Shelby Performace Parts trailer at shows

[NordicShelby]

I know the Team Shelby trailer is at the events and SPP usually had a small tent where they would bring a couple small things with them. Now that SPP and Team Shelby are the same company I think it would be cool to bring a semi full of parts that we could buy at the events. If SPP brought a axle girdle to Tulsa I know I would leave with it in my trunk. Or if they brought a tool box I would also haul it back to MN.

 

Would most of you buy SPP items at the events?

[DubbsFaris]

Hmm, let me think.....

 

 

Gee Chad, are you hoping to see some goodies out there? My guess is the trailer is already on the way, if not getting there today or tomorrow.

[Sherri Leicht]

sure. save on the shipping.

[sharon]

This year we will not be out to sell things. We will have a display and Hopefully next year we can be out to sell things. We do have a special catalog that we are handing out in Tulsa that is a small version made just for Tulsa of the big one that will be ready in July.

[DubbsFaris]

Wow, that seems like a missed opportunity there....there are many people at Tulsa specifically that don't ever visit our site or online store. Guess business is doing REALLY good.

 

Chad, looks like I'll have some extra money for the Casino now!! :happy feet:

[NordicShelby]

I know its a big deal to bring a semi and set things up but I bet it really would be worth it in the long run. I figured Tulsa would not have a SPP trailer but hopefully the Shelby GT350 in Granbury there will be a few parts items for sale

[Larry T]

This year we will not be out to sell things. We will have a display and Hopefully next year we can be out to sell things. We do have a special catalog that we are handing out in Tulsa that is a small version made just for Tulsa of the big one that will be ready in July.

 

 

 

Parts would be awesome and maybe some event specific t-shirts or jackets, limited amounts available only at the event to mark the occasion.

[2010KonaBlueGT]

This year we will not be out to sell things. We will have a display and Hopefully next year we can be out to sell things. We do have a special catalog that we are handing out in Tulsa that is a small version made just for Tulsa of the big one that will be ready in July.

 

 

Sharon,

 

I'm very familiar with many of the industry giants in the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle world. I know many of them personally and they know me. I attend many of the larger H-D events around the country and speak with a variety of big wigs from some big name companies. My point is, I *know* how this works...

 

It is common for vendors to bring a semi tractor/trailer with a *display* of all of their items but it is rare that they bring any inventory with them to sell. It would be unreasonable for someone to think that you could carry enough stock to sell items at events in one semi trailer. With motorcycles the parts are typically much smaller so even with that, they don't have enough room to stock any reasonable amout of inventory to sell. You'd need multiple trailers to haul enough inventory to make it cost effective to use as a sales platform.

 

Most of them have a semi trailer with a full length awning, display boards out under the awnings, free catalogs and brochures with one or two *very* knowlegeable support techs (to answer questions) and quite a few sales reps that rely on the techs for answers to questions they don't know.

 

Most I've seen won't even take orders at the off-site locations and ALL of them will give you MSRP for price quotes so as not to "compete" with their outlet sources (it would not be fair to them if you were to undercut their prices).

 

If there is anyone here that expects you guys to carry enough stock around from venue to venue and make it worth your while (financially) they are fooling themselves.

 

Keep doing business as usual and you will be "keeping up with the Jones' ". Heck, the cost of multiple Semi tractors/trailers alone would negate any profit you could make in decades.

 

 

Just this man's (educated) opinion,

Phill Pollard

[jmn444]

I would agree with Phil with ONE exception: a lot of vendors I've dealt with would allow people to place orders & prepay for show delivery to save shipping, and they would bring the pre-sold items with them to be picked up at their display.... it might be a option that would make some of the team shelby attendies happy!

[NordicShelby]

Obviously they would not be able to bring every part they carry but it would be nice to have the most common parts available. I have been to a few Shelby events and SPP would only have a tent and very small items. I truely feel if they would bring more items at least the customers that are sitting on the sidelines could see and touch the parts and most likely buy them. They would not have to buy a semi but they could rent one or least a very large dock truck. Team Shelby has always brought a nice large trailer to the events with just about every goody that they sold before they merged with SPP so I think it would be a good idea to have the same concept with SPP.

 

I truely love to buy items at events because everytime I look at them I remember where I got them and remember what a good time I had at the event.

