Family turns parts hobby into full-time business

Nat Williams
Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020 Updated Feb 8, 2020

The Korves family operates one of the largest Oliver parts businesses in the world. Mark (center) mans the shop full time, with help from his father, Robert (left), and uncle, Victor.
Photo by Nat Williams

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WATERLOO, Ill. — This is where Oliver tractors are reborn.

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Mark Korves grabs a part to fulfill an order. Korves, his father, Robert, and uncle, Victor, began the parts business in 1991 after experiencing the frustration of not being able to find a part they needed during a restoration of an Oliver Super 55 tractor.
Photo by Nat Williams

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A neon Oliver sign displayed in the Korves’ small museum came straight out of the box. There are only a handful in existence.
Photo by Nat Williams

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