Welcome to Olson's Gaskets! We are the world's largest supplier of engine gaskets for the "antique" market. We sell gaskets, not available through your local auto parts store, for antique cars, trucks, tractors, stationary, marine and industrial engines (
I have been interested in old cars since childhood. I bought my first car, a Model A, at the age of 15. While attending college, I acquired a 1928 Erskine which was fully restored in 1999 and is an AACA President Cup winner and also a 1924 Studebaker Big 6 which still needs to be restored. Other vehicles that have joined our family include a 1947 Case VAO tractor, a 1931 Twin Coach bakery van, a 1955 Chevrolet wagon and a 1968 Chrysler Imperial. In the early 1970’s, I purchased close to two hundred head gaskets. Before long I had traded my other swap meet stuff for more gaskets. Early on it became apparent that gaskets for certain vehicles, such as, Packard, Pierce Arrow, Oliver, Mack, etc. were next to non-existent, therefore, we started reproducing them. At the same time, we started a hand cutting gasket service. This has set us apart from our competitors and has continued to grow our business in the obsolete market. In the late 1980’s, we recognized a need that existed in the truck and tractor hobby. At that time, we had expanded our inventory to include antique trucks, tractors, industrial engine and stationary engine gaskets. This now accounts for about fifty percent of our business. More recently, we have acquired a market for the gray market tractor gaskets and the 1960’s and 1970’s foreign car gaskets. In 1992, I gave up my day job as a high school math teacher in order to invest more time in gaskets. Since then we have seen growth in the business every year. We now have a dealer network and have worked with several national clubs on projects putting gaskets back into production.
