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Langs has come a long ways sense 1983!

Indeed. They are my first call whenever I need parts. Steve Lang is very knowledgeable and helpful whenever I have questions.
Thank You Langs!

I live within 50 miles of a T parts supplier, but I prefer to do business with Langs. I consider them to be friends, as well as a parts supplier, and the fact that it is a family run business is important too. I can remember many years ago, when Don and Pat had a few Model T items for sale on card tables in the blue field at Hershey. That certainly goes back a few years!

I have been on vacation visiting family in Mass. I took a side trip to Lang’s on Friday and was given wonderful treatment, allowed in the used parts basement and the NOS section. Among with my laundry list of modern parts I bought a complete set of NOS shackles and an NOS exhaust manifold for the same price as the reproductions. Like going to Hershey but without all the non T stuff. Had a great time.

I used to like Hank's Vintage Ford Parts, Quincy, Cornelius Bergbower, Bluford, Quality Products Co. Elmhurst, all in Illinois, George Matera "T Parts, by George" in PA, Sheldon Greenland in CA. "Stitts" and Bill Fessler had great upholstery supplies. The newer guys do great and I often have a hard time deciding which one to but from. I hope they all do well and stay in business. It can't be easy but we need them.
Rich

Lang's gets the bulk of my business, but I also try to spread what little that I spend around to other suppliers as well.

I buy from Lands and their service is #1.

Rich, you sure did bring back some memories. I remember a lot of those guys advertising in Hemming's back in the mid '60's. I was in my early teen's back then and couldn't afford much, but me and my best friend for 53 years sure spent a lot of time reading and dreaming of things back then. Dave

I still have a pair of TT hubcaps that I bought in 1964 from an add in Hemming's that were "NOS", and when I got them, the nickel plating was very ruff, even though they were brass. I was very disappointed. That being said, I kept them and in the mid '90's, I had them replated in nickel at a shop in Omaha NE., and they came out beautiful. I still have them and will still have them when I'm gone. Dave

Those days were very special Dave. I too mainly dreamed about the parts I could buy and the car I could build. A whole world of possibilities were out there and the photos and illustrations in those adds added a lot of fuel to the fire. The hobby is still wonderful all these years later but that early magic was incredibly delightful.
Rich

I've had nothing but positive experiences with Langs, on the phone, internet and in person at Chickasha. They're the best.

I remember fondly, the pre-internet days of the old car hobby. The big swap meets like Pate, Chickasha, etc had a much more weighty, important feel than swap meets do today. Everything was channeled through Hemmings, Cars and Parts magazine, writing actual letters to vendors and guys with parts stashes and getting back typwritten lists of parts with prices....it was so thrilling to get things like that in the mail. It all happened at a real snail's pace, so the swap meets were like seeing Elvis live in concert. All of these guys you'd corresponded with and all the vendors were RIGHT THERE with their items on tables or in their booths. To me, it was about as good as it got. I'd go to Pate when it was out the country and walk half of it the first day, sleep in the bed of my truck in the parking lot across the highway, then walk the second half the next day.

It was a little like sending 25¢ and two box tops to Battle Creek Michigan wasn't it? How many remember? The anticipation and checking the mail each day or waiting for the mailman was almost torture. Why did we have to grow up?
OK, some of us didn't.
Rich

Rich Eagle wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:36 pm

It was a little like sending 25¢ and two box tops to Battle Creek Michigan wasn't it? How many remember? The anticipation and checking the mail each day or waiting for the mailman was almost torture. Why did we have to grow up?
OK, some of us didn't.
Rich

I maintain one small little vestige of the former hobby by running the 54 Ford Club of America and mailing out more than 400 paper newsletters every quarter, complete with classified ads, news from around the club, photos of member's cars, etc.

I inherited the club from the founder 5 years ago and promised him that I would maintain the paper newsletter for the old-timers who wanted it. Much to my surprise, even the new members who are below the age of 50 like getting the paper letter in the mail.