Many of the links on this page, including those that go to Amazon, are affiliate links. This means that if you follow the link and make a purchase we may earn a commission. This is at no extra cost to you.
JC Whitney
In 1915, near the beginning of the automotive age, Lithuanian immigrant Israel Warshawsky started a scrap metal yard in Chicago that would eventually evolve into the company known as JC Whitney. As demand grew beyond what he could supply with used parts, Warshawsky bought failed auto manufacturers to add new parts to the inventory. The Warshawky Company continued to grow and eventually opened a retail store.
Israel’s son Roy joined the company in 1934 and proposed a nationwide distribution for the company’s catalog, which, until then, had been distributed only in the Chicago area. They ran a sixty dollar ad in Popular Mechanics offering a “giant auto parts catalog” for twenty-five cents. Response was huge.
Today the company continues it’s mission to make it easy for consumers to purchase independent aftermarket products.
Categories of auto parts offered on the JC Whitney website include Fuel Saving Products, For Your Motorcycle, Audio Video & Electronics, Lights & Lighting, Hitches Towing & Trailers, and many more. Interior, exterior, or under the hood, JC Whitney has been supplying the world’s auto parts, by mail order, for most of the last century.
Click the banner below to explore JC Whitney for yourself.
