the hamb.............just passing it on.

The poster also mentioned that Earl Scheib, the cheap paint job folks,

have departed business.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-auto-parts-to-acquire-whitney-automotive-group-one-of-the-nations-largest-most-trusted-online-auto-parts-retailers-99786634.html

[1947PLEVY]

Bob:

As Archie and Edith use to sing...." Those were the days".

God Bless US All.. John

[Dennis Hemingway]

Here is the message on the Earl Scheib Web Site.

Dennis:cool:

Effective July 16, 2010, Earl Scheib, Inc. has ceased operations nationwide. Each store is now independently owned and operated by a person unaffiliated with Earl Scheib, Inc. Based on this change, customer warranties of Earl Scheib, Inc. will no longer be able to be honored at these stores or by Earl Scheib, Inc. We truly apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, however we believe the independent owners and operators will continue to provide the same great service that Earl Scheib, Inc. offered for almost 80 years.

[Don Coatney]

I always thought these bare foot pedals were made to assist the driver so he or she would not be confused and know what foot to use on what pedal.

[P-12 Tommy]

I remember when I was in high school a friend of mine had a '64 Falcon painted by Earl Sheib. They painted part of the tires and some of the windows.

Tom

[Plymouthy Adams]

shops still do that today only difference is they charge you extra..

[fstfish66]

j,c whitney HASNT BEEN OWNED BY THE FAMILY IN SEVERAL YEARS,, THEY USE TO BE IN DOWN TOWN CHICAGO, with and inside musem,, several years ago traded hands and moved way out in to the western farm country of ill

[JIPJOBXX]

I had a friend in high school that had his 1950 Plymouth painted a god awful green at Earl Shiebs for 19.95 cents. That paint job lasted about two months as the paint started to just tear oft in sections. They didn't even take oft the old wax and just painted it. 19.95 and we will paint anything!!!!!

[fstfish66]

old earl has been out of bussniess in this are for many years,,

any car any color 49.95 even paint your windows,,

[YukonJack]

I remember in the late 70's that J.C. Whitney was associated with Warshausky (spelling not right) and company. They went through bankruptcy at that time. One bought the other on paper. I had sent them a check for some stuff. They promptly cashed the check, sent me one small item from the order, and told me to go whistle in the wind.

Lived in Chicago all my life. Use to go to Warshawsky in the 70's. Corner of Archer and State, 1 block south was Blue Star Auto Parts. Bought my first set of tools from them, 29 pieces for 9.99. It had a ratchet that was 3/8 drive on one side and 1/2 on the other. I think everything lasted about a month then went into the trash. J. C. Whitney was mail order only and had the same catalog but with lower prices. They also had a warehouse on about 18th and Racine before moving to Lasalle, Il.

[DLK]

My memories from the 60's were all the "gimmicks" to increase gas mileage and performance that Whitney sold. One that stands out were the fire injectors which were to replace your standard spark plugs and increase both gas mileage and performance. Over the years apparently many people were suckered in by those false claims and made Whitney some money.

[fstfish66]

My memories from the 60's were all the "gimmicks" to increase gas mileage and performance that Whitney sold. One that stands out were the fire injectors which were to replace your standard spark plugs and increase both gas mileage and performance. Over the years apparently many people were suckered in by those false claims and made Whitney some money.

my dad had a 1970 VW bug that he sorta fixed up to look like it was in the 50s,,, every thing came from whitney,,,fender skirts,,ETC,, he tried those fire injector spark plugs they ran hot and warped the heads on the VW,,,