TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s - Page 3

Dick Butler · 10-31-2007, 08:25 AM

Many really supportive trailers were at all national events for years. Problem seems that most of us got the parts to last for YEARS and didnt rebuy. Especially at the events. Then the warehouses undersold even the trucks at the meets. Wonder if the advertising that parts for ALL customers were for sale at National events could have made the inventory worth bringing again? Would bracket racers attending the events just stop by and pick up their MSD or Holley or Mr. Gasket? Moroso is still very well stocked and seems to sell often. Maybe they have gotten a following that others haven't cultivated.
Richmond Gear was a very active trailer at Nationals.

Stewart Way · 10-31-2007, 12:34 PM

When we started building a SS car in 1971 Ernie Johnson of Valvoline and Price Petrie of SW gave my partner and me oil, trans fluid and guages before the car was completed. They had my business for years to come. Also as Herb jr said Mopar was a great help to many. If you had a Mopar and ran well and had a couple connections, Mother Mopar would take care of you.
Problem with trailers at events is legally you have to have a business license in that state, city, county or whatever to do business at some if not all locations. Also if you have a business that sells mail order and you go to a race in, say, South Carolina and sell out of the trailer you now have a retail presence in SC so anyone from SC who buys from your out of state mail order business that year is required to pay sales tax. My part time employer/sponsor used to do a lot of IHRA events and sales but the logistics and paperwork for 4 trailers and several companies represented by them got to be too much. Not to mention sales tax liabilities on future sales.

SSDiv6 · 10-31-2007, 05:01 PM

SRD Race cars, Schiefer Clutches and ZOOM.

10-31-2007, 08:25 AM	#21
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s Many really supportive trailers were at all national events for years. Problem seems that most of us got the parts to last for YEARS and didnt rebuy. Especially at the events. Then the warehouses undersold even the trucks at the meets. Wonder if the advertising that parts for ALL customers were for sale at National events could have made the inventory worth bringing again? Would bracket racers attending the events just stop by and pick up their MSD or Holley or Mr. Gasket? Moroso is still very well stocked and seems to sell often. Maybe they have gotten a following that others haven't cultivated. Richmond Gear was a very active trailer at Nationals.

10-31-2007, 12:34 PM	#22
Stewart Way Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 476 Likes: 20 Liked 70 Times in 22 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s When we started building a SS car in 1971 Ernie Johnson of Valvoline and Price Petrie of SW gave my partner and me oil, trans fluid and guages before the car was completed. They had my business for years to come. Also as Herb jr said Mopar was a great help to many. If you had a Mopar and ran well and had a couple connections, Mother Mopar would take care of you. Problem with trailers at events is legally you have to have a business license in that state, city, county or whatever to do business at some if not all locations. Also if you have a business that sells mail order and you go to a race in, say, South Carolina and sell out of the trailer you now have a retail presence in SC so anyone from SC who buys from your out of state mail order business that year is required to pay sales tax. My part time employer/sponsor used to do a lot of IHRA events and sales but the logistics and paperwork for 4 trailers and several companies represented by them got to be too much. Not to mention sales tax liabilities on future sales.

10-31-2007, 05:01 PM	#23
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,042 Likes: 712 Liked 1,575 Times in 580 Posts	Re: TOP 10 Sportsman Sponsors of the 60s SRD Race cars, Schiefer Clutches and ZOOM.