Thread: MSD Buys Accel - Good Thing or Bad?

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Just saw a notice that MSD acquired Accel, and along with the deal it brings other names under MSD too, like Mr Gasket, Lakewood, Mallory, Hayes, and Quicktime. One can hope that MSD will raise the bar for Accel, but the downside is that Accel may drag MSD down... Not sure if I like this business deal, but no one asked me for approval.

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Alot of those names in that list have lost their "luster" along the way. And I suspect MSD will as well. Are they really going to sell 3 ignition lines? Or perhaps they've found themselves able to whittle out the competition?

Time will tell!

Maybe they'll combine technology and assets and just better their product line? Hopefully it's a good out come either way.

I was a big accel fan in the early 80's but not any more.
I collected quite a few Mallory twin-points and use them exclusively now and its alot easier.


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Ah yes, the world of M&A.............mergers and acquisitions for those unfamiliar with the abbreviation. Just a glimpse of the Mr. Gasket past can be seen here: History of Mr. Gasket Inc. – FundingUniverse

I'm not sure what MSD gains with the Accel piece of the pie, most anything Accel brings MSD already had, and better quality to boot. As speculated above, perhaps it's a good way to clear the field considering the other assets in the package. As the market evolves the better managed companies will figure a way to adapt to it. We in the more "traditional" (for want of a better term) part of the market are a declining demographic, not immediate, but gradual decline. The newer demos need to be where the survivor suppliers progress to. Something like the commentary on my Boss Mustang thread. The last generation car that started in '05 ran it's course with the boomers and immediate post boomers. Now, Ford has moved on with the mostly all new '15 that is styled and featured for a younger slice of the market..............apparently a good move on their part as I just read where it is tied for the number one demand vehicle in the 2015 field, average time on the dealer lot is less than 10 days...................and as a bonus it's outselling the Camaro by a LOOOOONNNNGGGG shot.

It will be ok as long as MSD does not dumb down to the Accel standard of quality . I cannot imagine that could to be a possibility, but I've been wrong before.

There is one Accel part I used and was actually a hot performer the drag coil.