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**special-K** · 01-01-2018, 05:51 PM

Yeah, somthin' about an American made guitar. And older Martin don't mean cheaper, right?

Aren't Cooper Tires made here? I've been running them, but right now the '72 has Goodyears and my Suburban has Kellys just because I got the best deals that way. Aren't all those US made? I ran Kellys a long time because they were. Those are the three brands I try to use on my regular use trucks.

Unfortunately, Harleys haven't been all American for a long time. I went all over my '90 and making it my own. Not many parts not changed. But you look at it and you just see a low and fat stripped down black with chrome older FL (Hog). It is way more American now that I'm done with it.

Indian113 · 01-01-2018, 07:35 PM

Harley's haven't been All American since AMF started building them in 1973. It started then and has Increased since.

100%Chevy · 01-01-2018, 07:46 PM

Cooper and Kelly/Springfield are made in the USA.
Other brands are made here and overseas both.
Hoosier slicks are made here.
Some of these may have changed since i last looked them up!
Mike.

**davischevy** · 01-01-2018, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian113

Harley's haven't been All American since AMF started building them in 1973. It started then and has Increased since.

I had a 77 FLH for years. The AMF thing bothered me, but I still loved that old shovelhead. I traded it to my lawyer. He says it's in his will.

**davischevy** · 01-01-2018, 08:23 PM

Santa brought me a new grill for my 55. Looks like she "buys American".

Indian113 · 01-01-2018, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by davischevy

I had a 77 FLH for years. The AMF thing bothered me, but I still loved that old shovelhead. I traded it to my lawyer. He says it's in his will.

AMF saved Harley and kept them from going under! They started the Assembly Line building and raised production. There isn't ANYTHING on This Planet that has the Sound Of a Shovelhead with Straight Pipes at least IMOP!

72c20customcamper · 04-18-2020, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian113

Harley's haven't been All American since AMF started building them in 1973. It started then and has Increased since.

I have 3 Harley's. Sure parts are made in other countries but the tour in York you see most of the sheetmetal made in house along with the frame ,engines forged in Milwaukee. AMF WAS THE WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO HARLEY.

flashed · 01-01-2018, 08:36 PM

Danchuk 55 Parts ,good stuff .

**Boog** · 01-01-2018, 08:38 PM

Danchuk's pretty much in your back yard isn't it?

**davischevy** · 01-01-2018, 08:42 PM

Who are you talking to Boog?

**Boog** · 01-01-2018, 08:48 PM

Flashed. Isn't Danchuk in Georgia?

**davischevy** · 01-01-2018, 08:56 PM

Danchuk is in Santa Ana, CA Boog.

flashed · 01-01-2018, 08:55 PM

No ,I think they are in California unless they moved .

**GOPAPA** · 01-02-2018, 06:35 AM

I had a 1966 Gibson Country Flat Top that I bought in 1967 ,,sold it back in around 2004 for fear of some one breaking into our house and stealing it .. drug people

**davischevy** · 01-14-2018, 12:26 PM

For those that didn't see the article, here are some American brands that are no longer American.

Budwieser
Ben and Jerry's
Burger King
Trader Joe's
Lucky Strike
General Electric
American Apparel
7-Eleven
Sunglass Hut
Holiday Inn
Hellmann's

72c20customcamper · 03-13-2020, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davischevy

For those that didn't see the article, here are some American brands that are no longer American.

Budwieser
Ben and Jerry's
Burger King
Trader Joe's
Lucky Strike
General Electric
American Apparel
7-Eleven
Sunglass Hut
Holiday Inn
Hellmann's

Chrysler

**davischevy** · 03-13-2020, 11:34 PM

So several trillion dollars left wall street in the last two weeks. Where did it go. Not back in my 401K.

BTW, the taxpayers paid (lost) $1.3 Billion to keep Chrysler in business.

**DeadheadNM** · 03-14-2020, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by davischevy

So several trillion dollars left wall street in the last two weeks. Where did it go. Not back in my 401K.

BTW, the taxpayers paid (lost) $1.3 Billion to keep Chrysler in business.

Each year tens of billions of dollars leave our economy in the form of remittances alone. Dated stats here that I believe understate the current totals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remitt..._United_States I’m wondering what if any mechanism of taxation is employed to keep any of these funds circulating stateside.

harpo231 · 01-14-2018, 12:56 PM

stupid corporate tax

67C10Step · 03-11-2020, 11:48 PM

I have one, complete 3/8" drive SK socket/ratchet set that I managed to put together from all my father's tools after he passed away. I straightened out the metal box, powder coated it hammer tone green/silver and those are now just a decoration piece in my tool box.

I try to buy American at every turn. Carry an American made Kershaw knife most every day, just last year bought my son his first set of Craftsman tools just like my dad did for me at the same age. That was 31 years ago and I still use the wrenches to this day. Do own a few guns that were made in Belgium and the Czech Republic though.

