There are a lot of liars and cheats in the automotive parts business. When I first starting making car parts I thought it was a big happy family. I also figured Mopar guys would all be cool since we're all working to make parts for our buddies. I found out very quickly that some of the worst kinds of people are in the business of making and selling car parts, including some guys in the Mopar business. People who shake your hand, look you in the eye and then try to steal every dime you have. Hard lesson to learn. Fortunately is is only about 10% of the vendors. The other 90% are good folk.
I talked to a guy who is friends with the Lucas tire guy. He told me quite the sordid tale about Firestone redlines and how Lucas acquired the molds and how Coker ended up selling them. It is pretty crazy somebody would marry a tire heiress and walk away with a tire mold, then somebody else copies the tire and it goes to court.
