Alpaholic
Donation Time
Here we are in June 2021 and still no real info from Moss Motors relating to the Sunbeam inventory it acquired in the acquisition of Victoria British.
I sent this email using my dealer account access.
My Question: When searching for "Sunbeam" here I get several parts that may be common to MG & others but they do not specifically state any crossover compatibility. It has been months since Moss announced (and shut down VB site) that it acquired Victoria British but still no Sunbeam inventory integration here. When will the inventory of Sunbeam parts and accessories from Moss's acquisition of Victoria British be available?
Moss Response: Unfortunately, we do not know at this time. I wish I could give you a more solid answer, however everything is still relatively new and we are still in the process of working things out. Pretty much all of the info we have at this time is on our moss motors website under the victoria british+ moss motors article.
Best regards
Prior info: Just before Moss acquired and shutdown the Victoria British website I had placed an order with VB but did not get a confirmation or shipping/billing email confirmation from them. My attempted to visit VB's website lead to Moss Motors stating their acquisition of VB. A call to Moss informed me that they had no knowledge of VB's orders, would not be honoring any and would not be accepting any orders for Sunbeam anything. Pressed as to if & when Sunbeam Parts would be available all he said was "Not a clue".
Having been in the automotive business for decades I have experienced parts manufacturer & supplier indifference to end users ability to get parts. I've had my share of "fat cat" company reps who come in and pull parts out of my inventory heading them all to their dumpster. Why? Because their company bean counter used a tax loophole to write those parts off for a profit.
I sincerely hope that Moss Motors is not doing that but rather is working on integrating VB's inventory and supply chain into their business model/plan.
I temper all that due to knowing that Sunbeam parts are not fast movers and that Moss could have, at anytime since day one, just began sourcing & selling Sunbeam parts IF they wanted to.
I hope I'm wrong but I think the dumpster(s) at the former VB have long ago been filled with parts now forever gone.
My .02
I sent this email using my dealer account access.
My Question: When searching for "Sunbeam" here I get several parts that may be common to MG & others but they do not specifically state any crossover compatibility. It has been months since Moss announced (and shut down VB site) that it acquired Victoria British but still no Sunbeam inventory integration here. When will the inventory of Sunbeam parts and accessories from Moss's acquisition of Victoria British be available?
Moss Response: Unfortunately, we do not know at this time. I wish I could give you a more solid answer, however everything is still relatively new and we are still in the process of working things out. Pretty much all of the info we have at this time is on our moss motors website under the victoria british+ moss motors article.
Best regards
Prior info: Just before Moss acquired and shutdown the Victoria British website I had placed an order with VB but did not get a confirmation or shipping/billing email confirmation from them. My attempted to visit VB's website lead to Moss Motors stating their acquisition of VB. A call to Moss informed me that they had no knowledge of VB's orders, would not be honoring any and would not be accepting any orders for Sunbeam anything. Pressed as to if & when Sunbeam Parts would be available all he said was "Not a clue".
Having been in the automotive business for decades I have experienced parts manufacturer & supplier indifference to end users ability to get parts. I've had my share of "fat cat" company reps who come in and pull parts out of my inventory heading them all to their dumpster. Why? Because their company bean counter used a tax loophole to write those parts off for a profit.
I sincerely hope that Moss Motors is not doing that but rather is working on integrating VB's inventory and supply chain into their business model/plan.
I temper all that due to knowing that Sunbeam parts are not fast movers and that Moss could have, at anytime since day one, just began sourcing & selling Sunbeam parts IF they wanted to.
I hope I'm wrong but I think the dumpster(s) at the former VB have long ago been filled with parts now forever gone.
My .02