Classic Source: find any car or truck part, 1928 to today

01 The job

A customer wants a price on a radiator for a 69 Camaro.

Here is the whole job in Classic Source, from the vehicle to the printed quote. Four steps on one screen, instead of eight tabs and prices written on the back of an envelope.

Step 01

Pick the vehicle

Year, make and model. The vehicle decides which stores get asked, and it is what every fit label is judged against.

1969 Chevrolet Camaro

Step 02

Name the part

Plain words are enough. A part number works too if you already have one written down.

radiator

Step 03

Read the stores side by side

Part number, price and stock position from each store, in one list you can scan. Where two stores share a real part number the listings are combined, cheapest first.

$357.99 to $731.99

Step 04

Tick the parts, print the quote

Every row links back to the store's own page. Tick parts across searches and print the list as a quote or a PDF.

Parts subtotal $590.93

Step 02 on screen

radiator

Search

Summit Racing

Classic Industries

OPGI

Classic Performance

Holley

RockAuto

JEGS

Kentucky Mustang

Tom's Offroad

Bronco Graveyard

130 priced results across the stores that fit. The rest carry nothing for a 1969 Camaro.

Step 04 on screen

Parts list 3 parts, 2 searches Example

Champion aluminium radiator, 3 row

Classic Industries

$357.99

Radiator hose set, upper and lower

Classic Performance

$42.95

Radiator core support, steel

Classic Industries

$189.99

Ticked across a radiator search and a cooling search. Print list

Parts quote

1969 Camaro SS, cooling

Example

Champion aluminium radiator, 3 row, black finish

Classic Industries, Champion A8600105B

$357.99

Radiator hose set, upper and lower

Classic Performance 6769RHK

$42.95

Radiator core support, steel, weld in

Classic Industries, OER 152666

$189.99

Parts subtotal$590.93

Print or save as PDF Store prices on the day of the search. Labor and shipping not included.

02 What it does

Written down plainly, so nothing is a surprise.

Fitment

Every result is judged against the vehicle you picked and labelled. The ones judged not to fit are hidden unless you ask to see them. ✓ Fits Likely fits Verify fit Doesn't fit

What you see

Part number, price and stock position from every store we compare that carries something for your vehicle, on one screen. Stores sell under their own part numbers, so the same physical part usually appears as each store's own listing rather than one merged row; where two listings do share a real part number they are combined, lowest price first. Every row links back to that retailer's own page.

Quotes

Tick parts across several searches, then print the list as a quote or a PDF. Useful when a customer wants a number before the teardown.

Garage

Create an account and get 5 free searches. Your account keeps a Garage of your vehicles, your saved searches and your saved parts, so a job you priced last month is one click away.

Photo lookup

On the Workshop plan, photograph a part instead of typing what it might be called. The AI reads the stamped and cast numbers off the metal, tells you what it thinks the part is and why, and you confirm before anything is searched. Every lookup is saved with its photo so you can come back to it.

Speed

Stores are searched at the same time, not one after another, and results appear as each store answers rather than all at the end. Most searches finish in well under half a minute; run the same one again and it comes back straight away.

Where we stand

Classic Source sells no parts. We earn a referral fee from some of the stores here, and we earn it whichever one you pick, so nothing is ranked by what it pays us. That is the point: showing you the cheapest costs us nothing. Prices come from the retailers and can change, so check the store's own page before you buy.

03 The stores

The specialist retailers, named.

You can see which catalogue every price came from, and every row opens that store's own page.

Summit Racing Classic Industries OPGI Classic Performance Holley Year One JEGS RockAuto CJ Pony Parts Tom's Offroad Bronco Graveyard Kentucky Mustang

Classic Source queries the stores that stock parts for the vehicle you picked. A Camaro search is not sent to a Bronco specialist, so the list that comes back stays worth reading.

Prices and stock come from those retailers and can change between a search and a checkout, so check the store's own page before you buy. Classic Source sells no parts. Some of these stores pay us a referral fee, the same either way, so results are ordered by price and fit and never by payout. Store names are used only to say whose catalogue a result came from.

