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Rick Schmidt is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at National Parts Depot. NPD stands as one of the largest restoration parts suppliers in the world. They specialize in classic Ford and GM vehicles and have four locations nationwide offering 12 different retail parts catalogs with thousands of parts for your collector and classic cars. Rick’s father founded the company in 1976 selling parts for 1955 – 1957 Ford Thunderbirds out of his basement. Rick was only 9 at the time and over the years he’s worked pretty much every job there is in the company. Along the way Rick’s assembled an eclectic collection of over 200 cars and trucks, mostly American made ranging from 1903 and mostly unrestored, low-mile survivor vehicles.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Sports Car Market • Buy Sell Hold Podcast • Christopher Kimball Financial Services • Adobe Road Winery • Techforce • WD40 • National Parts Depot • Saratoga Auto Auctions • American Collectors • Insurance
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
“Anything worth doing is worth doing right.”
“If you can possibly do it yourself, absolutely avoid taking on any partnerships or investors. Go your own way.” – Var Heil
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Figuring out how to integrate their parts inventory to work with the internet and how those sales work.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
1978 Honda XR80
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Always buy the best quality that you can afford and always beware what you can’t see.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
I’m Your Emotional Support Animal by Adam Carolla*
WHERE TO FIND RICK
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Be honest with yourself.
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Hey Rick.. Glad you are doing good.. I am about to do some work on my 6T6 Fastback..
Take care
Big D
NPD is the best! Love calling there and their parts people are friendly and really know their parts. Only place I get my 69 Mustang parts.
Great customer service! Thank you!
Doug
How does a person find out if you have any for sale. I really like those old Oldsmobile and Buick that was shown on My Classic Car
Do want to sell any 1970-74 Oldsmobiles Cutlass’s? I thought you had a bright red 73-74 CUTLASS?