I'm speechless!

[SS427]

Look at this inventory of NOS and used Camaro parts recently acquired. Some REALLY rare stuff in there. 7 JL8 rears, forgot to count how many cross rams but it was several. I would pass out in a place like this. Anyone know where this collection came from?

http://www.heartbeatcitycamaro.com/motherload/motherload-page/index.htm

[x77-69z28]

I just got the same email. Jim hit the jackpot on this! I'm looking for a set of April 186 heads. I'll have to give him a call.

[supercomp 8.90]

wow awesome! I believe we are going to see a lot more of these large collections being broken up in the future. I also collect ww2 items and have noticed the large collections being auctioned a lot more in the last few years.

[firstgenaddict]

Looks like it came from Ricks... either Rick kept the original parts when he sold to Ecklers or Ecklers is liquidating the NOS and OEM used parts... hopefully to add some knowledgeable sales people. I've bought parts at Ecklers once since Ricks sold out. Never Again....

[SS427]

Speaking of WWII items, I recently went on a 911 call for a heart attack in a farmers home. Upon arriving I could not help but notice the COMPLETE B17 instrument panel complete with throttles, console, wiring and sticks all on display in his living room. Once we got the patient stabilized and things calmed down I commented on it to one of my fellow fire fighters and WWII buff. The victims wife spoke up and said if I thought that was interesting I should walk down the basement but that it would likely cause me to be the next heart attack victim.

[firstgenaddict]

I've got a bunch of WWII large format negs from my grandfather... Japanese Rear Admiral signing surrender docs on his ship, Tokyo in the spring of 1946, etc etc etc.

[olredalert]

----I inherited a huge, very cool (over 2 feet long) pair of binoculars off a WW2 Japanese battleship. They came with tripod, fitted boxes and spare parts. Its fairly easy to see that they have a lot of German influence built in. An uncle worked directly under MacArthur in Japan while Mac was Governor General and shipped these home. There was never an explanation given as to how he acquired them, and I never asked. Ill probably end up giving them to the World War II Museum in New Orleans when Im so old I cant keep them.......Bill S

[supercomp 8.90]

those binoculars are very valuable bill! very cool! I love collecting ww2 those negatives neat too.

[m22mike]

I've bought parts at Ecklers once since Ricks sold out. Never Again.... [/quote]

Ditto that, that place went downhill overnight.. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/sick.gif

[Carleen]

It was a shame that hartbeat got hold of these parts.
He will set a high price on those so no one will be able to afford it.

[SS427]

My father passed away when I was 28 and had literally hundreds of unbuilt OLD plastic models, a 4 drawer commercial file cabinet full of WWII era newspapers, photographs, WWII aircraft manuals and parts and many other types of memorabilia from his 22 years in the Air Force as well as personal paintings of WWII aircraft all worth 10's of thousands of dollars. After the funeral many of his 'friends' came forth promising to put these items to good use in their personal collections. We also donated a vast amount to the ANG Museum in St. Paul with the understanding that we would get it back if they no longer needed it. Needless to say most of his items that were given to his &quot;friends&quot; were sold off shortly after given and the museum closed after 9/11 with futile attempts to get those items back falling on deaf ears. Our family thought many of these items would be put to better use being on display for all to see instead of stuffed in boxes. Never again!

[firstgenaddict]

My father collects and restores Early Flat head Fords... Ecklers or parent company bought a Early Ford V8 parts company, he reports the same situation... the business has gone to hell, and he doubts anyone at the &quot;call center&quot; has ever worked on a vehicle.
Ricks was well run and easy to do business with PLUS the people handling the parts had actually restored cars, they were in business quite a while and must have been profitable given the vehicles and parts acquired over the years. Why mess with a winning formula?

I have seen it many many times with larger businesses.... BEAN COUNTERS or SALESMEN running a business carte blanch is a sure fire way to destroy it.
The salesman will give it away trying to satisfy customers the Beancounters will cut it so bare the customers will abandon the company for lack of service, inferior products, or product availability.

[SuperNovaSS]

Do you think this is all new inventory or many they are taking pictures of all their original stuff in stock to show what they have? Seems like the latter to me. Either way, very impressive!

Jason

[supercomp 8.90]

dead on carleen I thought the same thing.

[supercomp 8.90]

yea that's sad ss427 that happens a lot, it would have been cool to do up a display room with all of your fathers items.

[x77-69z28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m22mike</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I've bought parts at Ecklers once since Ricks sold out. Never Again.... </div></div>

Ditto that, that place went downhill overnight.. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/sick.gif [/quote]
Double ditto!!!

