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Old 10-13-2015, 09:42 AM   #1
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A friend of mine called them looking for clutch/brake shaft bushings and found out that they were no longer being made. Joblot was the maker. They are selling out of everything and going out of business, due to death of one owner and another wants out. I guess they supplied others with parts (Macs). Too bad. They have been around a long time and had good service. I don't know what other parts they had made.
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Old 10-13-2015, 09:56 AM   #2
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Wow, thanks for letting us know. That is bad news.
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:02 AM   #3
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Have done business with them for over 45 years!
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:08 AM   #4
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Sad news....
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:24 AM   #5
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I heard the same on Friday from a reliable source. Same exact story.
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:39 AM   #6
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That is a shame. When I bought my first car, a '48 Ford TuDor Sedan, in 1965, the first place I drove it to was Joblot in Queens, NY. I've been doing business with them for 50 years... Sad to see them go.
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:41 AM   #7
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It's been in the works for some time now. It's really a shame still, it's been a great company to deal with through the years!

Someone had mentioned it up here "way back" but most "fluffed" it off.

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. The original owner (Hal) passed away I believe earlier this year. This is usually the outcome when partners "split", for whatever reasons, family's are involved, and the business is "smaller" with an ever present shrinking market!!
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:51 AM   #8
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A shame but it's a tough and ever shrinking market .... so many people, places, and things are just memories now. Time to make new memories ....
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:52 AM   #9
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I've done business with them since the late 70's. James was always a great help in recent years. Sad news.
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Old 10-13-2015, 11:17 AM   #10
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The story is that of the two partners, one was the money guy and the other was the business guy. The business guy died.

I just hope the inventory doesn't get broken up and scattered to the wind.
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Old 10-13-2015, 11:21 AM   #11
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James was the best.
Always more than willing to go that extra to help a guy out.
If he didn't have something he would always try to find it for me
Sorry to see it end
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Old 10-13-2015, 11:24 AM   #12
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Just did business with them by phone this morning. Very helpful, as usual. dw
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Old 10-13-2015, 12:52 PM   #13
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Sad to see another old time institution go out of business. I went there in the mid 70's to get stuff for my 57 Ford. Too bad James couldn't take it over.
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Old 10-13-2015, 01:56 PM   #14
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One of the most respected names in the business. Sad.
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Old 10-13-2015, 02:18 PM   #15
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In the early '70's when I was in seminary in NJ I would go in on the rare Saturdays when I had some money...they decided that I was a familiar face and let me come past the little counter and go digging in the warehouse. I could dig through a 55 gallon drum of Argentina distributor caps and pull out an NOS Ford one from the bottom, crawl up shelves like ladders and explore the almost forgotten parts in the dust on top, marvel at the rebuilt engines I couldn't afford, and nearly always I could find some neat NOS piece way beyond my shopping list of gaskets and tune up parts.
USA NOS parts were becoming too scarce to support the business, and Joblot's presumed armies of spies were roaming the earth buying up WWII era military stocks. There were TONS of Canadian military parts coming back from warehouses all over the empire, rows of Ford England Bren carrier engines (1937 Ford type), German labeled stuff from both German and Swiss army stocks, cool stuff by the trainload.
Very pleasant people, I knew James with his '49 Plymouth outside and the two owner guys. Best playground I ever had!
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Old 10-13-2015, 02:29 PM   #16
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Just bough the remaining supplies they had of some of the parts I use in my T5 kit. Don't know what I'll do when they're gone. No one else will sell in volume at the prices they charged. Always helpful, friendly and prompt shippers. They'll be missed.
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Old 10-13-2015, 02:34 PM   #17
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I had posted about this a long time back. Was told to knock it off, "this is how rumors start". Really is to bad though, very good people up there in NY.

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Old 10-13-2015, 05:46 PM   #18
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I bought brake drums from them back in 69 for my 40 Olds powered coupe.
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Old 10-13-2015, 06:18 PM   #19
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First Spadaro, now JobLot. Our hobby has taken a huge hit the past year.
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Old 10-13-2015, 06:37 PM   #20
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I ordered an F-1 worm for the steering box in my AV8 and a gasket set today but James did not have the sector roller and pin kit and would not be able to furnish it. So I guess they're selling off inventory at least as of today. Same speedy, courteous, knowledgeable service as always. I did not ask, nor feel it was my place to, about overall status of the business. This is such a shame. James has been such a big help to me over the years.
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