As for cars, well, my signature says it all. As to the labor hours to build very often on the "American" vehicles those labor hours are paid to a Canadian or Mexican, not an American. My last three GMC's wracked up more maintenance dollars than most of the Toyota's I have owned combined.

I am a chemical engineer by degree and did process design and control for decades. I now do sales of engineered products and spend a lot of time in power plants, paper mills, etc. Totally American made products in the electronics and anything requiring foundry work is almost impossible. Sad, but true.

**special-K** · 03-12-2020, 09:01 AM

I am American labor, so I have always been a buy American guy. But that doesn't mean I only buy American. I am also a buy quality guy and quality can be found all around the world. I'm ok with one country helping the other and vise-versa, as well. Countries around the world are known for certain products. Some things we never made here or never made as well. It's their product, not ours. I think of these things as what they made for themselves that I would like to have... beer, chocolate, watches, cookoo clock, Shetland wool sweater...

It's American products made overseas that I don't like. By American owners or foreign. I don't like our market so targeted to the point of taking it over. I watched Americans sell us out by jumping feet first for each foreign made product passed before them giving nary a thought to what that was doing to the state of our nation. And usually to only save a little. All I know is I didn't and I never had a hard time affording what I needed.

I remember the "Buy American" bumper stickers, I guess, around 1970 give or take. That was pretty much about cars at that time. Am I right? That's how I saw it. Well, I was driving a '56 VW and liked American and imports. In the '50s and '60s it didn't seem imports were such a threat. They were another, usually lesser, option in a time when Americans were becoming 2-car families. They built what they built and we built what we built. They were different.

By the time the bumper stickers came out the import market was really coming on. Through the '70s and '80s, you know the story. I saw it and I resisted, looked at the bigger picture. A large sentiment got to be, American products inferior to Japanese... and Euro too I guess. American vehicles were forced to change direction more toward those designs/engineering (cough! fwd)<example. First it was add-on but became engineered-in better vehicles and people were stuck on foreign, not looking. I wanted to get bumper stickers made that said "Try American". People did eventually see and buy.

**FleetsidePaul** · 03-12-2020, 10:04 AM

I don't have a problem buying from other countries. I just have a problem with some countries overwhelming the market and putting American business's out of business because they don't have to deal with the regulations or pay their people jack squat. It's not a level playing field.

We have a lot of regulations in this country. Some work and some are in my opinion are kind of dumb.

But. I have to say. As much as I hate to admit it. The smog/pollution laws seem to work. I remember walking home from school when I was a kid with my eyes burning because of the smog. And I just don't see that anymore. At least not like when I was a kid. You could see it. A thick layer of crud hanging in the air. It would sting your eyes and you could feel it in your throat. It was nasty.

Okay... I just complimented smog laws. (Unbelievable) I'll go wash my mouth out with soap now. I must be hallucinating.

1976gmc20 · 03-13-2020, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I don't have a problem buying from other countries. I just have a problem with some countries overwhelming the market and putting American business's out of business because they don't have to deal with the regulations or pay their people jack squat. It's not a level playing field.

We have a lot of regulations in this country. Some work and some are in my opinion are kind of dumb.

But. I have to say. As much as I hate to admit it. The smog/pollution laws seem to work. I remember walking home from school when I was a kid with my eyes burning because of the smog. And I just don't see that anymore. At least not like when I was a kid. You could see it. A thick layer of crud hanging in the air. It would sting your eyes and you could feel it in your throat. It was nasty.

Okay... I just complimented smog laws. (Unbelievable) I'll go wash my mouth out with soap now. I must be hallucinating.

We solved the auto pollution problem back around 1990, but the EPA still has to microregulate 99.1% clean to 99.2% clean just to justify its continued existence

(sorry if that's too political)

72c20customcamper · 03-13-2020, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 1976gmc20

We solved the auto pollution problem back around 1990, but the EPA still has to microregulate 99.1% clean to 99.2% clean just to justify its continued existence

(sorry if that's too political)

Around 1990 I would not swim in the Hudson river. Let alone eat fish from it. Much cleaner now you can eat one fish a month and be safe

kingsolver72 · 03-14-2020, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Around 1990 I would not swim in the Hudson river. Let alone eat fish from it. Much cleaner now you can eat one fish a month and be safe

Sorry, I just keep thinking about George Carlin. He says he swam in the Hudson River when he was a kid. I think he was joking, not sure.
He did an act about 10 years ago on germs, immune system and viruses.
Funny and relevant for today.

01-01-2018, 05:51 PM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Sold American! Yeah, somthin' about an American made guitar. And older Martin don't mean cheaper, right? Aren't Cooper Tires made here? I've been running them, but right now the '72 has Goodyears and my Suburban has Kellys just because I got the best deals that way. Aren't all those US made? I ran Kellys a long time because they were. Those are the three brands I try to use on my regular use trucks. Unfortunately, Harleys haven't been all American for a long time. I went all over my '90 and making it my own. Not many parts not changed. But you look at it and you just see a low and fat stripped down black with chrome older FL (Hog). It is way more American now that I'm done with it. __________________ "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 ~

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Indian113 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Monroe,Iowa Posts: 4,370	Re: Sold American! Harley's haven't been All American since AMF started building them in 1973. It started then and has Increased since.

