Parts ARE available.
A pimple faced kid in a brand new shiny shop won't be able to help you.
You need to find an old bald headed or gray headed parts man in a dusty old shop.
Don't expect them to be in stock but they should be able to get most anything you need in 3 days.
I am referring here to mechanical parts such as brakes, tune up parts, fan belts, tires, etc.
For body parts and chrome you are pretty much on your own.
Have been told NAPA is about the best place to go. But you need a counter man who knows how to look up obsolete part numbers. They have everything you need in the warehouse but they have to have a part number to find them.
There are also speciallists like Andy Bernbaum
http://www.oldmoparts.com/ Kanter Products and others.
