Parts Gurus Help Restore Old Ford Cars, Trucks
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Mark Sullivan is a car enthusiast who loves to rebuild, refurbish and restore old Ford vehicles. Models range from the early 1930’s to late ’70’s. During projects involving 12 cars of his own in the late ’90’s and early 2000’s, Sullivan bought, bartered and sold hundreds of parts to get exactly what he needed. In 2005 he recognized that many other Ford enthusiasts were calling him for parts, so he started a business called Sullivans Garage. The business quickly gained traction and in the past 9 years the company has shipped parts to more than 45,000 customers worldwide. He adds several thousand new parts every year.
“I only sell parts I use in my own restorations,” Mark says, “which means customers are getting the best parts available for the vehicle they’re working on.” Sullivan stocks parts from about 20 different suppliers and sells primarily online. For older vehicles he carries gas tanks, spreader bars, headlamps, running boards, grill shells and firewalls. Gauges, script bumpers, lights and interior accessories are also available. Some parts are originals, others are rebuilt, others are replicas.
In 9 years the business has sold more than 1,500 sets of Model A brake floaters, hundreds of running boards and grills, along with countless others parts. Mark says, “If you’re building a ’32 Ford, send him a list of all the parts you need and I’ll come up with a ‘package’ deal that’s tough to beat. Sullivan also sells operators manuals and parts lists for many old vehicles.
Sullivan says he’s continually on the lookout for cars to restore or to acquire, then inventory and re-sell. He tries to maintain at least a dozen vehicles for sale at all times and is usually working on 3 to 4 cars of his own at any given time. “I started doing this for fun and it quickly grew into a business which has done extremely well,” says Mark.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sullivan’s Garage, 30 Hazelnut Lane, Londonderry, N.H. 03053 (ph 855 785-5988; www.Sullivansgarage.com).
Tom Roberts is another car enthusiast who built a business out of his passion for old Fords. He started building hotrods as a teenager and eventually built heads, gearboxes and blocks for dragsters, Indy cars, off-shore racing boats and even experimental aircraft. His well known Roberts/Magnuson Supercharger Kit is a true bolt-on modification for flathead Fords. It delivers complete driveability together with neck-snapping performance at an affordable price. TR Designs also has flathead manifold systems configured for a single 4-barrel carburetor, 4 Stromberg carburetors, and a Supercharger with two Strombergs. All of Tom’s parts are created using CAD technology, cast in aluminum and machined to exact specs.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tom Roberts, TR Designs, 1646 Morse Ave. no. 6, Ventura, Calif. 93001 (ph 805 644-8899; www.tr-designs.com).
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Parts Gurus Help Restore Old Ford Cars Trucks FARM HOME Cars Mark Sullivan is a car enthusiast who loves to rebuild refurbish and restore old Ford vehicles Models range from the early 1930’s to late ’70’s During projects involving 12 cars of his own in the late ’90’s and early 2000’s Sullivan bought bartered and sold hundreds of parts to get exactly what he needed In 2005 he recognized that many other Ford enthusiasts were calling him for parts so he started a business called Sullivans Garage The business quickly gained traction and in the past 9 years the company has shipped parts to more than 45 000 customers worldwide He adds several thousand new parts every year “I only sell parts I use in my own restorations ” Mark says “which means customers are getting the best parts available for the vehicle they’re working on ” Sullivan stocks parts from about 20 different suppliers and sells primarily online For older vehicles he carries gas tanks spreader bars headlamps running boards grill shells and firewalls Gauges script bumpers lights and interior accessories are also available Some parts are originals others are rebuilt others are replicas In 9 years the business has sold more than 1 500 sets of Model A brake floaters hundreds of running boards and grills along with countless others parts Mark says “If you’re building a ’32 Ford send him a list of all the parts you need and I’ll come up with a ‘package’ deal that’s tough to beat Sullivan also sells operators manuals and parts lists for many old vehicles Sullivan says he’s continually on the lookout for cars to restore or to acquire then inventory and re-sell He tries to maintain at least a dozen vehicles for sale at all times and is usually working on 3 to 4 cars of his own at any given time “I started doing this for fun and it quickly grew into a business which has done extremely well ” says Mark Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Sullivan’s Garage 30 Hazelnut Lane Londonderry N H 03053 ph 855 785-5988; www Sullivansgarage com Tom Roberts is another car enthusiast who built a business out of his passion for old Fords He started building hotrods as a teenager and eventually built heads gearboxes and blocks for dragsters Indy cars off-shore racing boats and even experimental aircraft His well known Roberts/Magnuson Supercharger Kit is a true bolt-on modification for flathead Fords It delivers complete driveability together with neck-snapping performance at an affordable price TR Designs also has flathead manifold systems configured for a single 4-barrel carburetor 4 Stromberg carburetors and a Supercharger with two Strombergs All of Tom’s parts are created using CAD technology cast in aluminum and machined to exact specs Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Roberts TR Designs 1646 Morse Ave no 6 Ventura Calif 93001 ph 805 644-8899; www tr-designs com
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