04 Ask it

Three parts all say they fit. Ask which one you actually need.

A fit label tells you a part is listed for your vehicle. It does not tell you that the cheaper one will run hot once the air conditioning loads up. On the Workshop plan you can ask about the results in front of you, in plain English, and get an answer that names the specific listings and says what to check before you buy.

You asked

Which of these radiators do I actually need for a 350 with air conditioning?

Example answer. It reads the listings on your screen, not a generic catalogue.

It only talks about what is on your screen. Every pick names a listing from your own search, with the store and the price.
It says what to verify. Fitment on old cars has exceptions, and the answer names them instead of pretending it is certain.
It is metered, not unlimited. 20 questions a month on Enthusiast, 60 on Workshop, 300 on Pro; a photo lookup uses several.

05 Do the job

Found the part. Now here is how to put it in.

On the Workshop and Pro plans, Classic Source finds the best how-to videos for the exact job on your vehicle, ranks them by what actually helps, and writes a step-by-step guide from them: the tools you need, the parts to have on hand, the order of the work, and the mistakes that catch people out. It knows a classic small-block is not a modern engine, so it sets aside the videos that are for the wrong car.

The right videos, ranked. Not the most-viewed clip for a newer car that shares the name. The ones that match your year and engine.
A written guide for your vehicle. Difficulty, time, the tools, the parts to also grab, the steps in order, and the gotchas.
Right where you work. Pull one up from your search results or straight from your Garage, any time you need it.

06 What it costs

Try it on your own car first. Then pick a plan.

Start free. No card needed.

Creating an account gives you five searches on your own vehicle, with the full results every plan gets: part numbers, prices, stock and fit labels. Run them before you decide whether any of this is worth paying for.

Create free account

Enthusiast

$9.99/ month

100 searches a month across every store we compare that stocks your vehicle
Part numbers, prices, stock and fit labels, with the doesn't-fits hidden by default
20 AI questions a month to help you choose
Your Garage of vehicles, saved searches and saved parts
Tick parts and print the list as a quote or a PDF

Choose Enthusiast

Workshop

$19.99/ month

Everything in Enthusiast, with 200 searches a month
AI questions about the results on screen, so you can work out which of the rows in front of you suits the job
Photo part lookup: photograph a part and we identify it and search it
60 AI questions a month

Choose Workshop

Pro

$49/ month

Install guides: the best how-to videos for the job, ranked and vetted, with a step-by-step AI walkthrough of the work
500 searches a month, the most of any plan
Everything in Workshop, with 300 AI questions a month
Priority support

Choose Pro

Cancel any time. Classic Source sells no parts and never marks anything up; the price you see is the store's own. Some stores pay us a referral fee, which does not change what you pay.

One search.
Specialist to chain.
Every price.

A customer wants a price on a radiator for a 69 Camaro.

Pick the vehicle

Name the part

Read the stores side by side

Tick the parts, print the quote

Written down plainly, so nothing is a surprise.

The specialist retailers, named.

Three parts all say they fit. Ask which one you actually need.

Found the part. Now here is how to put it in.

Try it on your own car first. Then pick a plan.

Enthusiast

Workshop

Pro

Type a part, or photograph one, and see what the specialist stores say.

Garage

Two ways to find a part

Garage

Saved searches

Photo lookups

Saved conversations

Keep comparing every store we cover

Account

One search.Specialist to chain.Every price.

A customer wants a price on a radiator for a 69 Camaro.

Pick the vehicle

Name the part

Read the stores side by side

Tick the parts, print the quote

Written down plainly, so nothing is a surprise.

The specialist retailers, named.

Three parts all say they fit. Ask which one you actually need.

Found the part. Now here is how to put it in.

Try it on your own car first. Then pick a plan.

Enthusiast

Workshop

Pro

Type a part, or photograph one, and see what the specialist stores say.

Garage

Two ways to find a part

Garage

Saved searches

Photo lookups

Saved conversations

Keep comparing every store we cover

Account

One search.
Specialist to chain.
Every price.