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Jimbotronics · 09-14-2005, 09:03 PM

Don't know that this is fair in that I've never ordered from LMC - although, I tried once but got so d@mn mad at their customer service rep that I just gave up and hung up.

Anyway, is it just me or is there serious issue with the truck displayed on the cover? Doesn't appear that the grill, fenders, or hood match up at all. Does that say anthing about their product?

Oh well, back to drinking my beer...

LUV2XCLR8 · 09-14-2005, 09:18 PM

I Luv there catalogs, they have great pictures, I rarely order anything
from them, I use it mainly as a price guide to sell my used parts.

I
have not received my latest catalog yet, but I will remember to look.

jamesi20 · 09-14-2005, 09:42 PM

they went for a long time using the same truck on the cover changing the color and setting but they forgot to remove some of the shadows which was a dead give away

thecatseye66 · 09-15-2005, 02:22 AM

Yeah, it's lame with the focus on the aftermarket headlight too. Why not focus on the lines of the truck? They should hire my ass!

**special-K** · 09-15-2005, 08:24 AM

My credit must be really bad.They don`t even mail me a catalog.The cover trucks are totally retouched.

67ChevyRedneck · 09-15-2005, 08:32 AM

I have an old LMC catalog (from a year or so ago, maybe 2) and MUDDER's red 4x4 67 was on the cover. You never know, this months cover may be another fellow board member.

byrd · 09-15-2005, 08:52 AM

I got it yesyterday and it is a joke. the truck that is on the cover,no wait the part of the truck that is on the cover isn't lined up very well at all, and the aftermarket lights look good to me but that is it. I guess because the grill is GM and the hood and fenders are probably aftermarket and that is causing the alignment issues. Now if they had just starting selling a aftermarket grill for the 67-68 that would be worth the cover,but not headlights

86swb · 09-15-2005, 09:01 AM

You have to buy a lot of stuff from them before they put a picture of your truck in the book or the cover. I agree with luv2xclr8. I love the pictures. But have bought very few things from them. Most are China or what ever. Chevy Duty is good. But GMC Paul or Wes is better. MO

chevyfarmer · 09-15-2005, 09:34 AM

I noticed the misaligned fender and grill before I even had the magazine all the way out of the mail box. Maybe they need to start making a aftermarket grill to line up with the aftermarket fenders

I have had problems with their customer service as well.

phlegm · 09-15-2005, 10:23 AM

Gotta admint, I would not have known I could get a seprate hub for my AC compressor if it had not been in the book. With that said they are overpriced and I never use them.

Mudder · 09-15-2005, 01:53 PM

You do not have to be buying from them to get your truck on their cover. I was at a show in KC when the wife of the owner of LMC was going around picking trucks for a photo shoot for their covers. It was two years or better before it appeared on there. They are computer generated photos (basically photoshopped). from an original photo.

http://mudder67.smugmug.com/gallery/110142/3

jsbgump · 09-15-2005, 02:34 PM

The grill and fender are way off. If you look close they used torx head screws on the headlight bezels instead of the original phillips head.

**raggedjim** · 09-15-2005, 04:13 PM

I hope my truck never makes the cover, I couldn't stand up to the scrutiny...

Rg

Dean · 09-15-2005, 04:15 PM

I can tell you that the trailer hitch they sell won't even fit our trucks and the customer service was horrible. All I could get of the lady was "our catalog says it fits". I even called the company that made the hitch and they said it was for a toyota or ford. Glad I got my money back. Was first and last order from them. Use the catalog for reference only now.

90\87Formula · 09-15-2005, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

My credit must be really bad.They don`t even mail me a catalog.The cover trucks are totally retouched.

I've been catalogs from them for years and never ordered anything from them.

**raggedjim** · 09-15-2005, 05:03 PM

In Kentucky when you register your cars the court house (or maybe Frankfort) can sell your name to contact lists unless you opt out. I hate it but that's how I started getting the LMC catalog...

Rg

Botietruck · 09-15-2005, 08:56 PM

OK. I'm curious. I used to get their catalogs but haven't in a while. Can someone scan that pic & post it for the rest of us to see?

