1964. It was the era of muscle cars, big-bore engines, and fins. The Beatles were still honing their craft in Liverpool, skinny models were the rage, and the race to put a man on the moon was in full swing.
This was also the time that automotive mechanic Pat Esposito chose to make his dream of business ownership a reality. With modest savings, and a lease deposit on a small building in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, Pat began his four decade dedication to serving the auto repair and transportation industry.
From the very beginning, Pat's key to success was to offer the best pricing, availability, and customer service to be found anywhere, and his loyal clientele responded to that selling proposition. Today, graduate schools would call this a business model, but to Pat it was a simple equation-give the customer a good value every time and they will return.
Pat's concept-successful to this day-was to stock the finest quality individual clutch components from name manufacturers and assemble those parts into a cost-effective, custom-matched set for each and every automotive, commercial, industrial, and competition application. Customers previously limited to parts store kits could now be assured of receiving optimum quality, correct components at an attractive price-all in one quick stop.
To complement his complete inventory of new clutch components, Pat established a remanufacturing capability that allowed him to produce high quality replacement components from standard as well as rare cores, and to offer a price point alternative to every customer who recognized the value and exacting quality built in to each remanufactured clutch set. Through this method, Pat was also able to serve the classic era restoration market, to the delight of car collectors everywhere.
Yes, Pat Esposito knew his stuff, and to this day, long-time customers remember that. Even though Pat passed on nearly six years ago, his legacy remains as vibrant as ever-give the customer a good value every time and they will return.
Today in the new millennium, the world is a very different place from 1964. Yet, the manual transmission remains in widespread use, and the original Valley Clutch Co. still thrives-now under the banner of Valcco, Inc. From a modern 12,000 square foot building, the company operates new and OEM parts distribution activities, remanufacturing production lines, flywheel refacing centers, computerized inventory systems, a retail and wholesale sales group, and internet commerce, all supported by a highly-trained team of technicians, parts advisors, office staff, and management.
Whether you are an individual do-it-yourselfer, an auto repair facility, a transmission shop, an industrial fleet manager, a trucking company, an earthmoving firm, or a competition team, you will find a valuable resource at Valcco-Valley Clutch Co. Our unmatched inventory, coupled with our renowned customer service and product expertise, will provide you with a buying experience second to none.
Click now on our contact link, or call (800) 6-Clutch, (626) 962-8787 for immediate service.
1964. It was the era of muscle cars, big-bore engines, and fins. The Beatles were still honing their craft in Liverpool, skinny models were the rage, and the race to put a man on the moon was in full swing.