Ontario, CA Pick-A-Part has a 1950 Desoto Custom for parts!

You do realize there's duty and Canadian Shipping could get expensive.
There's a guy at Carlisle in July who specializes in post war up to 54, per-fins.
I'll dig up his contact if you're interested. I think he's in Va. Or Md. And has an extensive inventory.

Steve,

The link Ralph provided shows this location to be Ontario, California, not the Canadian province. Here is the location info. Surely, someone knows someone in southern CA that can retrieve some needed parts for Ralph's Carryall.

2025 S. MILLIKEN AVE.
ONTARIO, CA 91761
Store Hours:
7:30am - 5:15pm Mon-Sat
7:30am - 4:45pm Sun
(909) 390-5270

Mark

Geez Ralph, don't be a whimp! Just buy the whole darn thing and drive it back to Maine!!!

Seriously, I have a sister who lives a few miles away. If you need some small easily removed parts my brother-in-law may be able to pull them.

Opps!
Mark isn't there someone in the East who specializes in 40's&early 50's Chrysler parts?
I'll check my contacts tonight and let you know. If I still have his card.

OK. Took a Geography Lesson and found the contact info for Ed Spiegel of Murrysville,PA. Ed has an extensive inventory of late 40's and early 50's Chrysler parts.
His website is antiquemopar.com, and his e-mail is PARTS4U@AOL.COM
His phone is 724-733-1818 (evenings)

I hope this saves Ralph a trip to California

Ahhh, I had a feeling the "CA" would be mis-construed as Canada.

Back in the early 90s, I'd lived in Rancho Cucamonga, California, right near Ontario, and I'd been to the salvage yard a few times.
More recently, however, I'd had the chance to peruse this "mecca" for car parts. Alina and I had flown out this past March (2012) and a mere 2 days after I'd proposed to Alina, took her to this place. The evidence tells the rest of the story:

OK. Took a Geography Lesson and found the contact info for Ed Spiegel of Murrysville,PA. Ed has an extensive inventory of late 40's and early 50's Chrysler parts.
His website is antiquemopar.com, and his e-mail is PARTS4U@AOL.COM
His phone is 724-733-1818 (evenings)

I hope this saves Ralph a trip to California

Hi Steve. Thanks for the tip. I've messaged Ed Spiegel about some of the parts I am needing.

Geez Ralph, don't be a whimp! Just buy the whole darn thing and drive it back to Maine!!!

Seriously, I have a sister who lives a few miles away. If you need some small easily removed parts my brother-in-law may be able to pull them.

Hey, Tim, I just might do that and then I'll have to route through Gardner. Are ya ready?

By the way, this trip is still going on albeit delayed while I work for a few weeks to make more money. I'm due back ashore first week of December at which time, Alina and I will complete the trip. The Carryall is only 240 miles from the house in Bucksport, Maine. I sure hope everyone stays tuned.

The story will be typed up and posted in time for fun reading during your Christmas dinners.

So let me understand this...
You propose to this woman,
Take her to California...
to look for used car parts,
and dress her in an Ugly Jumpsuit.
You're lucky she looks good in Yellow.

How DO You do it?

It's got to be my indelible charm.

I would have got her Pink

So let me understand this...
You propose to this woman,
Take her to California...
to look for used car parts,
and dress her in an Ugly Jumpsuit.
You're lucky she looks good in Yellow.

You have a keeper there Ralph.
My wife is a great lady. She has put up with me for 52 years, bless her heart, and would probably do almost anything for me. But, if anytime during our married life I would have said " Honey, lets go to a place 2400 miles from home, buy a 62 year old car that hasn't ran in years and drive it home" I don't even want to think of her reaction to that one.

There is either something very wrong with her or very right with her. I've met her so rest assured, it's the later. She's the real deal. Believe it or not my wife puts up with almost as much. When we were first married her daily driver was a 49 Dodge. We dated in it. Mine was a 55 DeSoto. This was the late 80's. One day the Dodge wouldn't start (bad ground). She didn't get upset but a brand new 90 LeBaron convertible was soon in the drive. I figured she more than earned it. She has put up with a lot over the years. Remember that Ralph!