lionel stone studebaker

[chip]

im wantin to restore my 63 r2 but i dont know who to trust . stone has good prices but im new to this whole web thing. help.ps thanks gunslinger

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I've never ordered from Mr. Stone but I've learned that each vendor seems to be better for certain items than others. I had a nightmare problem with the rear window gasket, SASCO finally came up with one that fit. Same vendor that supplied the bad gasket has provided me with other excellent items.

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im wantin to restore my 63 r2 but i dont know who to trust . stone has good prices but im new to this whole web thing. help.ps thanks gunslinger

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Wow .. if you know how to get hold of Stone by the web, please let me know! I

have been trying to call the guy for a while and its always a machine. I want to

see if he will trade a good Hawk fender for a set of those headers he sells.

I agree that different vendors are good for different things, thats also true for the

local parts stores. It all depends.

Tom

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Wow .. if you know how to get hold of Stone by the web, please let me know! I

have been trying to call the guy for a while and its always a machine.  I want to

see if he will trade a good Hawk fender for a set of those headers he sells.

I agree that different vendors are good for different things, thats also true for the

local parts stores.  It all depends.

Tom

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Chip: My experience has been that you have to be real careful with ANY of the vendors. In my humble opinion none of them view the cars as we do as a "hobby"--they are all in it to "make a buck". I've had shoddy work done, inconsiderate responses to the concerns I've voiced, poor applicability of the cross-over (from other marques) parts used, and in general an attitude of "its an orphaned make--so what can you expect". My experience with Lionel Stone is that he immediately took back a part I wasn't happy with and for this I commend him. Not all, however, fit the above view that they are "all in it to make a buck"--that is too harsh a view. Ted Harbit (for one) is a true hobbyist and rates top marks in my book. And I certainly haven't had experience with them all. But there are some I would not do business with and feel as though it would be nice to be able to list them. So I would use Lionel before some others I could name.

"Auggie"