Still selling Studebaker Parts?

[Felix Benet]

Many years ago my father purchased parts from Mr. Tony Carella of A&M Garage in New York.

I was told he passed away some time ago, but that his daughter was still selling parts.......I have not been able to find her number in the phone book.

Does anyone know if she is still alive?

[TX Rebel]

I believe it was his grand daughter, Carol Morris, if memory serves me correctly, but it has been several years since I have seen her at any meets vending

[studegary]

I think that it was Tony's grandson that was most recently selling the Studebaker parts. Bondo Bill would know.

A couple of years ago, I saw a Studebaker item on eBay listed as being in this area. It turned out that it was another relative of Tony that owned a gun shop in a nearby town. I ended up not buying the Studebaker part, bu rather, selling him an 1890s Colt revolver.

[Skip Lackie]

I thought it was Louise Morris that told over the business. No matter, they sold most of their parts to other vendors (rumor was some went to the dump when no one would take them) and are no longer in the parts business.

[Felix Benet]

That is just the worst news! Reminds me of Trojan Motors in Miami, Florida. In the late 70's the owner Richard H Dahl sold the business on NW 79th Street to some folks who thought they would make a killing repairing Studebaker cars etc...... they were no business mined individuals and claimed they were losing their shirts...... they took all the parts that had been in stock there for 40 yrs and piled them into a 50 yrd dumpster and as Paul Harvey would say.......that is the rest of the story.......to this day 511 NW 79th Street is the home of a car repair and sales concern...right off I-95 @ 79th Street.

I thought it was Louise Morris that told over the business. No matter, they sold most of their parts to other vendors (rumor was some went to the dump when no one would take them) and are no longer in the parts business.

[dpson]

I ended up buying what was left of the A&M Garage parts from Tony's grandson about five years ago. There wasn't much left, about a enough to fill the back of a minivan. The story is true about the majority of Tony's parts going to the dump. According to the grandson the house where they were stored (in the basement) was sold and they has to be moved quickly. The grandson contacted several local club members who had no interest so they went to the dump. There were gone about four weeks before I got there. A rather sad ending to a Studebaker legacy.

[bondobilly]

Louise tried very hard to keep the A&M going but she did not have Tony's knowledge, nor the ability to climb over things. Wayne and Charlie the two grandsons went different ways. Charlie opened up a gun shop and Wayne went to work fro Macchia Motors in White Plains, then after about two years opened his own place in Mamaroneck NY. Sadly he found he made more money fixing auto air conditioners than doing Studebakers. I left my Hawk there for 5 weeks waiting for him to change the horn wire.

Wayne moved his business about two or three years ago, but where, I have no idea.

I heard a rumor and you know how far they can be trusted that a lot of the small parts that would yake hundreds of years to sell were sold to Max Merrit.

BG

[dpson]

Bondo,

That might be true. The grandson (Wayne) did say that some club members came and bought a few of Tony's parts, so it's entirely possible.

[Felix Benet]

When Wayne worked for Macchia lots of folks got 'hosed' BIG TIME....the owner billed like Studebakers were Italian classics...I know for many years a handshake was all that two men needed that indeed had a meeting of the minds.......modern times demands a third party.....the credit card company...

Louise tried very hard to keep the A&M going but she did not have Tony's knowledge, nor the ability to climb over things. Wayne and Charlie the two grandsons went different ways. Charlie opened up a gun shop and Wayne went to work fro Macchia Motors in White Plains, then after about two years opened his own place in Mamaroneck NY. Sadly he found he made more money fixing auto air conditioners than doing Studebakers. I left my Hawk there for 5 weeks waiting for him to change the horn wire.

Wayne moved his business about two or three years ago, but where, I have no idea.

I heard a rumor and you know how far they can be trusted that a lot of the small parts that would yake hundreds of years to sell were sold to Max Merrit.

BG