The Ford Barn

mcgarrett · 01-06-2023, 02:25 PM

Tried to call them several times yesterday and the phones don't even have a chance to ring before the call cancels. I assume they are OOB?

Gary Tosel · 01-06-2023, 02:57 PM

Little Dearborn is OOB

mcgarrett · 01-06-2023, 04:22 PM

Sad to lose another supplier devoted to our hobby.

petehoovie · 01-06-2023, 04:37 PM

Who purchased their inventory?

cas3 · 01-06-2023, 05:09 PM

Most of the original parts were sold over several auctions years ago. Mostly what they still had was the same aftermarket parts available from other vendors. The property they had been in for many decades got too valuable to sit on anymore, so the business got down sized and moved to a small industrial park type joint in the suburbs, to slowly close up. I would guess the sons are retired now to play with their own fords.

FortyNiner · 01-06-2023, 05:12 PM

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Much of the 'stuff' at Little Dearborn was sold in a series of auctions in 2016 and 2017. It wasn't clear to me if they reopened after departing their location near the University.

ford38v8 · 01-06-2023, 05:24 PM

I was fortunate enough to have toured the old place and seen the tremendous inventory years ago. A guy could have gotten lost in there and not be found for decades.

tubman · 01-06-2023, 05:31 PM

I'm so old that I remember going to them when they were on the second floor on West Broadway in Minneapolis.

It had to be in the fifties. Sorry to see them go.

Krylon32 · 01-06-2023, 06:14 PM

When I first started selling my T5 kits Little Dearborn and Joblot were my main suppliers of the early Ford parts I used. Sadly both are gone.

rotorwrench · 01-06-2023, 06:38 PM

Stacy Brown in Arlington was a major buyer of old parts from dealers that were closing down. He had multiple storage building with all kinds of NOS parts. I don't know what happened to his inventory when he closed the doors. Southside Obsolete up in Minnesota is another outfit that is still around. Fred has a lot of stuff that's hard to find. He goes by barnfind08 here on the barn.

DavidG · 01-06-2023, 06:51 PM

As noted above, they have effectively been gone for years.

Kube · 01-07-2023, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubman

I'm so old that I remember going to them when they were on the second floor on West Broadway in Minneapolis.

It had to be in the fifties. Sorry to see them go.

Wow! You are old!

01-06-2023, 02:25 PM	#1
mcgarrett Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Waxahachie, Texas Posts: 956	Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Tried to call them several times yesterday and the phones don't even have a chance to ring before the call cancels. I assume they are OOB?

01-06-2023, 02:57 PM	#2
Gary Tosel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,143	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Little Dearborn is OOB

01-06-2023, 04:22 PM	#3
mcgarrett Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Waxahachie, Texas Posts: 956	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Sad to lose another supplier devoted to our hobby.

01-06-2023, 04:37 PM	#4
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,340	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Who purchased their inventory? __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

01-06-2023, 05:09 PM	#5
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,592	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Most of the original parts were sold over several auctions years ago. Mostly what they still had was the same aftermarket parts available from other vendors. The property they had been in for many decades got too valuable to sit on anymore, so the business got down sized and moved to a small industrial park type joint in the suburbs, to slowly close up. I would guess the sons are retired now to play with their own fords.

01-06-2023, 05:12 PM	#6
FortyNiner Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: u-rah-rah-Wisconsin Posts: 1,141	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Much of the 'stuff' at Little Dearborn was sold in a series of auctions in 2016 and 2017. It wasn't clear to me if they reopened after departing their location near the University. __________________ 19 and 49 F1 - jes' like Henry II built 1946 Deluxe - as Henry built it

01-06-2023, 05:24 PM	#7
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,666	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? I was fortunate enough to have toured the old place and seen the tremendous inventory years ago. A guy could have gotten lost in there and not be found for decades. __________________ Alan

01-06-2023, 05:31 PM	#8
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,371	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? I'm so old that I remember going to them when they were on the second floor on West Broadway in Minneapolis. It had to be in the fifties. Sorry to see them go.

01-06-2023, 06:14 PM	#9
Krylon32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,523	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? When I first started selling my T5 kits Little Dearborn and Joblot were my main suppliers of the early Ford parts I used. Sadly both are gone.

01-06-2023, 06:38 PM	#10
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,476	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? Stacy Brown in Arlington was a major buyer of old parts from dealers that were closing down. He had multiple storage building with all kinds of NOS parts. I don't know what happened to his inventory when he closed the doors. Southside Obsolete up in Minnesota is another outfit that is still around. Fred has a lot of stuff that's hard to find. He goes by barnfind08 here on the barn.

01-06-2023, 06:51 PM	#11
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,118	Re: Is Little Dearborn Parts defunct? As noted above, they have effectively been gone for years.