The Ford Barn

OLD AS I · 10-19-2016, 09:35 AM

Anyone know if this guys still in business. advertises in the Early Ford V8 Times, www.verntardel.com sites says "After banging our heads too many times to get out from under a car to answer the phone, we’re contactable by fax only" Well fax doesn't work and no email address ???

Ed Pitts · 10-19-2016, 09:42 AM

Just ordered from his web site. Good quality stuff. Ed

OLD AS I · 10-19-2016, 09:55 AM

Ed, any phone number or email address on invoice you got for order ? I'm in Canada and wonder if that's why fax wont go through, using the number plus 1 ???

Tim Ayers · 10-19-2016, 09:59 AM

I think the fax thing is genius. Keeps down distractions. Everyone wants a piece of Vern.

jagnweiner · 10-19-2016, 10:12 AM

Looks to me like your options are to submit an order using the website and the checkout cart or, if you need to communicate something more than just submitting an order, send a fax or a letter.

itslow · 10-19-2016, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by oldasi

...sites says "After banging our heads too many times to get out from under a car to answer the phone, we’re contactable by fax only" Well fax doesn't work and no email address ???

Send a fax or a letter? It's 2016, not 1986!!!

They need to hire an assistant or let the phone go to voicemail. Set aside time each day to respond to those calls and emails which require it.

Tim Ayers · 10-19-2016, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by itslow

Send a fax or a letter? It's 2016, not 1986!!!

They need to hire an assistant or let the phone go to voicemail. Set aside time each day to respond to those calls and emails which require it.

Why? The guy has more work than he can ever handle.

If you don't like his business model, do business elsewhere. I don't think Vern would mind.

I applaud him for this and wish I could do it. When I retire, I'm ditching all this crap and going back to basics. It's too much!

rotorwrench · 10-19-2016, 10:45 AM

Vern isn't getting any younger and I'm sure he has more business than he wants right now. You have to be patient. Not everyone works at a 21-year old's pace nor do all of them use all the modern gadgets to do their business. I've purchased stuff from him and always received it in a timely manner by my own standards but everyone is different.

Tim Ayers · 10-19-2016, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench

Vern isn't getting any younger and I'm sure he has more business than he wants right now. You have to be patient. Not everyone works at a 21-year old's pace nor do all of them use all the modern gadgets to do their business. I've purchased stuff from him and always received it in a timely manner by my own standards but everyone is different.

Well said. I don't know him, but I'd assume Vern is a analog guy living in a digital world and doesn't really concern himself with the latest tech gadgets.

All I know is he builds rad cars and puts out products that help all of us in this hobby.

Never had an issue ordering from his website.

Ronnie · 10-19-2016, 11:15 AM

[email protected]

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Ed Pitts · 10-19-2016, 12:39 PM

Per Google, for a fax from Canada to the US, Just use the country code in front of the phone number..for the U.S. that number is 1.
Other than an order through his web site, it's a fax or a letter.
Ed

Charlie ny · 10-19-2016, 01:10 PM

Well said Tim...........I will admit it's not 1986...........it's 1946 at least in my world. Hiring
help today carries huge legacy costs.
Charlie ny

Tim Ayers · 10-19-2016, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie ny

Well said Tim...........I will admit it's not 1986...........it's 1946 at least in my world. Hiring
help today carries huge legacy costs.
Charlie ny

Thanks, Charlie. Yeah, I truly believe we put too much stock in being immediately accessible. Nothing wrong with Vern's business model. Works for him. If it doesn't work for you, make a choice. Comply to his model or go elsewhere. Seems relatively simple.

I wish things weren't the way they are, but the genie is out of the bottle. Maybe we can all learn a lesson from Vern's way of doing things.

That's what I love about events like Hershey. Human interaction. Talking to people, hearing their stories, etc. It's not a faceless click on a site like Ebay or the like.

adileo · 10-19-2016, 01:55 PM

Let's see....750hp Corvette of today or a 85hp flathead Ford of yesteryear ?

On a beautiful day, what's the rush? I'll take the flathead Ford.

Tim Ayers · 10-19-2016, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by adileo

Let's see....750hp Corvette of today or a 85hp flathead Ford of yesteryear ?

On a beautiful day, what's the rush? I'll take the flathead Ford.

Exactly. True test- When the cars are parked side by side, see how many people come up to the Vette and then the old Ford.

V8COOPMAN · 10-19-2016, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Ayers

Exactly. True test- When the cars are parked side by side, see how many people come up to the Vette and then the old Ford.

True......when parked side by side. But rowing thru the gears and powering thru the curves in the Vette will make your face hurt from smiling so hard! DD

adileo · 10-19-2016, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

True......when parked side by side. But rowing thru the gears and powering thru the curves in the Vette will make your face hurt from smiling so hard! DD

You have a point. My face don't hurt

but smiling hard from the horn honks and thumbs up I get.

