Twice in the last two weeks I've needed small door parts before I could go any farther on my project. Both times I called Bethels Goat Farm www.goatfarm.com and they sent the parts within a couple days. Very nice shape, very reasonable price. I have been dealing with them since the eightees and always had great experiences. Highly reccomend them.

I'll second that. I'm afforded the luxury of personally driving there (about 50 minutes away) and getting my parts first hand. Ed is a very friendly guy. Plus he doesn't want an arm and a leg for his parts either.

Have the same people had it all these years. I dealt with them once in the 80's and they were wonderful.

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Have the same people had it all these years. I dealt with them once in the 80's and they were wonderful. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It turned hands once, but the current owner has owned it since the early 90s, at least

Good God. His prices are very good. Going to get that dome light base and lense from him. Adding him to my favorites.

Ed at The Goat Farm (Bethel's Goat Farm)is the greatest . . . .

He always makes time to help me, even over the smallest issues (and I'm sure I've been a pest at times).

If he doesn't have the part, he knows who does.

I am lucky to be living only a few minutes away from him . . . .

Ed is a very honest vendor. He is an asset to the GTO community.

My Dad ordered a trunk pan and the metal piece between the back glass and the deck lid on my '66 GTO.(I was in Germany)This was back in the mid 80s when you couldn't get repo sheet metal.Good quality.The worst part was the shipping was high to Mo.

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It turned hands once, but the current owner has owned it since the early 90s, at least </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I thought Bruce still had it.I still have 1 or 2
of his old catalogs.

I thought Bruce still had it.I still have 1 or 2
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No Bruce sold it to his employee Ed who's owned it ever since. I saw Bruce about 5 years ago, still looking at Goats, but not in the biz anymore.

I just recieved some parts today from The Goat Farm.Very good experience,friendly on the phone and reasonable price.Thanks!

Bethel's is one of the best...great parts, reasonable prices, excellent communication and fast shipment. I can't ask for anything more from them.

They are always one of the first places I go to for parts.

JB

Ed comes thru again. He sent me two switches on the a/c control unit. Mine were broken. No charge. Also, I had to change the brace on my steering column. Someone had put a non a/c brace on it and Ed knew the difference. Always pleasant and willing to help.

bill, what brace are you referring to?
david

David, I am referring to the top and bottom brace that hold the steering column together inside the car. The a/c duct goes over this brace from the a/c distribution duct. The problem that I had was getting the dustribution duct to properly fit. It was hitting the brace on the steering column, making the installation of the a/c system harder that supposed to be. Ron at Potomac Pontiac and Ed at Bethels have been a big help to me in getting this car back together.

thanks for the info.
david

I have been dealing with Ed Cuttshal for almost ten years now, and I must tell you he is THE most honest guy you can hope to deal with. Very experienced and knowledgable, and he will NOT sell you parts that are wrong for your setup. Many is the time he has gently steered me back to sanity after a late night session reading JEGS or SUMMIT catalogs and having serious new gear lust. He always gives me a good deal, and always seems to be able to locate the parts no one else can get their hands on, then he sells it to you for a more than fair price. Do business with him and you WILL NOT regret it!

Just dealt with him for the first time, bought a set of steering arms I needed for my front disc brake setup...40 bucks. Very reasonable, wouldn't mind taking the drive up there to go see what he has.

Sure is a breath of fresh air after dealing with that *other* guy who sells Pontiac Parts...rhymes with schmillions and gillions http://forums.performanceyears.com/g...n_rolleyes.gif

This was nice to read, I had a friend that was burnt back inthe early 80's by them and I've stayed away for that reason. It's nice to hear possitive feedback by more than one person to change my way of thinking. The only person I've ever meet that has done business with them was my friend who was burnt by them, so I just naturally stayed away.

The Goat Farm was owned by Bruce Bethel in the early 80's. Ed bought Bruce out about 10-15 years ago. I used to live about 5 minutes away from The Goat Farm but I never had any dealings with Bruce so I cannot comment on his dealings one way or the other. But I have dealt with Ed a bunch of times and I can say he is an honest and helpful man. I would not hesitate to refer others to him. One thing to remember though, except for some times when his wife is there helping, he is a one man show so he is very busy at times. If you call and it's busy, or he doesn't answer, keep trying. It usually means he's busy with someone else.