Jay, Jim, Group: My original post (I think) got lost in the shuffle.
An auction on EBay closed today for Mark 2 Tiger Wheel Arch Trim. The going
price was @ $8,500 which, to me as a Mark 2 owner is totally out of sight.
We've reached the point, I think, where some enterprising fabricator can
make the part at a reasonable price and expect a reasonable profit. The
problem - for me - is these guys are hard to find.
So help me out, so I can help out the community. Yeah, I'm willing to
invest a reasonable sum to have some made - one set for me, some to sell at
a more reasonable price. Clearly marked as "Reproductions - "x" available
at $??? a set." There are about 350 Mark 2's identified in Norm's list,
there are a dozen or so interested folks tracking the trim when it show up
on EBay.
Does anybody have a shop or know of a shop that can make rolled stainless
steel trim?
Tom
'67 Mark 2
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.com> wrote:
> I looked into that spray chrome he had. At least from what I was told, it
> doesn't work as well as shown, and can't really be found anymore.
>
> As to custom parts, I realize that at some point the price of some parts
> seem to make sense for someone to reproduce them. However, I also know
> that in the Porsche 356 world, where cars go for well over $100,000 and in
> some cases multiple times that for basically the same car but with less
> roof, there has been a pretty large drop off in parts available. The
> general consensus is that even though the cars are so valuable, there are
> very few cars remaining that are unrestored. So the potential for demand
> from future restorations is seen as low. Also, the number of these cars
> that actually get driven enough to wear out parts, like when they were
> "real" cars, driven regularly, has also dropped even more dramatically. So
> a lot of the parts manufacturers are turning elsewhere, or making much
> lower quality parts.
>
> Just a ray of cheery sunlight for your day.
>
> Jay
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:51 AM, <Rollright@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > A 3D printer and that spray chrome shown on Jay Leno's "you tube" video
> > would do perfectly well for probably $ 25 a piece.
> >
> > I just don't think anybody's got this angle yet.
> >
> > You can buy a pretty good Alpine for $ 7,100.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Armstrong
> > Mk 1A
> > 382002083
> > LRXFE
> > TAC 0763
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