| The Lakewood boys in 1950 with |
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| their first car - a 1931 Essex |
My favorite car was a 1953 Plymouth. It had
a small 6 cylinder straight engine mounted in a space where everything was easy to get to. When you opened the hood, you could view
the street below surrounding the engine. If the engine wasn't running smoothly you could set the
idle by yourself. And a worst case scenario would be buying a new carburetor for about $40 or a rebuilt one for about
$10 less. I don't know how many miles I got out of a gallon of gas - I recall it was good mileage
but gas was just a few cents a gallon back then and it wasn't that important. My '53 Plymouth was
a four door sedan that easily carried six people. I ran it for about ten years and I did not have any
payments to make for years. Those days are gone and I don't know why Americans went for large engines,
with all the gadgets, - with large monthly payments - but things were more simple in those days just as the cars were.
My friends at Auto Parts Unlimited can not take you back to those days but they find the best simple solutions available today.
Lakewood - Auto Parts Unlimited serves you as if you are
the King of the Road
Mike and his staff at Auto Parts Unlimited may not be able to find
the parts for the car above, but odds have it, they can for most other cars and trucks. The Lakewood location is
near West 140th and Madison just North of I 90 convenient to both east and west sides of the county. It is across from Lakewood
High football stadium. You can call before you come too - 216-226-4337 to think things out with the experts at the store.
You can call them your auto parts consultants.
Auto
Parts Unlimited
14043 Madison Ave.
Lakewood / Cleveland, Ohio 44107
(Across from Lakewood High School)
216-226-4337
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