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.
Beginning in 1941 many of the GM long wheelbase (usually 1 ½ and 2 tons) trucks did not use cables to reach the rear brakes and hold the vehicle in its parked position. Debris from the tires could shorten the life of the under bed cables.
Another method was created. A drum at the rear of the 4 speed transmission could be squeezed by a riveted-on woven lining attached the inside of a metal band. This one piece system was a very successful system used from 1941 through 1950. GM refers to this system as “TRU STOP” and is listed in the 1950 Chevrolet Master Parts Catalog in Group # 5.606 Part # 2130764.
The woven linings were like earlier years. They hold the best when the vehicle is not moving.
In 1951 GM changed to a more conventional 2 shoes for each drum to replace the one piece system. NOTE: As with all trucks, this system is NEVER referred to as an “emergency brake”. That is not how it should be used. It should be referred to as a hand or foot operated park brake! Hopefully, this could lessen some lawsuits!
