Yes! The Rumor is True! Jim Carter Truck Parts is beginning our 46th Year!
Few if any have reached this milestone.
Jim Carter here, we are just as active in GM trucks as ever!
Click on a year below. See what a near 1/2 century can do for you!
Yes! The Rumor is True! Jim Carter Truck Parts is beginning our 46th Year!
Few if any have reached this milestone.
Jim Carter here, we are just as active in GM trucks as ever!
Click on a year below. See what a near 1/2 century can do for you!
THIS IS US! JIM CARTER TRUCK PARTS AT 45 YEARS
Thank you, thank you, for so many great customers like you that have helped our company reach
our 45th Anniversary. We are so proud to have reached this milestone. This is Jim Carter, I am
still very active as when I started restoring my first pickup, a 1950 Chevy 1/2 ton and needed parts! It now
sits in our Lobby!
Just a Few Extras:
- 17 employees with 130 combined year's expertice.
- Over one million parts in two buildings plus our very own nearby wood shop.
- Partisipated in numerous Swap Meets accross the country over the years.
- House so many more "USED" GM parts than any of our competitors.
- We supply parts to over 20 active nationwide Dealers and 2 in Canada.
- Helped with founding of All American Truck Club of New Zealand.
In 1952 GM made a simple change to the accelerator linkage that made a major reduction in engine noise in the cab. This was definitely an improvement when older engines had developed excessive valve train noise.
Prior to this year the horizontal accelerator rod from the carburetor attached directly to the metal backing of the foot gas pedal. Engine noise was easily transferred to the pedal and into the cab.
A minor modification in 1952 eliminated much of this noise. Engineers placed a small ball on the end of the accelerator rod and a rubber receiver cup on the new foot pedal. Now noise stopped at the rubber cup and is dropped over 75% in the cab.
This GM improvement cost little when added to new trucks but made a big difference to driver comfort, particularly in the vehicle's later years.
This later design easily replaces the original 1947-1951 style system. The latter, 1952-57 accelerator pedal should be available from all older GM truck parts stores and the used 1952-1955 linkage rods can be found with limited research.