**72ironmike** · 09-15-2005, 09:24 PM

Long Motor Company. The owner is Leo Long. He started Victoria British 30 some years ago and became a millionaire selling british car parts from his catalog. He got in the truck business very late but now the truck parts outsell the british parts. His catalogs are very detailed. Actually several years ago I noticed chevy duty changing their catalog to look more like the LMC catalog on the inside.

corn · 09-15-2005, 10:53 PM

So with this all being said, where IS the cheapest place to get parts & where can I get a catalog for the cheaper parts? I have the LMC catalog but most of the parts are way out of my price range.

mocwon · 09-15-2005, 11:14 PM

I've bought from LMC (Long Motor Company) and several board vendors too. I've heard folks here complain about problems with LMC, Jegs, Summit and everyone in between. As a purchasing agent for a Fortune 100 Company let me say this one thing, then I'll go away in silence: no supplier is perfect, they all have problems at one time or another. Board vendors are quick to resolve issues since you typically speak to an owner; with LMC, Jegs, Summit and other multi-million dollar a year companies you speak with "staff". I've had very few suppliers that will not ultimately do the right thing when it comes to satisfying a customer whether it is a supplier we spend $10MM a year with or $2M. LMC would not have remained in business as a viable aftermarket supplier if they weren’t doing things right the vast majority of the time. Do they make mistakes, I’m sure they do. But, if escalated to the right level of management in a civil tone I'm sure they too would do the right thing and satisfy the customer. These trucks were far from perfect, when it comes to fit and finish, when they were new.

As far as re-touched pictures go.... have you ever seen a Playboy magazine?

kingsolver72 · 09-16-2005, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mocwon

I've bought from LMC (Long Motor Company) and several board vendors too. I've heard folks here complain about problems with LMC, Jegs, Summit and everyone in between. As a purchasing agent for a Fortune 100 Company let me say this one thing, then I'll go away in silence: no supplier is perfect, they all have problems at one time or another. Board vendors are quick to resolve issues since you typically speak to an owner; with LMC, Jegs, Summit and other multi-million dollar a year companies you speak with "staff". I've had very few suppliers that will not ultimately do the right thing when it comes to satisfying a customer whether it is a supplier we spend $10MM a year with or $2M. LMC would not have remained in business as a viable aftermarket supplier if they weren’t doing things right the vast majority of the time. Do they make mistakes, I’m sure they do. But, if escalated to the right level of management in a civil tone I'm sure they too would do the right thing and satisfy the customer. These trucks were far from perfect, when it comes to fit and finish, when they were new.

As far as re-touched pictures go.... have you ever seen at a Playboy magazine?

I have to agree

thecatseye66 · 09-16-2005, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mocwon

have you ever seen a Playboy magazine?

tomatocity · 09-16-2005, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mocwon

I've bought from LMC (Long Motor Company) and several board vendors too. I've heard folks here complain about problems with LMC, Jegs, Summit and everyone in between. As a purchasing agent for a Fortune 100 Company let me say this one thing, then I'll go away in silence: no supplier is perfect, they all have problems at one time or another. Board vendors are quick to resolve issues since you typically speak to an owner; with LMC, Jegs, Summit and other multi-million dollar a year companies you speak with "staff". I've had very few suppliers that will not ultimately do the right thing when it comes to satisfying a customer whether it is a supplier we spend $10MM a year with or $2M. LMC would not have remained in business as a viable aftermarket supplier if they weren’t doing things right the vast majority of the time. Do they make mistakes, I’m sure they do. But, if escalated to the right level of management in a civil tone I'm sure they too would do the right thing and satisfy the customer. These trucks were far from perfect, when it comes to fit and finish, when they were new.

You are right in many respects but they are expensive compared to most of the other retailers. Because of that I have never purchased from them so I don't know how their Customer Care is.

Mudder · 09-16-2005, 05:21 AM

Retouched???? There was nothing retouched on my truck other than the LMC logo they put on the front plate. It was a computer (photoshopped) pic.