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100%Chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Moss Point,Ms. Posts: 1,439	Re: Sold American! Cooper and Kelly/Springfield are made in the USA. Other brands are made here and overseas both. Hoosier slicks are made here. Some of these may have changed since i last looked them up! Mike.

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davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,795	Re: Sold American! Santa brought me a new grill for my 55. Looks like she "buys American". Attached Images __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

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flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Sold American! Danchuk 55 Parts ,good stuff .

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Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,029	Re: Sold American! Danchuk's pretty much in your back yard isn't it? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

01-01-2018, 08:42 PM	#10
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,795	Re: Sold American! Who are you talking to Boog? __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

01-01-2018, 08:48 PM	#11
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,029	Re: Sold American! Flashed. Isn't Danchuk in Georgia? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

01-01-2018, 08:56 PM	#12
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,795	Re: Sold American! Danchuk is in Santa Ana, CA Boog. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

01-01-2018, 08:55 PM	#13
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Sold American! No ,I think they are in California unless they moved .

01-02-2018, 06:35 AM	#14
GOPAPA "Tail Gate Best Seat In House" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,414	Re: Sold American! I had a 1966 Gibson Country Flat Top that I bought in 1967 ,,sold it back in around 2004 for fear of some one breaking into our house and stealing it .. drug people __________________ When you learn a thing a day you store up smart.

01-14-2018, 12:26 PM	#15
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,795	Re: Sold American! For those that didn't see the article, here are some American brands that are no longer American. Budwieser Ben and Jerry's Burger King Trader Joe's Lucky Strike General Electric American Apparel 7-Eleven Sunglass Hut Holiday Inn Hellmann's __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

03-13-2020, 11:34 PM	#17
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,795	Re: Sold American! So several trillion dollars left wall street in the last two weeks. Where did it go. Not back in my 401K. BTW, the taxpayers paid (lost) $1.3 Billion to keep Chrysler in business. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

01-14-2018, 12:56 PM	#19
harpo231 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lincoln City DE Posts: 1,292	Re: Sold American! stupid corporate tax __________________ Stan 67 swb BLU MULE posted via flip-fone

03-11-2020, 11:48 PM	#20
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,441	Re: Sold American! I have one, complete 3/8" drive SK socket/ratchet set that I managed to put together from all my father's tools after he passed away. I straightened out the metal box, powder coated it hammer tone green/silver and those are now just a decoration piece in my tool box. I try to buy American at every turn. Carry an American made Kershaw knife most every day, just last year bought my son his first set of Craftsman tools just like my dad did for me at the same age. That was 31 years ago and I still use the wrenches to this day. Do own a few guns that were made in Belgium and the Czech Republic though. As for cars, well, my signature says it all. As to the labor hours to build very often on the "American" vehicles those labor hours are paid to a Canadian or Mexican, not an American. My last three GMC's wracked up more maintenance dollars than most of the Toyota's I have owned combined. I am a chemical engineer by degree and did process design and control for decades. I now do sales of engineered products and spend a lot of time in power plants, paper mills, etc. Totally American made products in the electronics and anything requiring foundry work is almost impossible. Sad, but true. __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2024 Toyota Tundra



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03-12-2020, 09:01 AM	#21
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Sold American! I am American labor, so I have always been a buy American guy. But that doesn't mean I only buy American. I am also a buy quality guy and quality can be found all around the world. I'm ok with one country helping the other and vise-versa, as well. Countries around the world are known for certain products. Some things we never made here or never made as well. It's their product, not ours. I think of these things as what they made for themselves that I would like to have... beer, chocolate, watches, cookoo clock, Shetland wool sweater... It's American products made overseas that I don't like. By American owners or foreign. I don't like our market so targeted to the point of taking it over. I watched Americans sell us out by jumping feet first for each foreign made product passed before them giving nary a thought to what that was doing to the state of our nation. And usually to only save a little. All I know is I didn't and I never had a hard time affording what I needed. I remember the "Buy American" bumper stickers, I guess, around 1970 give or take. That was pretty much about cars at that time. Am I right? That's how I saw it. Well, I was driving a '56 VW and liked American and imports. In the '50s and '60s it didn't seem imports were such a threat. They were another, usually lesser, option in a time when Americans were becoming 2-car families. They built what they built and we built what we built. They were different. By the time the bumper stickers came out the import market was really coming on. Through the '70s and '80s, you know the story. I saw it and I resisted, looked at the bigger picture. A large sentiment got to be, American products inferior to Japanese... and Euro too I guess. American vehicles were forced to change direction more toward those designs/engineering (cough! fwd)<example. First it was add-on but became engineered-in better vehicles and people were stuck on foreign, not looking. I wanted to get bumper stickers made that said "Try American". People did eventually see and buy. __________________ "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 ~ Last edited by special-K; 03-12-2020 at 09:03 PM.

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