Gary,
Did you join SAOC? I wonder if one of our good parts suppliers here
in the USA like Rick, Tom or Curt could cut a deal with SAOC on a quantity
purchase so we each would not have to join SAOC and then contend with the
exchange rate issues? I suspect many of their members buy repro parts from
these same suppliers that have been developed in the USA so I would not
think that should be an issue.
Dave McDermott
At 10:15 PM 8/16/97 +0000, Schotland wrote:
>Dave:
>
>Door dovetails have been repro-ed by the Alpine club in the UK, SAOC.
>I purchased a couple for my car. They are virtually
>indistinguishable from the originals. Haven't had 'em in long enough
>to know whether they crack like the originals. Cost was about 25
>pounds apiece ($40). As far as I know, sales are to SAOC members
>only.
>
>Gary Schotland
>
>
>> Subject: Re: Tiger II grills
>> Reply-to: Dave McDermott <Dave.McDermott@cusys.edu>
>
>> Air cleaner assemblies, door dovetails
>>
>> At 06:15 PM 7/16/97 -0400, Spook37211@aol.com wrote:
>> >Ladies and Gentlemen,
>> >
>> >I have recieved the the first shipment of new Tiger II grills. They are
>> >exact recreations of an original, new grill (Thanks, Bob!). After close
>> >examination, I do not believe that they can be distinguished from an
>> >original, up to and including the type of material that Chrysler/Rootes
used.
>> > I am so sure of this, that if you can tell the original from the new
ones, I
>> >will refund your money, AND you can KEEP the grill!
>> >
>> >Three of the grills, out of ten (10) have been sold already to people
>> >promised first on the list. This leaves seven to go.
>> >
>> >These seven will be sold under the following provisios: One to a customer,
>> >none will be sold to businesses, none to someone who may, in my view, be a
>> >speculator. The price is $356 plus shipping. The first to contact me to
>> >make arrangements will get the grills.
>> >
>> >I hope that these items will be the first of several that can be arranged to
>> >be recreated (to call these parts a 'reproduction' is really a slur against
>> >them). I have for some time seen that there are a number of people out
there
>> >that are interested in obtaining some of the parts and accessories that
these
>> >cars were available with when they were new, only to be discouraged by some
>> >of the absurd prices asked.
>> >(No slam intended, things are what they are...)
>> >
>> >This is not a 'give away'; I'm a believer in capitalism, and the price as
>> >stated allows me to make a small profit.
>> >
>> >I am interested in getting some feedback from others out there as to what
>> >pressed and cast metal parts they feel might be of interest to the group.
>> >
>> >Best Regards,
>> >Ray
>> >
>> >
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