Fifth Avenue has received a number of testimonials about the quality and performance of their alternators and accessories. We thought it would be interesting to print a few of these so you could see what present owners of Fifth Avenue’s alternators have to say about their experiences.

“Because I drive my 1946 Mercury everyday, I can say without question...Fifth Avenue’s alternator is not only a big improvement over my old generator and regulator system, it’s a great piece of engineering. And best of all it’s American made. My congratulations to Randy and his staff for building such a great product."

“As ‘Tweety Bird’ toes the line for the tenth annual Great American Race, we think back to 1984 when for the first effort, with our bright yellow 1936 Cord Phaeton, we drove from Los Angeles to Indy. Now, we no longer agonize over 50 year old generators and

inherent regulator problems along with dead batteries. We now run a 6-Volt Alternator from Fifth Avenue Antique Auto Parts. Thanks to Randy and his staff for finding us 3 years ago. Glen Hadeen and Bob McCutchen, our mechanics, both agree it sure eliminated a bunch of problems. Can’t thank you enough.”

“For the 1992 Great American Race season I purchased a 6-Volt Alternator from Fifth Avenue. During the 1992 Great American Race I never once had to worry about dead batteries or dim headlights in our 1935 Chevrolet standard 4-door sedan. The alternator worked trouble free from coast to coast.

After winning the 1993 Great American Race, Howard Sharp acquired a 1911 Velie and spent the next 18 months preparing the car for the 1995 Great American Race. With Fifth Avenue’s products and technical support, the Velie went on to capture 2nd place in the1995 race out of a field of 100 cars. “Those guys at Fifth Avenue really know how to set up a car to make it reliable! I never once had any electrical, fuel pump, or cooling problems during the whole 4,800 mile race. I was really proud to capture second place driving the oldest car in the race! They did for this car exactly what they did for my 1929 Dodge Roadster...made it reliable, and that wins races!”

— Howard Sharp

Fifth Avenue Goes
To The Movies...
Back in 1993 MGM Studios purchased and installed one of Fifth Avenue’s 6-volt alternators on a 1953 Ford being used in filming. The alternator did a great job, so MGM told Columbia Pictures about the alternators. Columbia Pictures purchased and installed a pair of Fifth Avenue’s 6-volt alternators on the two 1947Pontiacs used in the movie “Devil In a Blue Dress” starring Denzel Washington. The alternators worked good for Columbia so they in turn told...

Fifth Avenue has worked with a number of movie studios since then, their most recent assignment was with Warner Bros studios and the 1997 movie “LA Confidential” starring Danny Devito. Danny’s car, and the fleet six early 1950’s police cars all feature 6-volt alternators from Fifth Avenue.