[Tigers] Mark 2 Wheel Arch Trim

[Tom Parker]

Tom,

Yeah, I'm thinking about it, and have been for a while. If I could build 20
sets for @ $10,000 my cost would be $500 each. (Picking numbers here, I
don't know what the manufacturing cost would be...) At that price you can
bet they'd sell for a hellova lot less than the $2,000 a wheel plus this
last batch sold for. And once the engineering cost is done....

Tom
'67 Mark 2


On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Tom Witt <atwittsend at verizon.net> wrote:

> At some point Rootes could afford the cost of the trim for the 531(?) Mark
> II Tigers without sending the cost of the car skyrocketing. I used the
> $8,425 (including shipping) cost of this single set and divided it by the
> 531 production number. It came out to $15.86 per set of four. For half the
> Mark II's (265) it would be $31.72 and for a quarter of the Mark II's (133)
> it would be $63.44.
>
> So, could these have been reproduced for $8,425?  I don't know, but if
> they could..., 133 Mark II owners paying $63.44 per set of four would have
> recouped the cost of a single set. Just something to think about.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert D. Hogan
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 6:48 AM
> To: Tom Parker
> Cc: LIST TIGER
>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Mark 2 Wheel Arch Trim
>
> Usually, in the automotive manufacturing supplier pool, you can find a
> vendor willing to produce your part in prototype quantity.  Tooling cost to
> form and roll the sheet metal trim piece(s) needed is usually the expensive
> part.
> The first step would be to create a detailed drawing which is derived from
> a 3D CAD model of the part.
> Are there many Tiger owners with access to the software that will create
> the model and drawing?
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Tom Parker <tkparker1941 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  There's an original set on EBay from Canada that's going to go for over
>> $7,100.00. It begs the question: does anyone in the group know of a U.S.
>> based trim manufacturer that does small lot work?
>>
>> We've reached beyond the point of reasonable pricing, especially for Mark
>> 2
>> specific parts. it's time to  supply the demand for the couple hundred of
>> us who, frankly can't afford that kind of cost.
>>
>> Tom
>> '67 Mark 2
>>
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