Tim Ayers · 10-19-2016, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

True......when parked side by side. But rowing thru the gears and powering thru the curves in the Vette will make your face hurt from smiling so hard! DD

Could be. Fast forward a few years and see how much you can get that Vette for compared to the same old Ford.

Listen, I like performance as much as the next guy. Don't look down upon Vettes and think they are awesome.

If I was looking to drop $75K on a car, damn straight it would be a gennie '32 roadster and not some cookie cutter car that will have little value in 10 years.

Older gen Vettes are a dime a dozen. The newer ones will be too in ten years. When is the last time you saw a drop dead gorgeous original '32 roadster?

But I digress...

Ronnie · 10-19-2016, 03:20 PM

Don't forget there a dime a dozen 32 glass re pop's out there also

R

OLD AS I · 10-19-2016, 04:25 PM

OMG, this has become a hornets nest, I was simple asking if this chap was still in business as I could not get a fax to go through and he had no voice phone number or email address. I had heard good comments on him that's why I was wanting to place an order however I wanted to check that he had all items in stock, send a fax asking just that. jagnweiner, his fax has been busy for 2 days now, sending a letter is most likely a month for return answer. itslow, yes, voice mail is simple. rotorwrench, I'm was only asking if the chap is still in business, Ronnie,.... thanks for the email address Ed Pitts, yes, I used 1 in front of his number. After all this perhaps he doesn't know there is something wrong with his fax so I can now email him. Sorry to have got so many members with there "nickers in a knot"

10-19-2016, 09:35 AM	#1
OLD AS I Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Oakwood, ON Canada Posts: 251	Vern Tardel Anyone know if this guys still in business. advertises in the Early Ford V8 Times, www.verntardel.com sites says "After banging our heads too many times to get out from under a car to answer the phone, we’re contactable by fax only" Well fax doesn't work and no email address ???

10-19-2016, 09:42 AM	#2
Ed Pitts Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 598	Re: Vern Tardel Just ordered from his web site. Good quality stuff. Ed

10-19-2016, 09:55 AM	#3
OLD AS I Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Oakwood, ON Canada Posts: 251	Re: Vern Tardel Ed, any phone number or email address on invoice you got for order ? I'm in Canada and wonder if that's why fax wont go through, using the number plus 1 ???

10-19-2016, 09:59 AM	#4
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,177	Re: Vern Tardel I think the fax thing is genius. Keeps down distractions. Everyone wants a piece of Vern.

10-19-2016, 10:12 AM	#5
jagnweiner Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Geneseo, IL Posts: 290	Re: Vern Tardel Looks to me like your options are to submit an order using the website and the checkout cart or, if you need to communicate something more than just submitting an order, send a fax or a letter. __________________ Regards, Scott '47 Mercury Convertible '25 Dodge Bros. Touring Car '63 MG Midget

10-19-2016, 10:45 AM	#8
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: Vern Tardel Vern isn't getting any younger and I'm sure he has more business than he wants right now. You have to be patient. Not everyone works at a 21-year old's pace nor do all of them use all the modern gadgets to do their business. I've purchased stuff from him and always received it in a timely manner by my own standards but everyone is different.

10-19-2016, 11:15 AM	#10
Ronnie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Where it snows Posts: 2,058	Re: Vern Tardel [email protected] R

10-19-2016, 12:39 PM	#11
Ed Pitts Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 598	Re: Vern Tardel Per Google, for a fax from Canada to the US, Just use the country code in front of the phone number..for the U.S. that number is 1. Other than an order through his web site, it's a fax or a letter. Ed

10-19-2016, 01:10 PM	#12
Charlie ny BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,019	Re: Vern Tardel Well said Tim...........I will admit it's not 1986...........it's 1946 at least in my world. Hiring help today carries huge legacy costs. Charlie ny

10-19-2016, 01:55 PM	#14
adileo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,772	Re: Vern Tardel Let's see....750hp Corvette of today or a 85hp flathead Ford of yesteryear ? On a beautiful day, what's the rush? I'll take the flathead Ford.

10-19-2016, 03:20 PM	#19
Ronnie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Where it snows Posts: 2,058	Re: Vern Tardel Don't forget there a dime a dozen 32 glass re pop's out there also R

10-19-2016, 04:25 PM	#20
OLD AS I Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Oakwood, ON Canada Posts: 251	Re: Vern Tardel OMG, this has become a hornets nest, I was simple asking if this chap was still in business as I could not get a fax to go through and he had no voice phone number or email address. I had heard good comments on him that's why I was wanting to place an order however I wanted to check that he had all items in stock, send a fax asking just that. jagnweiner, his fax has been busy for 2 days now, sending a letter is most likely a month for return answer. itslow, yes, voice mail is simple. rotorwrench, I'm was only asking if the chap is still in business, Ronnie,.... thanks for the email address Ed Pitts, yes, I used 1 in front of his number. After all this perhaps he doesn't know there is something wrong with his fax so I can now email him. Sorry to have got so many members with there "nickers in a knot"