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Old 09-02-2025, 12:21 AM   #41
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Default Re: What a deal! - Be concerned...

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Originally Posted by petehoovie View Post
It's a Mercury. They've never been as popular as a like-year Ford and '41 isn't really a year that gets people excited.


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...Either way, parts for 1990-2005 or so era cars are hard to come by. They aren't in the junkyards anymore, and if they are, well they're high mileage and wrecked. ECM's and other electronic controls are nearly impossible to find on most cars from that era. Don't forget about all of the plastic parts that are dry and brittle now, and nearly impossible to find...
I would agree with this take. Its harder to find parts for my '95 Impala SS than it is for a '32 Ford. Parts aren't reproduced, NOS ones are hard to find, and used parts from a junked car are often unusable. Not to mention there are simply more parts on a late model car.
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