Where do you buy your drag slicks ?

[Greg Myers]

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[Deathgoblin]

Wonder if they come in denim or corduroy?  

[Muncie]

yep, Penney's had an automotive department - bought a set of 15x6 chrome rally wheels for $50 when they were closing it out in about 1970 -

[cobraman]

I bought air shocks and wheels from them back in the day.

[unclescott58]

It kind of would be cool to own a set now!

[Howard Cohen]

There are tire manufacturers who will put any name on a tire if you buy enough quantity  You probably have to buy several thousand in one size to get 'Model Cars Magazine' on a tire  

[Snake45]

I had a JC Penny Lifetime battery in my '69 Camaro. It didn't last a lifetime, of course. It lasted about five years, and then they replaced it free.

I don't think anyone offers a "lifetime" battery anymore. But back in those days, most people didn't keep a car longer than three or maybe four years tops, so they didn't have to make good on too many of them. Today we keep cars a lot longer.

[OneTrickPony]

I had a JC Penny Lifetime battery in my '69 Camaro. It didn't last a lifetime, of course. It lasted about five years, and then they replaced it free.

I don't think anyone offers a "lifetime" battery anymore. But back in those days, most people didn't keep a car longer than three or maybe four years tops, so they didn't have to make good on too many of them. Today we keep cars a lot longer.

A friend of mine bought a new F150 when the local Ford dealership was running a $9.95 oil change for life deal. That was 15 years and 200,000 miles ago. They don't offer that special any more ;-)

 

[Skip]

At one time JCP Scat-Trac tires were at a whole lot of hot cars, they were cheaper than the Goodyear and Firestone tires, held up pretty well to a whole lot of abuse, with a tread wear guarantee to boot.  Penny's automotive departments were a whole lot more performance minded than Sears stores were, Penny's sold mounted and guaranteed mag wheels, Sears wouldn't guarantee them.  Penny's sold all kinds of performance stuff like cams, pop up Pistons, headers, ignition stuff like Mallory Duel Point Distributors and more.  I had Scat-Trac tires on my '65 GTO and '69 Z-28, I can gaurantee they withstood a ton of abuse, they smoked like crazy!!!

I seem to remember Penny's Automotive Department still operating until about 1982'ish or so.

Edited November 22, 2015 by Skip
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