Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**70cst** · 03-07-2022, 05:36 PM

I found this 1970 JC Whitney so I bought it.
I will place this in the cab of my truck during Car/Truck shows.

Who remembers buying parts for their truck back in the day from JC Whitney?

GASoline71 · 03-07-2022, 08:02 PM

I had a 1971 CJ-5 back in the day... and I could pretty much rebuild my Jeep from the ground up with that catalog.

Gary

**Stocker** · 03-07-2022, 11:50 PM

I have bought a few things from them for various vehicles...... been a long time ago, not sure anymore what I bought or what it was for!

**3757chevy** · 03-08-2022, 01:00 AM

I used to walk by the local car dealer with my notebook and write down the sticker price of a car and go home to my JC Whitney catalog , I would make a list of modifications I could do from exhaust to wheels to steering wheel and calculate the cost long before I could even drive. After I got a job and a 58 1/2ton Chevy I ordered an 8 track tape player and speakers with a description that made me think they were twice as nice as they really ended up being. I don't recall buying anymore after that. Although I have a 1974 catalog somewhere.

jamesi20 · 03-08-2022, 01:02 AM

I loved getting their catalog in the mail. There were ours of entertainment in those. I had a few opel GT's back then and could even find parts for them in there back in the day

**FirstOwner69** · 03-08-2022, 01:36 AM

I remember buying quite a few things such as mud flaps from them. The thing remember best is a lace-on leather steering wheel cover for my '69 about 1973. It was still on when I restored the truck starting in 2010. The wheel has at least 90% of its grain and only a few minor cracks.

palallin · 03-08-2022, 08:48 AM

I bought several things from them in the '80s and '90s, including the grill guard my truck still wears. I once had speakers, an overhead console, fog lights, and an inside-bed tool box, all from Whitney. Actually, I still have that box, but it's mounted on a trailer now.

03-07-2022, 05:36 PM	#1
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,374	Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past I found this 1970 JC Whitney so I bought it. I will place this in the cab of my truck during Car/Truck shows. Who remembers buying parts for their truck back in the day from JC Whitney? Attached Images __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

03-07-2022, 11:50 PM	#3
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,731	Re: Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past I have bought a few things from them for various vehicles...... been a long time ago, not sure anymore what I bought or what it was for! __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

03-08-2022, 01:00 AM	#4
3757chevy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Near Canon City ,Colorado Posts: 4,079	Re: Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past I used to walk by the local car dealer with my notebook and write down the sticker price of a car and go home to my JC Whitney catalog , I would make a list of modifications I could do from exhaust to wheels to steering wheel and calculate the cost long before I could even drive. After I got a job and a 58 1/2ton Chevy I ordered an 8 track tape player and speakers with a description that made me think they were twice as nice as they really ended up being. I don't recall buying anymore after that. Although I have a 1974 catalog somewhere. __________________ '35 1/2 ton Pickup (bought 2020) '68 C10 Suburban (bought 2021) '72 K5 Blazer (bought 2013) '67 Stepside (bought 1997-sold 2021) '96 Bronco Eddie Bauer (inherited 2010) My 1st day here-'67 C10(sold)and '72 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=702056 "Another Blue Chevy"(1935) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799203 '68 Burb...https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=822994 MIKE

03-08-2022, 01:02 AM	#5
jamesi20 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NORTHEAST OHIO Posts: 494	Re: Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past I loved getting their catalog in the mail. There were ours of entertainment in those. I had a few opel GT's back then and could even find parts for them in there back in the day

03-08-2022, 01:36 AM	#6
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,853	Re: Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past I remember buying quite a few things such as mud flaps from them. The thing remember best is a lace-on leather steering wheel cover for my '69 about 1973. It was still on when I restored the truck starting in 2010. The wheel has at least 90% of its grain and only a few minor cracks. Attached Images __________________ Jim

03-08-2022, 08:48 AM	#7
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	Re: Truck Parts Supplier of the past - 1970 JC Whitney Parts Supplier of the past I bought several things from them in the '80s and '90s, including the grill guard my truck still wears. I once had speakers, an overhead console, fog lights, and an inside-bed tool box, all from Whitney. Actually, I still have that box, but it's mounted on a trailer now. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.



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