MarcDeSoto Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Today I was going through some boxes looking for my color coded, numbered, blown up wiring diagram for my 48 DeSoto. I finally found them, but I also found an 10 page MoPar Parts list from Keep 'em Rollin' MoPar NOS Parts just for my S-11 DeSoto. Ten pages of NOS parts, line by line, with part numbers and prices. Hey, I wonder if he's still in business? There were some really great prices there. There were small parts like manifold studs, tappet adjusting screws, and U-joint caps for $2 each. And there were bigger parts like a complete NOS Ball&Ball EV2 carburetor for $70; 3.54 ring and pinion gear $55; Trans. countershaft gear $30; rebuilt generator $45; FD seal housing gasket $3; oil pump $35; Trans oil pump $45; trans kick down solenoid $22; trans governor $22; gas tank $80; pistons $15 each; piston ring kits $20 each; clock $42, and on and on! Most of these NOS parts were the small things and were priced at $2 to $5. So I wondered if this guy was still around! Then I saw the last sentence "Prices effective through September, 1987"! I guess I was dreaming to think he would still be around with these parts. Oh if I could just drift back through the mists of time to the 80s! It was a great time to restore an old car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 I visited John's home when I vacationed in California in the late 1980's. He was very nice and had an impressive collection of NOS Mopar parts. He also had a house cat that was 22 years old at the time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) That's great! Did you buy some parts from him? And what did he want for the cat? Can you tell me about what age he was? If he was in his 40s say, he might still be around, but probably without those parts. Edited December 7, 2022 by MarcDeSoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 funny, cats don't have such long lives around my old mopars and parts.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 17 hours ago, MarcDeSoto said: That's great! Did you buy some parts from him? And what did he want for the cat? Can you tell me about what age he was? If he was in his 40s say, he might still be around, but probably without those parts. He was probably in his fifties when we met. He didn't have any parts I needed for my car, but it was good to speak Mopar anyway. I'd think his parts have all been dispersed by now, one way or another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 yeah, time just slips away and everything changes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, MarcDeSoto said: yeah, time just slips away and everything changes! The only constant in life is change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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