[nelsb01]

Don't know what to tell you -- they have been around for 60 years. The items have always been available. They have a web site. Most of us just stopped at the big name players. The original owner was a Ford parts counter employee and when Ford did the parts purges in the early 60's, he bought up the stuff from all over the midwest for a dime on the dollar.
It's a shame that they are selling off, but the name will continue on a much smaller scale. You can blame higher education on shutting this one down. They are located within spitting distance of the University of Minnesota, and the land is wanted, and there is (was) just too much to move.