Founded in 1978, Ron Miller had Ford blue running in his veins. Today with over 10 catalogs totally Ford related you can get over 20,000 parts from AutoKrafters.
I talked to Steve Bradfield, the office manager and found out that they currently reproduce over 50+ items that they sell directly. Lately you have seen some pretty reasonable discounts coming out in their ads for club members.
Their car catalogs go back to the 1960 in Galaxie and to 1953 in Ford trucks. Every year you can see them in Carlisle at the All Fords nationals as well as the Spring and Fall show. They also attend the big Crites Restoration company gathering in Ohio every year. After 21 years Auto Krafters has over 50 employees and advertises in over 20 publications world wide. The are a great source for many of our Galaxie needs. They also support the Galaxie club with the application that they print in every issue of the Galaxie catalog. We could hardly count how many members have joined out of that catalog.
If you are a Fairlane, Cougar, T-bird or Early Bronco owner you can join clubs through those catalogs also.
I met Ron this year at the all Fords Nationals in Carlisle and really enjoyed my talk with him We may be looking at the reproduction of 1964 Galaxie rear bumpers through the efforts of Ron and his company.
If you are on-line, you can get to AutoKrafters by using their URL of www.autokrafters.com They have a very easy to navigate site and frankly are a great bunch of folks to deal with. I have heard one complaint in 4 years about AutoKrafters and that was settled with a quick phone call. I appreciate all they are doing for the hobby and especially all they are doing for the club. If you don’t have a catalog of theirs, be sure to contact them and get one.
I have found the catalog to be very useful in finding numbers and seeing what interchanges.
Remember, we support those that support us as well as those who support the hobby. A special hats off to Ron Miller of Auto Krafters and his fine company that he built for Ford enthusiasts everywhere.
Auto Krafters has recently begun an auto dismantling effort to try to save cars going to the crusher. If you know of a Ford within driving distance that is heading for destruction give them a call and let them know where it is. They are beginning to reach out across the country in a big way to dismantle cars that are getting ready to be destroyed. This is a fantastic service to the hobby and can be utilized by calling them at their number.
The Galaxie catalog has 80 pages of parts. And if you are using them a lot, you might consider joining their “Gold Card” club to utilize numerous discounts. At only $49.95 a year, you can get free shipping on ALL orders over $200, 10% off on all orders over $2500 INCLUDING truck shipments. The savings can total much more than the $49.95 fee. See their website or get a catalog for more details.
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