Re: {Chrysler 300} blast from the past (for me anyway)

I dealt with Frank beginning in about 1980 and bought a lot thru the years. Was he expensive? Yes. Was he a character? Yes. Was he tough to deal with often? Yes.

But he was able to save so many NOS parts from so many old dealers and (ultimately) make them available for all of us to keep (and restore ) our cars today- he really did us a service.

Hank Hallowell

On Apr 19, 2025, at 4:24 PM, Nick Taylor <nicksgaragesd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've bought several parts from AMS NOS and they've been fine. Even might an NOS 60 Chrysler grille screen from then turned out it be a used one in original packaging. Probably a take off from a dealer. They immediately refunded me and had me keep the part. They've also found parts in their inventory by matching them to pictures I sent them. They have a lot of parts that are not in their inventory as they have to identify them. Best to call or email with your request.

On Sat, Apr 19, 2025, 1:17 PM RICK AND DEBBIE CLAPHAM <rixpac@xxxxxxx> wrote:

I bought a lot of inobtanium from Frank over the years. Only had one bad experience, where he didn't hold up his end of the deal concerning door panels that I supplied for reproduction. Live and learn.

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Subject: RE: {Chrysler 300} blast from the past (for me anyway)

Frank didn’t exactly have a stellar reputation in our hobby. And, yes, his prices were outrageous.

The folks at AMSNOS have done a lot to repair the damage. I’ve bought from them and have been happy with what I received. A word of caution: Their website has a parts inventory search feature, but it isn’t always up to date. It’s best to call them. The current owners are nice people.

Ron

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Subject: {Chrysler 300} blast from the past (for me anyway)

I was on another Mopar C-body related group page, and stumbled upon a thread about AMS Obsolete Mopar parts, which is apparently where the inventory from Frank Mitchell Mopar Parts went.

I had forgotten all about Frank and his amazing (and high priced) inventory from decades ago. I would drool over his inventory at Carlisle, but rarely bought anything from him. This was back in the 80's and 90's when you could still hope to find that rare chrome piece somewhere else at a swap meet for a more reasonable price. If you had to have it, chances are Frank had it. Extremely knowledgeable with a great collection of parts books and interchange manuals. The page I was visiting said the folks at AMS were an upgrade over Frank from a customer service standpoint, but you really have to know the part number/cross reference/superseded number information to use their website. Just passing the info along. I was surprised to learn Frank passed back in 2014, though I had stopped looking for his rig at Carlisle years ago.

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