Frizzle Fry · 09-16-2005, 11:32 AM

The lower rear patch panel I bought for a long/fleet did not have any body-line (crease) at the edge of the wheel arch. As someone else mentioned, LMC customer service stated that "the catalog says it's right" and "no one else has complained about the part" (that's the short version). They offered to take it back at my shipping expense.

That said, the local 67-72 shop (DC truck parts) stocked the same part. I ended up cutting some good patches out of a junk box (at DC truck parts) and the LMC patch is still sitting in my garage.

Everything else in the LMC order was fine, but their customer service lost any future business from me.

09-14-2005, 09:03 PM	#1
Jimbotronics YA YA Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 1,273	Anyone get the new LMC catalog? Don't know that this is fair in that I've never ordered from LMC - although, I tried once but got so d@mn mad at their customer service rep that I just gave up and hung up. Anyway, is it just me or is there serious issue with the truck displayed on the cover? Doesn't appear that the grill, fenders, or hood match up at all. Does that say anthing about their product? Oh well, back to drinking my beer... __________________ Jimbo '72 SWB - 350 (frame-off resto in progress - donations accepted) '04 Chevy Avalanche '03 Cadillac CTS (wife's ride) Restoration progress - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335707

09-14-2005, 09:18 PM	#2
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	I Luv there catalogs, they have great pictures, I rarely order anything from them, I use it mainly as a price guide to sell my used parts. I have not received my latest catalog yet, but I will remember to look. __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T Last edited by LUV2XCLR8; 09-14-2005 at 09:18 PM.

09-15-2005, 02:22 AM	#4
thecatseye66 '68 C-20 396 CST CC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 454	Yeah, it's lame with the focus on the aftermarket headlight too. Why not focus on the lines of the truck? They should hire my ass! __________________ 68 C-20 396/TH400 CST Custom Camper NOW W/DISC BRAKES 01 Jetta Turbo Daily Driver 84 Yamaha Virago 700 - Alaska to Florida Via Maine & Mexico

09-15-2005, 08:24 AM	#5
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	My credit must be really bad.They don`t even mail me a catalog.The cover trucks are totally retouched. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-15-2005, 08:32 AM	#6
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	I have an old LMC catalog (from a year or so ago, maybe 2) and MUDDER's red 4x4 67 was on the cover. You never know, this months cover may be another fellow board member. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

09-14-2005, 09:42 PM	#3
jamesi20 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NORTHEAST OHIO Posts: 493	they went for a long time using the same truck on the cover changing the color and setting but they forgot to remove some of the shadows which was a dead give away

09-15-2005, 09:01 AM	#8
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	You have to buy a lot of stuff from them before they put a picture of your truck in the book or the cover. I agree with luv2xclr8. I love the pictures. But have bought very few things from them. Most are China or what ever. Chevy Duty is good. But GMC Paul or Wes is better. MO __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

09-15-2005, 09:34 AM	#9
chevyfarmer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Owosso, Mi Posts: 242	I noticed the misaligned fender and grill before I even had the magazine all the way out of the mail box. Maybe they need to start making a aftermarket grill to line up with the aftermarket fenders I have had problems with their customer service as well. __________________ 67 short wide 355ci 3 on tree 69 short wide 250ci 3 on tree 68 long wide 283 3 on tree 72 2wd Blazer project 454 5 speed Last edited by chevyfarmer; 09-15-2005 at 09:35 AM.

09-15-2005, 10:23 AM	#10
phlegm Still Green but learning Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central NC Posts: 1,895	Gotta admint, I would not have known I could get a seprate hub for my AC compressor if it had not been in the book. With that said they are overpriced and I never use them. __________________ -- Cory 71 Cheyenne 10 - SWB, 350, "3 on the tree" AC cab 07 Suburban LTZ 4x4 2010 Acura TL 98 Mastercraft "FrankenStar" 225 27253 UPS/USPS IIOY....nope never was

09-15-2005, 01:53 PM	#11
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	You do not have to be buying from them to get your truck on their cover. I was at a show in KC when the wife of the owner of LMC was going around picking trucks for a photo shoot for their covers. It was two years or better before it appeared on there. They are computer generated photos (basically photoshopped). from an original photo. http://mudder67.smugmug.com/gallery/110142/3 Last edited by Mudder; 09-15-2005 at 01:57 PM.