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Being Canadian I have dealt with Heartbeat City and they are great guys.
I had no problems with them getting parts over to Canada with reasonable shipping prices and customer service over the phone.
Glad they got the parts as they will distribute and sell them the way it should be done <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif Nice Score

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Take it easy on the bean-counters, most of the time they are simply the voice of reason!!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif

[firstgenaddict]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Take it easy on the bean-counters, most of the time they are simply the voice of reason!!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif </div></div>

I'm a salesman who worked his way up from baling waste paper through the production/manufacturing/machinery aspect of business... but I need my bean counters to save me from myself... I would say yea we'll try that to just about anything a customer desired. Costs be damned ,,,, lol


Stubbings is a stand up guy and is a very reputable business man, no company doing unethical business grows to the size of HBC in a community as close as the Hipo Chevrolets. Complain or lament his prices if you will, however if he says he has it... he does and it is real and he will stand behind it.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: supercomp 8.90</div><div class="ubbcode-body">wow awesome! I believe we are going to see a lot more of these large collections being broken up in the future. I also collect ww2 items and have noticed the large collections being auctioned a lot more in the last few years. </div></div>
Do you collect WW1 too? Have been trying to find more info in this http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/10/full-1686-17604-ww1_tapestry.jpg

[supercomp 8.90]

that looks to be a pillow sham a sweetheart item that the soldier would give to his wife or girlfriend.

[ds1]

That would have been a home made pillow cover. Most likely made by a French women as a gift of appreciation. I used to collect the pillow covers thst could be bought and sent home. Most all were silk screened with a saying like, mother, father, wife at the top. I have around sixty. Started when I was given ones that were my grandfathers. I thought the Flexible Gunnery School in Florida was cool. I used to display them. But they were packed up when I got married. No place to put them and too many.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ds1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That would have been a home made pillow cover. Most likely made by a French women as a gift of appreciation. I used to collect the pillow covers thst could be bought and sent home. Most all were silk screened with a saying like, mother, father, wife at the top. I have around sixty. Started when I was given ones that were my grandfathers. I thought the Flexible Gunnery School in Florida was cool. I used to display them. But they were packed up when I got married. No place to put them and too many. </div></div>
Here it is framed. I got it at Goodwill as my oldest boy his a war history buff. I gave $11.95 for it. Trying to determine a value. Other than 11.95 :-P http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2014/10/full-1686-17624-iphone_pics_3_55_2659.jpg

[Tracker1]

JL8s and cross-rams to doilies - that's the biggest left-turn I think I have ever seen in a thread on this site... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif

[SS427]

I think you are right Des. LOL

[Late BrakeU2]

I give Jim credit, over thirty years ago he went around to So Cal chevy dealers that were shuttering their windows and scoured out all the parts dept inventories, and squirreled them away for a rainy day. Great foresight on his part, turned it into a cottage industry.

[John Brown]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Look at this inventory of NOS and used Camaro parts recently acquired. Some REALLY rare stuff in there. 7 JL8 rears, forgot to count how many cross rams but it was several. I would pass out in a place like this. Anyone know where this collection came from?

http://www.heartbeatcitycamaro.com/motherload/motherload-page/index.htm </div></div>

Looking at the pictures makes me weak in the knees..... and gives me a feeling of inadequacy.

Us peons can only dream of such greatness. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

[ss427copo]

OMG......

[CamaroNOS]

Hello Rick,

All the parts came from Ricks personal collection, from Ricks First Generation.

Paul

[iluv69s]

Some of those parts Jim already had as a few of those JL-8 rears and xrams listed were mine at one point a few years ago before I sold off a lot of my collection. I did not sell directly to Jim because he really low balled me when I offered some stuff to him, but he eventually ended up getting most of my parts anyway. I wonder where the cut away car is?? Did that go to Ecklers?

I say the same about Ecklers..I used them once only after Rick sold. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif

[ds1]

Just on Ebay looking around. There adds are so deceptive. The descriptions lead you to believe your are buying NOS parts. Words like replaces, and authentic are crappy sales techniques.

[luv2sixty9]

[quote=iluv69s] I wonder where the cut away car is?? Did that go to Ecklers?

The cut away 69 Camaro a buddy of mine has in New Jersey and is currently being restored.

[iluv69s]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: luv2sixty9</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[quote=iluv69s] I wonder where the cut away car is?? Did that go to Ecklers?

The cut away 69 Camaro a buddy of mine has in New Jersey and is currently being restored. </div></div>

That's Mark's car in Jersey..prior owner Jon Allen..I hope he is not repainting the car..it was in great shape years ago when I was interested in buying it..I think it showed single digit miles on odometer if I remember...the car I'm talking about came from Australia...another different car..I think it was found in a junk yard down there and saved by one of Ricks customers

Apparently there were 8 cut away cars made...I may be wrong on that.. Just what I have heard over the years