Based on what Colby told me, you commit to purchase, THEN he has his glass
man do the Bonnet. Sounded like the glass man was an out-source.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Paul Archibald" <androbus at yahoo.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Anyone seen this bonnet?
> --- Larry & Sandi Miller <millerls@ado13.com> wrote:
> > Only the owners statement that he purchased it from Colby
> > for $800. All I'm
> > really saying is that you would be wise to see the Bonnet
> > before you get
> > excited. I had planned to get in touch with Colby and
> > find out when the car
> > might be in the shop. I would then make the 400 mile trip
> > to LA to see it
> > first hand.
>
> Maybe i'm a paranoid cheapskate......after all I do not
> trust anyone to work on my vehicles...but the mopre I think
> of it as ai look at the midget, I really want that Walker
> Bonnet, and if I'm going to be paying $900. for it i will
> be down there presonally to pick it up and confirm it's a
> good one....all in good time.....I'm tempted to do that
> first before the mechanicals...but that's just plain beyond
> my means at the moment..
>
> I want to be in on who actually goes and get's one first to
> get their impression on fit and finish
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> > > I guess caveat emptor. The Speedwell site goes to great
> > lengths to
> > > explain why _their_ fiberglass pieces are so much
> > better than Brand
> > > X. Are we sure that these poor quality bonnets were
> > made by Colby at
> > > Speedwell?
> > >
> > > At 3:21 PM -0700 5/28/02, Larry & Sandi Miller wrote:
> > > > > About $900 from Tom Colby. The problem is that they
> > are made on demand
> > and
> > > > > if the Colby Bugeye bonnet that I saw at Dixon is
> > an example of his
> > glass
> > > > > work, it sucks.
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