09-15-2005, 02:34 PM	#12
jsbgump Gone Fishing Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Posts: 12,361	just got mine The grill and fender are way off. If you look close they used torx head screws on the headlight bezels instead of the original phillips head. __________________ 68 Chevy Short Fleetside LSX Swap Under Way 3.73 posi 2.5/4 drop Frame of resto has been started 2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited 2019 Chevy Traverse Redline Edition Wifes Ride Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3483616

09-15-2005, 04:13 PM	#13
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,476	I hope my truck never makes the cover, I couldn't stand up to the scrutiny... Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

09-15-2005, 04:15 PM	#14
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	I can tell you that the trailer hitch they sell won't even fit our trucks and the customer service was horrible. All I could get of the lady was "our catalog says it fits". I even called the company that made the hitch and they said it was for a toyota or ford. Glad I got my money back. Was first and last order from them. Use the catalog for reference only now.

09-15-2005, 05:03 PM	#16
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,476	In Kentucky when you register your cars the court house (or maybe Frankfort) can sell your name to contact lists unless you opt out. I hate it but that's how I started getting the LMC catalog... Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

09-15-2005, 08:56 PM	#17
Botietruck '71 chevy s.bed/s.side Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 1,571	OK. I'm curious. I used to get their catalogs but haven't in a while. Can someone scan that pic & post it for the rest of us to see? __________________ STILL PLAYS WITH CARS...AND TRUCKS!! Parents! Be good to your kids...they get to choose your nursing home! 250 I-6 with a 3 speed Saginaw and Borg Warner Overdrive...She's got overdrive!



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09-15-2005, 09:24 PM	#18
72ironmike Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Olathe KS (Greater Kansas City MO Area) Posts: 2,057	Lmc Long Motor Company. The owner is Leo Long. He started Victoria British 30 some years ago and became a millionaire selling british car parts from his catalog. He got in the truck business very late but now the truck parts outsell the british parts. His catalogs are very detailed. Actually several years ago I noticed chevy duty changing their catalog to look more like the LMC catalog on the inside.

09-15-2005, 10:53 PM	#19
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	So with this all being said, where IS the cheapest place to get parts & where can I get a catalog for the cheaper parts? I have the LMC catalog but most of the parts are way out of my price range.

09-15-2005, 11:14 PM	#20
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	Yeah, well I've bought from LMC (Long Motor Company) and several board vendors too. I've heard folks here complain about problems with LMC, Jegs, Summit and everyone in between. As a purchasing agent for a Fortune 100 Company let me say this one thing, then I'll go away in silence: no supplier is perfect, they all have problems at one time or another. Board vendors are quick to resolve issues since you typically speak to an owner; with LMC, Jegs, Summit and other multi-million dollar a year companies you speak with "staff". I've had very few suppliers that will not ultimately do the right thing when it comes to satisfying a customer whether it is a supplier we spend $10MM a year with or $2M. LMC would not have remained in business as a viable aftermarket supplier if they weren’t doing things right the vast majority of the time. Do they make mistakes, I’m sure they do. But, if escalated to the right level of management in a civil tone I'm sure they too would do the right thing and satisfy the customer. These trucks were far from perfect, when it comes to fit and finish, when they were new. As far as re-touched pictures go.... have you ever seen a Playboy magazine? __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire..... Last edited by mocwon; 09-16-2005 at 12:22 AM.

09-16-2005, 05:21 AM	#24
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Retouched???? There was nothing retouched on my truck other than the LMC logo they put on the front plate. It was a computer (photoshopped) pic.

09-16-2005, 11:32 AM	#25
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	The lower rear patch panel I bought for a long/fleet did not have any body-line (crease) at the edge of the wheel arch. As someone else mentioned, LMC customer service stated that "the catalog says it's right" and "no one else has complained about the part" (that's the short version). They offered to take it back at my shipping expense. That said, the local 67-72 shop (DC truck parts) stocked the same part. I ended up cutting some good patches out of a junk box (at DC truck parts) and the LMC patch is still sitting in my garage. Everything else in the LMC order was fine, but their customer service lost any future business from me.

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