Re: NOS?

["Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>]

At 10:37 AM -0400 9/23/03, Glenn Coughenour wrote:
>What does the acronym NOS mean in ads for parts?

New Old Stock. It's generally taken to mean the parts are original
production pieces, rather than reproductions or rebuilt. They can come from
almost anywhere, like someone buying up the inventory of a parts store or
finding a crate in the back of the warehouse.

Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
'71 TR6  CC61193L (26 year owner)