[Larry T]

Obviously they would not be able to bring every part they carry but it would be nice to have the most common parts available. I have been to a few Shelby events and SPP would only have a tent and very small items. I truely feel if they would bring more items at least the customers that are sitting on the sidelines could see and touch the parts and most likely buy them. They would not have to buy a semi but they could rent one or least a very large dock truck. Team Shelby has always brought a nice large trailer to the events with just about every goody that they sold before they merged with SPP so I think it would be a good idea to have the same concept with SPP.

 

I truely love to buy items at events because everytime I look at them I remember where I got them and remember what a good time I had at the event.

 

 

 

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[sharon]

We have set up as Shelby Store for the last two years at Tulsa, but with us just taking over SPP in the last 5 months it was just to soon to plan a full trailer to get to Tulsa, we will have the new catalog and the New GT350 will be at the show and we are in the middle of finishing the full catalog that will be mailed out. I know that the old SPP set up at Tulsa the last two years also but did not sell things except small items but did take orders.

 

 

I am looking forward to next year and being able to come out with the full trailer. We have worked really hard to get SPP back on track with shipping and customer service, this was our main goal in moving SPP forward. We are also working hard on bring out new performance parts items to get to the public and get them in the new catalog.

 

 

We have come really far and unfortunately Tulsa was just not obtainable this year. But we look forward to coming out in force next year and being back at Tulsa.

[Jer]

Sharon,

 

I'm very familiar with many of the industry giants in the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle world. I know many of them personally and they know me. I attend many of the larger H-D events around the country and speak with a variety of big wigs from some big name companies. My point is, I *know* how this works...

 

It is common for vendors to bring a semi tractor/trailer with a *display* of all of their items but it is rare that they bring any inventory with them to sell. It would be unreasonable for someone to think that you could carry enough stock to sell items at events in one semi trailer. With motorcycles the parts are typically much smaller so even with that, they don't have enough room to stock any reasonable amout of inventory to sell. You'd need multiple trailers to haul enough inventory to make it cost effective to use as a sales platform.

 

Most of them have a semi trailer with a full length awning, display boards out under the awnings, free catalogs and brochures with one or two *very* knowlegeable support techs (to answer questions) and quite a few sales reps that rely on the techs for answers to questions they don't know.

 

Most I've seen won't even take orders at the off-site locations and ALL of them will give you MSRP for price quotes so as not to "compete" with their outlet sources (it would not be fair to them if you were to undercut their prices).

 

If there is anyone here that expects you guys to carry enough stock around from venue to venue and make it worth your while (financially) they are fooling themselves.

 

Keep doing business as usual and you will be "keeping up with the Jones' ". Heck, the cost of multiple Semi tractors/trailers alone would negate any profit you could make in decades.

 

 

Just this man's (educated) opinion,

Phill Pollard

 

 

Great post, Phil, solid wisdom there.

Are you going to be at the H-D Dealers' Convention in Vegas next month?

Drop me a line, the first round's on me! (By the tenth, we'll forget whose credit card the bartender's booking the tab to!)

 

 

Jer

[Jer]

BTW, guys, I was at the new "SPP warehouse" yesterday, and was blown away by how much work these folks have to do, and it was DAUNTING to see the massive shelves stacked high with parts (I've bought most of what I need already, or I would have just filled my arms with goodies!) They're taking the parts business seriously, I promise... and I wouldn't want that task for a million bucks! No one's sitting down over there, I'll tell ya that.

 

Racks and racks full of driving lights, grilles, license plate frames, console covers... just awesome.

 

I'm not being a fanboy or apologist, but as someone who's seen it with my own two eyes, I need to testify that the effort's there.

I've been as pissed as anyone when that "out of stock" message comes up on the website. After seeing the work going on there, I ain't gonna bitch ever again.

 

 

Jer

[robertlane]

Sharon,

 

I'm very familiar with many of the industry giants in the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle world. I know many of them personally and they know me. I attend many of the larger H-D events around the country and speak with a variety of big wigs from some big name companies. My point is, I *know* how this works...

 

It is common for vendors to bring a semi tractor/trailer with a *display* of all of their items but it is rare that they bring any inventory with them to sell. It would be unreasonable for someone to think that you could carry enough stock to sell items at events in one semi trailer. With motorcycles the parts are typically much smaller so even with that, they don't have enough room to stock any reasonable amout of inventory to sell. You'd need multiple trailers to haul enough inventory to make it cost effective to use as a sales platform.

