You are probably correct but the problem might be that you can't ship
something that has not been unloaded at the dock yet.
I might know where you can get used vent window assemblies, if that is what
you are looking for.
I wish you and one and all, a very merry Christmas
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Brad Baker
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 8:41 PM
To: American Classic; Hudson29@aol.com
Cc: old-chevy-truck@onelist.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Ahh, My Old Friends At Golden State!
Jim Carter may be an excellent source for parts if they can be convinced to
actually ship them.
-bb
----- Original Message -----
From: American Classic <americanclassic@airmail.net>
To: <Hudson29@aol.com>
Cc: <old-chevy-truck@onelist.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 10:49 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Ahh, My Old Friends At Golden State!
>
> We have been told that Golden State went bust and were bought out by the
> Ford man in the desert.
>
> and yes, Jim Carter is an excellent source for Parts
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Hudson29@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 10:04 PM
> To: old-chevy-truck@onelist.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Ahh, My Old Friends At Golden State!
>
>
> As I have posted before, Golden State Pickup Parts is far from my
> favorite supplier for reasons I would just as soon not recall, and
possible
> for that reason I thought I would give them one more shot. Silly Boy!
> Golden State list in their catalog an item that I have never seen
> elsewhere, a rebuilt ventiplane assembly for the AD trucks. The item is
> listed at $80 exchange. I have been toying with the idea of just buying
> their
> units, applying the refund for the rubber gaskets and window channels
> purchased this time last year, and being on to other things. Golden State
> sent a flyer offering a discount for the holiday/moving period (they have
> just moved their retail store to a new and more convenient location) and
it
> seemed that maybe the price could be made palatable.
> I telephoned Golden State and got a Voice. The Voice informed me that
> the
> ventiplane assemblies in the catalog did not include the glass or the
little
> handle, but that these could be special ordered. The price went up. I
> mentioned that I had previously purchased all the rubber bits from them
and
> the Voice offered to exchange the existing new rubber and knock an
> equivalent
> amount off the total price. Fair enough.
> I decided to go down to the store, the new location being only ten
> minutes from my place and easily accessible during my standard business
> runs.
> About two weeks went by before I could schedule it, but this morning I
> decided it was time to fit the trip in.
> For those of you that have never been there, Golden State's new retail
> location (did anyone notice I slyly did not include the address or phone
> number?), is a clean well lighted place (yes I like Hemmingway) with a lot
> of
> interesting displays. There is an orange TF with a BB Chevy in the middle
of
> the floor and a cutaway exhibit of an oletruck front end with disk brake
and
> monospring conversions on it. There is a display of NOS AD gauges and
> oletruck dash sections fitted with modern radios. There is lots of "stuff"
> and that is just as well as the service is always slow at Golden State.
> After some time dithering around, A Face asked if I had been helped.
He
> obviously considered me an intrusion on his day. I explained my mission
and
> the intelligence communicated earlier by the Voice. The Face explained
that
> the ventiplane assemblies would cost $280. exchange, glass extra. The
> promised discount had expired. Anywhere else I would have been angry, but
> this is Golden State and I know only too well what to expect. I pointed
out
> that the catalog listed the ventiplanes for $80 each, but the e Face was
way
> ahead of me. He stated simply that that price was for the upright and
frame
> only, not the vent window frame or any of the other parts. I should have
> known.
> I did buy the rivet kit and tool and maybe I'll just learn another new
> skill. I have other old cars that need the same work.
> Does anybody know of another source for rebuilt ready-to-install
> ventiplane assemblies? I have had good luck with Jim Carter - Kelly have
ya
> got something for me?
>
> Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
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