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Offline 1985amceagle

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duke tufty?
« on: March 18, 2014, 05:40:21 PM »
I dont recall seeing duke tufy or jw moody on the master list of lost dealerships on the amc heritage forum...Ill have to look through it again....those may be a few to add to the list.

Duke Tufty, a nice man he was. My dad worked as a mechanic for him in the '70's. I do remember Duke Tufty selling AMC's in the late '70's or early '80's. This was after Anderson Hall, the AMC dealer in Sioux Falls, SD had closed. The AMC dealership was picked up by Duke Tufty also in Sioux Falls . Duke Tufty was a Chrysler/Dodge dealer & took on AMC when Chysler was in danger of going under in the late '70's or early 80's. Duke Tufty, later Ted Tufty no longer exists being bought out several years ago by a larger car dealership.

since I am somewhat near Sioux falls, does anyone remember what dealer bought out duke tufty? I am trying to find a intermittent wiper switch in this area, and figured that the dealer that bought duke tufty out might be a good place to start. I have another option or two that may work as well. thanks for any help, and I apologize if I put this in the wrong location.
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Re: duke tufty?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2014, 06:01:43 PM »
Do you need the switch and the module, or just the switch?  I think Prafeston has an extra intermittent switch without the module.  Good luck!
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Re: duke tufty?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2014, 06:03:20 PM »
This is true! And if you need the module apparently there are a couple Ford switches/modules that work. There is a write up on the forum by Vangremlin on the subject.
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Re: duke tufty?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2014, 06:09:29 PM »
Just the switch, I may be interested later, if I can not find one around here.
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Re: duke tufty?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2014, 06:31:49 PM »
I paid $15 shipped for mine. Didn't realize I needed the module too and I recently bought the whole setup from Vangremlin. I'd gladly ship the switch to you for $15. Then you don't have to go searching. :)
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