 

Most of them have a semi trailer with a full length awning, display boards out under the awnings, free catalogs and brochures with one or two *very* knowlegeable support techs (to answer questions) and quite a few sales reps that rely on the techs for answers to questions they don't know.

 

Most I've seen won't even take orders at the off-site locations and ALL of them will give you MSRP for price quotes so as not to "compete" with their outlet sources (it would not be fair to them if you were to undercut their prices).

 

If there is anyone here that expects you guys to carry enough stock around from venue to venue and make it worth your while (financially) they are fooling themselves.

 

Keep doing business as usual and you will be "keeping up with the Jones' ". Heck, the cost of multiple Semi tractors/trailers alone would negate any profit you could make in decades.

 

 

Just this man's (educated) opinion,

Phill Pollard

 

We looked at how SPP used to run and how it could run more efficiently. We found out that taking a loaded SPP trailer to a show lost resources - just as you've explained above. We want to be at events, etc. and we're going to find ways in which to do this in ways that make sense and fun.

[Andretti]

We looked at how SPP used to run and how it could run more efficiently. We found out that taking a loaded SPP trailer to a show lost resources - just as you've explained above. We want to be at events, etc. and we're going to find ways in which to do this in ways that make sense and fun.

 

 

 

I attended the 2002 Formula 1 race at Indianapolis. For the few days leading up to the actual race I did a ton of walking around looking at stuff and occasionally purchasing. Only the day of the actual race did I actually see the Shelby 'tent' and immediately went in to look around. From what I remember, they did have a nice selection of things to purchase. I was only disappointed that I hadnt found the tent sooner as many of the T-Shirts I was totally ready to purchase were already out of my size. I still have the one I bought that had the cobra emblem on the front breast and a print of the cutout Shelby Cobra on the back (Ive been looking for a replacement one for years since and still havent ever seen another one). I dont think its reasonable to expect Shelby to carry 'parts' to many of these events, but I know I was sure stoked to buy a T-shirt and would have purchased many more had the opportunity been there.

 

Personally, I hope you all can frequent more events and at least give the opportunity for ordering things and a great supply of other items that someone might not typically find (more shirts, diecast...etc). I would find it extremely surprising to hear that if you sent a semi to some of the bigger shows with a few people manning the counter, that profits wouldnt be extremely good and more than justify the cost of providing the opportunity to attendees.

 

Also...can I ask...what event are you all referring to when you say 'Tulsa'? When, where......?

 

Andretti

[NordicShelby]

I attended the 2002 Formula 1 race at Indianapolis. For the few days leading up to the actual race I did a ton of walking around looking at stuff and occasionally purchasing. Only the day of the actual race did I actually see the Shelby 'tent' and immediately went in to look around. From what I remember, they did have a nice selection of things to purchase. I was only disappointed that I hadnt found the tent sooner as many of the T-Shirts I was totally ready to purchase were already out of my size. I still have the one I bought that had the cobra emblem on the front breast and a print of the cutout Shelby Cobra on the back (Ive been looking for a replacement one for years since and still havent ever seen another one). I dont think its reasonable to expect Shelby to carry 'parts' to many of these events, but I know I was sure stoked to buy a T-shirt and would have purchased many more had the opportunity been there.

 

Personally, I hope you all can frequent more events and at least give the opportunity for ordering things and a great supply of other items that someone might not typically find (more shirts, diecast...etc). I would find it extremely surprising to hear that if you sent a semi to some of the bigger shows with a few people manning the counter, that profits wouldnt be extremely good and more than justify the cost of providing the opportunity to attendees.

 

Also...can I ask...what event are you all referring to when you say 'Tulsa'? When, where......?

 

Andretti

 

Andretti,

 

I agree about the shirts and diecasts and event spefic merchandise. The parts thing is a little overboard but the little teamshelby trailer is perfect.

Here is the link to some of the events.

http://www.midamericafordteamshelby.com/

[richard m.switzer]

We looked at how SPP used to run and how it could run more efficiently. We found out that taking a loaded SPP trailer to a show lost resources - just as you've explained above. We want to be at events, etc. and we're going to find ways in which to do this in ways that make sense and fun.

 

how about going to MCA events ,lots of Shelby fans there. :happy feet:

[kawwy600]

I would agree with Phil with ONE exception: a lot of vendors I've dealt with would allow people to place orders & prepay for show delivery to save shipping, and they would bring the pre-sold items with them to be picked up at their display.... it might be a option that would make some of the team shelby attendies happy!

 

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