Ecklers

[32Bee]

For anyone waiting for a credit from Ecklers there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I too had been waiting to receive a credit on my credit card for an order never
received that I finally canceled. After more than two months of waiting with no
credit i finally called my card company and was told the credit was received
yesterday. I have no further info about what is going on with Ecklers but I, for
one, won't be placing any more orders with them.

[scicala]

Everybody just needs to use other part sources than Ecklers. Then maybe they will just disappear.

Sal

[Seth Swoboda]

From the information I have gathered, Ecklers was bought by Turn5 Productions. Turn5 has ZERO interest in 1928-1953 Fords. NONE. They are an ecommerce business solely interested in Bronco, Mustang and F100, modified and lifted vehicles.

Go to any internet automotive auction house or watch the cable automotive shows and the media is focused on this F100/Bronco craze. Have you ever seen a TV show about a couple of guys working on a Model A or V8 Ford?

Turn5 hopes that we disappear as much as we wish they would.

[Jeff/Illinois]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

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Go to any internet automotive auction house or watch the cable automotive shows and the media is focused on this F100/Bronco craze.............

I just don't 'get' that first generation of Ford Bronco.

Very poorly built vehicles.

[Lanny]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

I just don't 'get' that first generation of Ford Bronco.

I'm as Ford Blue as they come, but I hate those things I always did. I worked at a Ford dealership in the 70's as a Parts Mgr. The Bronco was the biggest pile of junk they ever put the blue oval on. We had a guy that bought one new in 1972, by 1975 it was so rotted out it was unsafe. I've never in my life seen a vehicle rust like that thing did. One of the mechanics went to open the rear door and the Service Mgr. stopped him, it was ready to fall off on it's own from rusting out.

Naw, they were and always will be a total turd.

As far as the original post, wow am I glad I don't do business with those guys there are too many GOOD Model A and early V/8 Ford parts suppliers out there to even have bothered with them.

Jeff, do you remember the VEGA ?
On a quite night, you could hear them rust.





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[35fordtn]

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I wil say this.. We used to sell to Ecklers. After 14 months of unpaid invoices we quit selling to them 6 months ago. Yesterday a check arrived for the full amount. Seems the new company is at least paying back the debt

[scicala]

[QUOTE=Lanny;2184938]Jeff, do you remember the VEGA ?
On a quite night, you could hear them rust.

I worked with a man that had a Vega, and he said when he went over bumps, he could see the rear window go up and down in his rear view mirror.
The floor pan had seperated from the body from rust.

Sal

[DavidG]

Seth,


You are looking in the wrong places as there are restoration videos for Ts, As, early V8s, and even an incredibly rare 1904 Model B, which is likely only one of three in existence, on YouTube.

[farmertom]

yeah, come to think of it i quit getting emails from macs/ecklers for free shipping,and for that matter no emails at all. everythying i looked at in their online cat.for my '37 fordor was out of stock anyway. Tom.

[The Liberator]

I have never had good luck with ecklers.

[ronn]

well I tried them and they did answer the phone, but had to call me back 2x and had nothing in stock.

on a similar note, called ron heiden to make up some wood for 2 of my wagons. he is retiring..........

more and more of this is going to be happening.

[tom1948]

speaking of POS cars; my neighbor bought an olds diesel wagon, 1 year later, the dealer wouldn't take it on trade. my dad had a c10 with the same 350-based diesel, 3 engines later we converted it to gas. lol

[TagMan]

So sad to see the business that Doug McKenzie built, go to a sad ending. I remember driving up to Lockport from Rochester in the early '80's and getting my Model A parts from him. Nice guy and gave novice me a lot of help.

[RKS.PA]

Agree with you TagMan! Mac's in Lockport was a "go to" source for me when I started restoring my '39 Fordor in 1996. It was a slow and painful death and we watched it play out here on the Barn. Hopefully, Doug McKenzie did okay on the transaction.

[Ford Freak]

I was about 75 minutes from them when they were in Lockport. I enjoyed going there often for parts for my vintage Fords. Those days are long gone, and it appears that the company that Ecklers acuired some years ago is gone too. Sad. - F F

[dean333]

I couldn’t believe a first generation Bronco “roadster” with no top or doors sold at Mecum Kissimmee for $57,000! Just don’t get the fascination. There’s a shop in my town that does nothing but buy junk Broncos, restoring and flipping them.

[Seth Swoboda]

Originally Posted by dean333

I couldn’t believe a first generation Bronco “roadster” with no top or doors sold at Mecum Kissimmee for $57,000! Just don’t get the fascination. There’s a shop in my town that does nothing but buy junk Broncos, restoring and flipping them.

There was a 1974 Bronco Ranger on Bring A Trailer web site on January 14th that was bid up to $90,000 and it did not sell. Who are the people with more money than brains?

It's a trend that won't withstand. I hope.

[hoss73ford]

Too bad Macs went down the tubes. Used to get stuff there than no one else carried such as brake shoes, hardware, king pins, wheel cylinders and front drums for a '56 F-350 I had at the time.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

There was a 1974 Bronco Ranger on Bring A Trailer web site on January 14th that was bid up to $90,000 and it did not sell. Who are the people with more money than brains?

It's a trend that won't withstand. I hope.

It will die off just like the woodie market has done. Just a passing fad until reality hits home. Many speculators will be left holding the bag.

[Jeff/Illinois]

I worked as a Parts Mgr. in the local Ford dealership in the mid 70's. Those first generation Broncos were still being sold.

I'm a die hard fan of the Blue Oval, but I wouldn't want one of those POS as a gift. They were JUNK back then, worst car Ford ever put on the street.

They rotted out within the first three years, I mean ROTTED there was nothing left of them.

Biggest pile of junk on the road.