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It all started when my father, Bill Tracy, purchased an XK120 back in 1967. He wanted to restore the car. Jaguar had some parts, but mostly mechanical. He began the search for people that he could work with in producing the parts he needed. Bill found a metal spinner in Indiana, wood working in the Carolinas and the biggest find, was the castings in Rhode Island. My father never knew that Rhode Island was the casting mecca of the world. He made more than what he needed and so he started suplying people like XK's Unlimited, Moss Motors to name a few. He was determined to keep his business small and only stock the parts for XK120-140-150 Jaguars while keeping his day job as a pilot for USAir.
As he grew the business, Bill was put onto some very exotic Jaguars. He purchased as XKSS no. 719. Then on a trip to the UK, he stopped by Hamilton's place and the owner convinced my father, that an American should buy the Cunningham Light Weight "E" 5114WK. Then he found a "C" type Jaguar only to find out later that the original owner was multiple world F1 champion, Juan Manuel Fangio. "Wish now that I had kept the all", my father keeps stating. My father is truly a gifted man when it comes to restoring his Jaguars and Ferrari's.
I grew up stuffing dad's parts cataloges in envelopes, putting together small parts, and when needed, pumping the break pad up and down while he worked on one of his Jaguar's from underneath. Who would have ever thought I would be selling some of those same parts I put together when I was a young girl. Over the years, my father made all sorts of contacts to make the parts listed here on EBay. We carry British car parts to fit Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150, XKE, XKS, XK8, XKR, Austin-Healey, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Porche, Ferrari and many other cars from the 1950's - present.
Tracy Imports stocks a wide array of parts to include the following:
- Jaguar cigar lighter for E-type, XK120-140-150
- 672/682 Marchal fog lights with clear lense
- 670/680 Marchal fog lights with block lense
- Lucas fender mirrors
- Lucas 576 SLR lights
- Lucas Le Mans headlights
- Jaguar XK140-150 steering wheel
- Unionjack car cover
- Dunlop bleeder tin
As all good family business turn out, I now have come to assist my father in his truly "international" business. I never thought I would be selling car parts. With the closing of my mortgage lending company during the financial melt down, the parts business became a blessing. While I maybe a women, I still love classic cars. It's in the Tracy genes.
Visit our website at www.tracyimports.com
Email: tfitzgerald@tracyimports.com
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