One Of The Few Remaining Mom And Pop Parts Shops

The Auto Krafters Origin Story. For 46 years Ron Miller and his family have run Auto Krafters in and around Broadway Virginia. We sit down with Ron and discuss how he got into selling parts for F100 Fairlane Falcon Galaxie Maverick.
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[@RedDogRER]

I consider myself one of the 'young guys' and I 100% prefer the catalog. I have my catalogs with my service manuals and it's rare I grab one without the other. Always love purchasing from family-owned American locations!

[@JasonOBrienThinksHeCan]

Thank you for this video. Great seeing the story of a family business who is keeping it going.

[@t-rodzgarage]

Glad they are still in business. I haven't ordered anything for a few years due to a rude woman I encountered on a couple of occasions . I thought that if she didn't appreciate my business any more than that I would order from someone else. Maybe I'll give them another try next time I need something.

[@lewismartin9980]

I like to see more of these every now than love history.

[@brnrkm]

Thanks!

[@kevinfelton4886]

I have had good experiences with Auto Krafter working on my '65 F100

[@blakeneysanders4264]

Really enjoyed the interview. Thanks for another awesome video.

[@EnemyOfReality584]

I'm 40 so I'm not sure if I'm a young or old guy, but I love physical catalogs and repair manuals. Can the Internet be better? Absolutely, especially with KZbin videos when pictures just don't help enough. Still, I'll always stick with my physical media whenever possible.

[@carguytroy]

Had a 62 Galaxie XL Convert years ago and bought a few things from Auto Krafters. Buying online is great and all, but it's still fun to thumb through a catalog and make a list. Doesn't hurt your eyes to stare a catalog. Just saying. I wish they did do Mustang stuff. If Virginia Classic is family owned I'll start buying stuff from them too. NPD is still independently owned also. I'd much rather deal with a family/independent business vs corporate operations. Better experience all around 99% of the time. Just my opinion.

[@tomberan1282]

In my youth, living in SoCal, I always enjoyed the independent shops I worked with or, more so, hung around at with those owners dealing with “ us kids” hanging about for a few tips and to see what might roll in. One of my fondest memories was a radiator repair shop, a pretty simply place with scores of tanks and cores on the shelves with the sweet aroma of glycol in the air. As for online vs a catalog I’ll take the catalog, my dad use to receive several catalogs and, for myself, it was having the Sears Christmas wish book, thumbing thru to dream. And yes, anything I can do to support a family owned business gets my dime; I have a local hardware that yes, I pay more, but they know my name, treat me to to a cup of coffee & are part of our community

[@jimjordan5630]

That's amazing! Is it a sedan or hard top! As a child of the early 50's that was something we learned before we were 10! I guess some people these days would have a fit over the hard top convertible! lol

[@sammyvices2547]

I’m getting my galaxie catalog today please don’t stop printing them anytime soon

[@kentweaver1783]

Thank you for making this interview. This is great!

[@stephenhotzjustdriveit]

Thank you for the interview Jeff

[@AutoRestoMod]

You're welcome my friend