What's up at Huntington?

[bradyhugh]

Jim and Nancy ore no longer with Sportsmobile North - Huntington, IN. Does anyone know what happened?

 

[doublevan2]

What ?? Retired ? Fired ? Keep us informed of anything found out ! Thanks !

 

[Oogs]

Curious minds......

We got our first SMB from Huntington and it was always great working with Nancy and Jim. After 5 years of ownership when our Penthouse top developed a leak, it was replaced under warranty including the canvas w out any hassle. I showed up and the new top was painted to match and ready to install.

Hope they are well.

 

[Steve_382]

Yes, I would like to know also. We had them do our conversion also in 2009 and then redo it in 2015 or so with new canvas, new upholstery on the seats, and with other things over the years. We always felt like the service was great and they treated us very fairly on costs. They weren't quite as flexible as West on options, but the end result has been fine for the last 15 years. We are thinking about a new van now and can't decide where to get it done. Indy is by far the closest, but I think Field Van does good work also and the guys in Texas seem OK for what little we have talked to them.

If anyone has info, please let us know. I wonder if the fact that the rush for vans is about over has anything to do with the changes. Seemed like Field Van was a bit slower when we were there recently.

 

[Steve_382]

FWIW, I did a little research on SMB history. Wikipedia has a decent article actually. Charles Borskey who along with his father founded the company basically owned it until he passed away in 2020 or so. He passed it on to his family and that likely caused the conflict with SMB West. The property in Huntington was still owned by Charles but has now been transferred to Mark Borskey (son?). Jim ran (still runs?) the Huntington shop since 1980 I think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmobile

 

[86Scotty]

I will miss Nancy. She was great. Hopefully she is enjoying retirement and it wasn't something else.

 

[bidgoodr]

I had SMB Huntington outfit my 2017 Transit and I could not say enough positive things about both Jim and Nancy. They couldn't have been more accommodating. What a loss if they are no longer there.

 

[grinnelljd-SMB]

It certainly is sad that Nancy and Jim are no longer at Sportsmobile North. It was always a pleasure to interact with them; in fact, the whole Huntington crew were always pleasant and accommodating.

I recently was in touch with Nancy about sourcing vinyl to match my Sportsmobile build and she replied quickly and offered to ship some.

If they retired, then best wishes to them both. I can’t think of two people more deserving of some relaxation than them.

 

[MikewTV]

Hopefully retired. Agree they were great. Did a nice job on our EB50 back in 2008 and always advised us well on options. I felt like when Nancy steered me away from a couple options she had good reasons why. And over the years I could no sooner ask about any part I might need and she's already shipping it to me. As recently as last year I think when I replaced all my T moldings. Ours has held up great and I camp every month with my sons.

 

[kevnancy]

Stopped in today 9/8/2023. First person I saw was Jim. Had a nice chat. Nancy was at lunch so did not see her. Also talked to Chad. All is well. Don't know how this stuff gets started.

 

[86Scotty]

Don't know how this stuff gets started.

See post one.

 

[ctb]

KrisTheGirl (KTG) IS friends with Nancy on FB, wrote her/today 9/9, and she wrote back and said that she AND jim were retiring/retired (made it sound like already close to enjoying her time away) and all future designs will be done through Sportsmobile South, but North is still open and building ie Chad is fine...my wife asked if she would help us design a Sprinter and she was flattered, but sd South would help us do that but Chad and crew would build...I will miss her SUPERIOR customer service, kindness, and reliability...Jim, well that is why there are little to no sad/mad stories of builds gone wrong from the North location...I am not sure about the one poster kevnancy, but my wife KTG is never wrong...just ask her...lol...They returned texts/messages back and forth bc NN was currently active on FB, today, when she messaged her...They have been there for YEARS and shouldn't be a surprise (though it was) that eventually they would retire and enjoy life eh? Thanks to Nancy and Jim, and their training/expectations/managing, North should STILL pump out the finest of SMB builds...