Don’s Antique Auto Parts

I have dealt with Don for over 35 years and he is today as he was then… a old time businessman, that will amuse you, confuse you and if you don’t pay attention, verbally abuse you… but if he has your part and most of the time he does… I must confess… he will find that part in all the disorganized mess and he will bless.

You can’t really get inside, as there is so little room in there. Basically. you gotta ask Don will he knows he has it or not.
I certainly walked around to the side of the building and kaboom… impossible to really tell. but wham… such a site inside. There is organization of no organization, and ill bet there are things in there he hasn’t seen in 40 years.
This store is set up for Pre 1957 American Cars Only!!!

This guy is great. He’s old and gruff and dons a top hat but the guy knows parts. Give him respect and he will have your rare part. He has yet to not have what I needed for a rare 1948 Chrysler woody. If you just want to look and chat don’t bother you wont even get in the door. The place look like that hoarder show on TV but the guy is like a savant of car parts and knows where everything is. Leave you wife at home, the mongrels biker bar is next door and presents a very rough scene.

If you are looking for an antique car part, Don probably has it. Maybe not on site (he has stuff in warehouses), but he is the place to go.
Word of caution. He’s always looking to deal. If he smells that you have something he wants, he won’t let you go that easily. Don’t be afraid to negotiate though. Best thing is not to let him think you are desperate. Remember, you’re just looking.
All in all Don is a character, but he has the goods. If he’s up to it he might give you some advice and chat with you over cars. This guy knows a lot and even though he’s up there in years, he has a memory like a walking Wikipedia.
Even if you don’t buy something drop by sometime and get the Don experience. It can be quite entertaining.
:-)

Well… His store-​warehouse looks like a tornado just hit the scene of an earthquake that was leveled by a hurricane.
(a complete disaster)
But I can assure you, if you ask him for the radio mounting tabs for a 1940 Buick, he’ll disappear into the chaos and come back in a few minutes with the two tiny pieces you need to finish your project.
He has a wealth of knowledge of old cars that is second to none, but I’ve gotta warn you… if he thinks you are there to pick his brain for information without buying anything, he’ll feel disrespected, and run your a** outta the store.
If you buy something, and THEN ask him for some help, you’ll get a completely different reception.

hmnn. this establishment is rather .err.eclectic? a dump? a cornacopia of rare parts? a junkyard within a building minus a junkyard dog?
its a building where you walk in maybe when the door is unlocked. if youre fortunate youll meet a rather interesting character named don, who is the most genuine, in your face, brutally honest guy youve probably met in quite awhile.
if youre meek of heart, a softie and non confrontational don will smell it and eat you. literally. no customer service here. no questions just ask for the part and don will rummage through the piles and valleys of mess he calls his stock room or merchandise. and boy there is ALOT of merchandise. if ol don ever got to categorizing whats in there im sure it’d be in the hundreds of thousand if not millions of dollars of rare classic and antique car parts.
ask him if he carries a certain part, be very sure of the part, year and make of the car and he’ll do his best to locate it for you. this place is interesting, would make the most awesome of museums and im sure you can make a half dozen of rollers or full cars with the damn parts in there.
it gets only 3 stars for the unlimited parts and for don’s less then friendly, gruff, yet real personality.