| by Paul Horton
An enjoyable part of my
work at Horton Street Rod Products was helping builders
solve "special" problems with parts that
were readily available, often from kits that were
in stock. In order to make those parts easier to
identify, the name "Welder Series" was
used - they are a "series" of parts cataloged
primarily for "welders".
Welder Series was originally going
to be another product line sold through Horton’s,
but that changed when Paul Barber came to me in
early 2005 with an offer to buy the street rod products
end of the company. He wanted to sell the Welder
Series parts and Horton kits, but didn’t want
to manufacture them. I had the drawings and enjoyed
the design part of the business, so we split the
company. (Paul Barber's offer also let me keep my
machinery and shop to do "R&D" work.)
Welder Series stayed in the same
building that had housed Horton Street Rod Products
since 1994 - in the same town that had been home
to the company since 1978. Paul Barber's new company
is called Horton Hot Rod Parts to indicate the broader
product range he would offer. It is now in Milton,
Ontario, about 20 minutes west of Toronto.
The Welder Series product line
has really been in development since 1960, when
I started building street rods in my parents’
back yard. Many Welder Series' parts and kits were
being made and sold by Horton Street Rod Products
since the beginning of the company in 1978. Welder
Series just lets builders do their own welding.
There are lots
of talented builders out there, both professional
and hobbyists. Anyone who has built a hot rod knows
it takes a lot of time to design and build clean
looking, functional parts.
Welder Series supplies professional quality kits
and parts, ready-to-weld, to save you time
and money.
Two slogans have been part
of Dorothy and Paul Horton's business and personal
lives, and will continue with Welder Series: "K.I.S.S.
(Keep It Simple and Safe)", and "We want
to help you enjoy building your project."
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