Classic Nation

A family owned and operated 70 year-old classic car parts business; a car shop with an inventory hundreds of items deep; an operation where inventory was kept mentally- and all of this in . . . Argentina?!

Located in Buenos Aires, Casa Rubens auto parts- specializing in mid-twenties to early sixties original American auto parts, was owned and operated by the grandfather of Classic Nation reader Dario Diament. Dario’s Grandfather ran the locally renowned Casa Rubens through the 90’s until the time came when he could no longer maintain the shop. Although Dario and his family members intend to maintain ownership of the property and business, they still sit atop a very unique collection of antique automobile parts and are looking to clean house!

Since Casa Ruben’s inventory is wide-ranging, a good amount of work has gone into parts identification. Diament’s inventory includes parts ranging from fuel pumps to starter switches and the family is eager to move (or “commercialize” at is known in Argentina) some parts!

Dario has drafted a partial inventory list and can be reached at ddiament@yahoo.com or check out his blog.

By: Nick C