Long time muscle car parts retailer The Paddock has apparently closed its doors for good? The retailer closed April 30th and had been closed for well over a month. Vendors to the company have noted that things have been amiss for sometime, and that the company had been slow to pay. The Paddock had been supplying restoration parts and accessories since 1965 for Mustang, Camaro, Dodge Charger, Chevelle, MOPAR, Challenger, Ford trucks, and Chevrolet truck.
The following article appeared in the local Knightstown newspaper on Mat 2nd.
KNIGHTSTOWN – Rumors circulated Knightstown this week after a handwritten “closed” sign was placed on the door of The Paddock.
The muscle car part distribution center has been a Knightstown mainstay since 1965. This week, though, multiple Paddock employees said the business has closed.
Calls seeking confirmation to Paddock Owner Wes Watts’ listed home phone number were not answered.
On Thursday, a handwritten sign on the front door said “Sorry we are closed” but did not indicate a reason, or if the closure was permanent.
Inside the dark showroom, a long row of tables was covered in open boxes. The doors were locked, and the parking lot was deserted during normal business hours.
Two customers came to the door and were surprised to find it closed. One man said he’d stopped by the building around the same time in the past and it had always been open.
Phone calls to The Paddock went straight to what seemed to be the normal after-hours message.
County Councilman Mike Thalls said people who lived in the area of The Paddock told him the business had closed. But on Friday, he said, he was unable to reach a business official.
If the business is closed for good, though, it’s a surprise to Thalls. He said The Paddock was granted a $1.9 million tax abatement on its Ind. 109 building. It was a 10-year abatement, he said, with two years left.
Each year the business must file a compliance form saying it has the amount of employees it’s supposed to have. Thalls said The Paddock has been one of the first businesses to turn in its form each year.
If it’s closed the business is required to report to the council. That hadn’t happened as of Friday, Thalls said.
“As far as we knew there wasn’t anything bad going on,” he said. “Then all of the sudden, this happens.”
According to The Paddock’s website, the business started as a small shop where founder Jim O’Neil restored muscle cars. Eventually Mustang restoration parts became the focus, the website states.
The business was incorporated in 1979, and O’Neil started manufacturing steel patch panels. A small Mustang catalog was printed, followed by a Camaro catalog in 1980, according to the website.
The company grew by word of mouth, and finally outgrew the small facility. So it was moved to a larger location on Main Street.
O’Neil decided to pursue other interests in 1998, the website states, and Wes Watts, who started working for The Paddock in 1980, became the owner.
Finally it was moved to the current facility just outside of town on Ind. 109.
Amy Blackwell, president of the Knightstown Chamber of Commerce, said The Paddock sold automobile parts throughout the nation. It was known throughout the country, she said, and it was a hub of sorts for specialty car parts.
“It’s a great loss,” she said.
UPDATE:
Paddock mails bankruptcy letter to creditors
The Paddock muscle car parts company heads to the auction block
Classic Industries buys The Paddock’s Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Inventory.
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Besides My Self, I Wonder How Many Others Had Outstanding Orders That They Did Not Get? Nor Got Their My Money Back. Thats Crappy. Anyone Else?
You can add me to your list.
yea i’m with ya’ll all i needed left to finish my 65 mustang was a few heater parts i ordered them and never got em or my money back
And I was going to order some parts for my Monte Carlo! Damn!
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manny years i bocht parts for my chevvy and mustang, i will miss you !!thanks and good luck greetings from the Netherlands
I have a $40 gift certificate to the paddock. I guess that’s $40 down the drain!
I must say this article was very interesting. I found you with a google search and was rather impressed by your rank for this article.
love it!
Credit for the great blog post. I am glad I have taken the time to read this.
do you have a parts catalog for 1977 trans am please send me one to 328 smithville church road warner robins ga 31088 thanks george
I ordered parts back in Feburary of 2010. I have been trying to get in touch with someone since to return them. Invoice number 1783721 and 1780387, order number 1233495. Will someone please contact me. They are the wrong size.
Nick, it doesn’t look like they are ever coming back. Classic Industries purchased the trademark and some inventory, but the bank retained the account payables.
could you please send me catalog?
glenn bailey
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252-475-0868
Very sorry to see another business close dwn They were great to deal with, hope the new buyers can keep the same plant and employees that would be nice. My business has been in the tank for 4 years and Obama making it worse than ever!! Can’t wait for 2012 so we can turn this around.
I was ordering a stainless steel trim ,and brake pad for my 66 Chevelle drumb brake SS 396 with a turbo 400 trans.
Can you please let me know where all the parts I need to purchase my have gone to another supplier.
Thanks Chris
any one know were i can get parts for my 67 mustang?? email me plz noel_acevedo@hotmail.com
Try http://www.mustangsunlimited.com, They were my alternate source and still exist.
I really hate this, They were one of, if not the best place to buy parts for your car! I need the engine dress-up kit for a small block ford that i saw in their catalog a few years ago. Classic Industries, if you are reading these, and i think we all hope you are! Please send me your catalog to my e-mail please! You guys are my last HOPE! Thanks so much, Winford Trotter
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Muscle car parts retailer the paddock closes.. Nifty
I personally think that a company the called itself Paddock would sell paddock perfect parts..But that was not the case ., all the front end stamped steel parts i ever saw installed on cars did not have the dimples/ creases in the right places ..And on most not at all..High dollar and Chinese quality AT BEST..
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