After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone and
O'Reilly. I really liked that store, but I can't remember its name. I
THINK it was national, but maybe only California.

Anybody know what it was?

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The Real Bev wrote:
> After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone and
> O'Reilly.  I really liked that store, but I can't remember its name.  I
> THINK it was national, but maybe only California.
>
> Anybody know what it was?

NAPA?
https://www.napaonline.com

On 11/17/2022 7:27 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
> After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone
> and O'Reilly. I really liked that store, but I can't
> remember its name. I THINK it was national, but maybe only
> California.
>
> Anybody know what it was?
>

I don't but I miss my midwest regional parts house Ridge
Auto... And J C Whitney too.

Check here maybe?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_retailers_of_the_United_States

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On 11/17/22 5:55 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 11/17/2022 7:27 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone
>> and O'Reilly. I really liked that store, but I can't
>> remember its name. I THINK it was national, but maybe only
>> California.
>>
>> Anybody know what it was?
>
> I don't but I miss my midwest regional parts house Ridge
> Auto... And J C Whitney too.

We went to JCWhitney when we were in Chicago once. Bare wood floors,
high ceilings. We felt it was our duty to see it after having enjoyed
the catalogs for so many years and having even BOUGHT stuff every once
in a while. I still remember the leather "flight helmet" that seemed to
be worn by a chimp rather than a man...

> Check here maybe?
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_retailers_of_the_United_States

TRAK AUTO! Thank you!

I think over the decades we've bought more stuff from Pep Boys than
anywhere else. I was really bitter that my Sentra (couldn't pass the
smog tests any more) went to the knackers with a LOT of lifetime parts.
They sold lifetime brake pads/shoes, for Chrissake!

And remember Lifetime batteries? We still have one that we bought in
maybe 1967 and which has been replaced twice. Have to jump through
hoops, of course, but if we were willing to go to the trouble we could
keep getting them for maybe the next 30 years -- yeah, I plan on living
that long just to spite the bastards!

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On 2022-11-18, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone and
> O'Reilly. I really liked that store, but I can't remember its name. I
> THINK it was national, but maybe only California.

Are you thinking of Strauss Auto Stores (aka R&S Strauss)? They were actually
related to Pep Boys. Strauss Auto was founded by Issac (Izzy) M. Strauss,
brother of Maurice (Moe) Strauss of Manny, Moe, & Jack. They were mainly
in the New York and Philadelphia areas though. The company closed down
abruptly in 2012.

https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/strauss-discount-auto

https://bklyner.com/strauss-auto-declares-bankruptcy-overnight-50-stores-shuttered-700-laid-off-sheepshead-bay/

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On 11/18/22 11:57 AM, Roger Blake wrote:
> On 2022-11-18, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone and
>> O'Reilly. I really liked that store, but I can't remember its name. I
>> THINK it was national, but maybe only California.

As mentioned by someone else, Trak Auto.

> Are you thinking of Strauss Auto Stores (aka R&S Strauss)? They were actually
> related to Pep Boys. Strauss Auto was founded by Issac (Izzy) M. Strauss,
> brother of Maurice (Moe) Strauss of Manny, Moe, & Jack. They were mainly
> in the New York and Philadelphia areas though. The company closed down
> abruptly in 2012.

Nope, totally unfamiliar. I seem to remember that long ago Pep Boys
claimed coast-to-coast service even though all stores were in
California except for ONE in New York. Perhaps it was another chain,
but I THINK it was Pep Boys.

> https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/strauss-discount-auto
>
> https://bklyner.com/strauss-auto-declares-bankruptcy-overnight-50-stores-shuttered-700-laid-off-sheepshead-bay/
>

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On 11/18/2022 2:32, The Real Bev wrote:
>
> And remember Lifetime batteries? We still have one that we bought in
> maybe 1967 and which has been replaced twice. Have to jump through
> hoops, of course, but if we were willing to go to the trouble we could
> keep getting them for maybe the next 30 years -- yeah, I plan on living
> that long just to spite the bastards!

On the third battery since 1967?? Wow, that must be a darn-good
battery. How do you get a car battery to last over a decade?

On 11/22/22 9:10 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 11/18/2022 2:32, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>> And remember Lifetime batteries? We still have one that we bought in
>> maybe 1967 and which has been replaced twice. Have to jump through
>> hoops, of course, but if we were willing to go to the trouble we could
>> keep getting them for maybe the next 30 years -- yeah, I plan on living
>> that long just to spite the bastards!
>
> On the third battery since 1967?? Wow, that must be a darn-good
> battery. How do you get a car battery to last over a decade?

By not driving the car :-) It hasn't moved for quite a while, but
that's irrelevant. Penney's sold their auto department to Firestone.
Firestone tried to make me bring the van in for an inspection of the
electrical system. I asked him to show me that requirement in the
original contract. He just gave us a new battery.

Next time he tried to convince us to change the lifetime battery for a
much better super-duper 3-year battery. No. Then he wanted to take out
paperwork into the back room to xerox it. No, but I'd be happy to go
back and xerox it for him myself. He gave us a new battery.

"Lifetime" is as long as we own the car. I brought the pink slip
(Kalifornia ownership cert) with me last time.

I should do it again, but it's stressful and tedious and we don't
actually NEED the battery, which is probably too big to fit in our cars
anyway.

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On 11/23/2022 0:18, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 11/22/22 9:10 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 11/18/2022 2:32, The Real Bev wrote:
>>>
>>> And remember Lifetime batteries? We still have one that we bought in
>>> maybe 1967 and which has been replaced twice. Have to jump through
>>> hoops, of course, but if we were willing to go to the trouble we could
>>> keep getting them for maybe the next 30 years -- yeah, I plan on living
>>> that long just to spite the bastards!
>>
>> On the third battery since 1967?? Wow, that must be a darn-good
>> battery. How do you get a car battery to last over a decade?
>
> By not driving the car :-) It hasn't moved for quite a while, but that's
> irrelevant. Penney's sold their auto department to Firestone. Firestone
> tried to make me bring the van in for an inspection of the electrical
> system. I asked him to show me that requirement in the original
> contract. He just gave us a new battery.
>
> Next time he tried to convince us to change the lifetime battery for a
> much better super-duper 3-year battery. No. Then he wanted to take out
> paperwork into the back room to xerox it. No, but I'd be happy to go
> back and xerox it for him myself. He gave us a new battery.
>
> "Lifetime" is as long as we own the car. I brought the pink slip
> (Kalifornia ownership cert) with me last time.
>
> I should do it again, but it's stressful and tedious and we don't
> actually NEED the battery, which is probably too big to fit in our cars
> anyway.

Still, that's almost 14 years per battery; very impressive! I don't
blame you for hanging onto the paperwork. Might as well get one more
out of them, stress or not!!