can anybody tell me about these folks?

Very cool part I found on Ebay. I tried google, but nothing found on them. Label shows p Sorensen mfg Co inc Woodside NY.

Wonder if that is the same Sorensen company that made transformers and other radio parts "back in the old days"?

What info I did find seems that they were a line of quality automotive electrical parts up into the 70"s or 80"s, now SMP (Standard Ignition) owns the trademark, along with MANY other historical trademarks, and uses it to market it"s products, apparently at Auto Zone, for example.

"Standard Motor Products, Inc. (Standard Motor Products) is an independent manufacturer and distributor of replacement parts for motor vehicles in the automotive aftermarket industry, with a focus on the original equipment service market. The Company operates in two segments: Engine Management Segment and Temperature Control Segment. The Engine Management Segment manufactures ignition and emission parts, ignition wires, battery cables and fuel system parts. The Temperature Control Segment manufactures and remanufactures air conditioning compressors, air conditioning and heating parts, engine cooling system parts, power window accessories, and windshield washer system parts. In April 2011, the Company acquired the Engine Controls business of BLD Products, Ltd. In October 2011, the Company acquired Forecast Trading Corporation. The Company sells its products primarily to warehouse distributors, retail chains, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original equipment service part operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America.

The Company’s customers consist of warehouse distributors, such as CARQUEST Corporation and NAPA Auto Parts, as well as auto parts retail chains, such as Advance Auto Parts, Inc., AutoZone, Inc., O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., Canadian Tire Corporation and Pep Boys. Its customers also include national program distribution groups, such as Federated Auto Parts, Inc., All Pro/Bumper to Bumper (Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc.), Automotive Distribution Network and The National Pronto Association, and specialty market distributors. The Company distributes parts under its own brand names, such as Standard, BWD, Intermotor, <font color="red">GP Sorensen,</font> TechSmart, OEM, Four Seasons, Factory Air, EVERCO, ACi, Imperial and Hayden and through private labels, such as CARQUEST, O’Reilly Import Direct and Master Pro, NAPA Echlin, NAPA Temp Products and NAPA Belden."

Sorenson is an old name in the automotive world. The better points and condensor's you get at NAPA are Sorenson - Blue Streak's. Haven't seen them marketed with their own name on the box in a long time. Can't tell for sure but that looks like a M cut out.

Sorenson has been making ignition components for decades. Sorensen ignition components are still available from independent auto parts suppliers.

Contrary to the post below, Blue Streak is a Standard Ignition trademark for their premium line of ignition components.

Echlin, another maker of quality ignition components was acquired by NAPA decades ago and produces NAPA ignition components.

Dean

Used to have a Sorenson plant in Glasgow Ky. that made ignition components. Been closed a long time.

Dean, you"ve been "asleep at the switch" for a while.... Blue Streak, Standard, and Echlin are ONE company, SMP, who also owns the Sorensen brand.
Read the last paragraph on the page....

I'm sure it is now but in the early seventies Sorenson came out with points that had a cross cut into the contact surface giving it four contact points instead of the standard one. They called the new design Blue Streak because it was supposed to be superior. It was their top of the line then and even had a lightning streak on the box.

(quoted from post at 01:18:41 12/10/13) I'm sure it is now but in the early seventies Sorenson came out with points that had a cross cut into the contact surface giving it four contact points instead of the standard one. They called the new design Blue Streak because it was supposed to be superior. It was their top of the line then and even had a lightning streak on the box.

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Can you explain, then, how the premium ventilated points (have a hole through the ground contact) sold by Standard Ignition or trademarked "Blue Streak", and their symbol is a lightning bolt?

Thanks for the info. I was cruising Ebay and since it was my last name I had to get it. It was only once I got it did I notice the first initial in the name was mine. Now I can tell people I have my own mfr co. and they won't be able to deny it.