J.C. Penny Speedshop

**Salvatore** · #1 03-28-2005, 08:34 AM

Loved the J.C. Penny drag slicks!

**hvychev** · #2 03-28-2005, 08:47 AM

Whitetop this is a great thread! A while back when I heard that JC Pennys had a speed shop I was suprised!

Here is an ad from Hot Rod June 1970

**mssl72** · #3 03-28-2005, 11:33 AM

Back around 1981 or '82 I had purchased rear window louvers for my '74 Z from Penny's through their catalog. Did they stop selling automotive stuff and if so when?

rsatz28 · #4 03-28-2005, 02:25 PM

In fact one of your fellow Chicago area Yenko owners used to work at the JCP in Scahumburg. I bought my Cragar SS's (2 at a time) from this store to put on my 68 Firebird 400.

rsatz28 · #5 02-11-2006, 08:30 PM

A copy of receipt for the Cragars that I purchased for my 68 Firebird.

rsatz28 · #6 02-11-2006, 08:32 PM

2nd recepit for the rear Cragars.

whitetop · #7 03-28-2005, 05:26 PM

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Did they stop selling automotive stuff and if so when?

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Our local service center closed in '82-'84. JCP probably stopped selling automotive stuff about the same time. My local service center did not sell alot of speed equipment(but was available through order) because we had a 4-5 other speed shops that did very well in my area but I think that was dependent on each location. I have talked with people over the years who said their local JCP store did stock a bunch of speed equipment on site. I also think the centers probbaly were into more speed equipment in the early '70's and then it started to die off in the energy crisis era and when summit started to get big into mail order.

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