J.C. Penny Speedshop

[budnate]

JC Penny ran there auto shop here in North Seattle into the the 80's...I barely scraped together enough money to buy two brand new front cragars and Pos a Traction tires and did some wierd trade for the rear used cragars with bald tires for my first ride..I hopped there garbage tire fence about every other month and would find a pair of 245 15 50's that had 1/8th tread left..buzz over to Penny's and the guy would mount and balance them for a 20 cash...man that brought back some memories...thnx

this about '81

[Mr70]

There was/is a J.C.Penny Dept.store here in Lombard Il.In the Yorktown shopping center.When this Mall opened up in 1967,it was all the rage.Everything under one roof,you spent all day there,& my Family & cousins always did.Something for everyone.
We used to enter & exit the mall everytime through the J.C. Penny store,& at age 10,I gauked & oohed over the cool car parts & HotRod displays in their speedshop.
They had a Movietheater next door,and Herbie the LoveBug was showing.After we saw that movie,and went over to the J.C Penny Speedshop..I remember trying to buy One shiny Mag wheel with all our allowances combined,but the salesman refused to do so to such young punks.We ended up buying a single shifter knob instead...what did we know,we were kids.
I remember going back there in 1980 to buy speed parts for my 1st Chevelle,but they really weren't selling to much by then.Not like 10 years previous.

[whitetop]

The Lombard store is one listed in Illinois in the ad.

[Mr70]

Dave I didn't even notice your Picture link.
Very Cool!