--- "Stragand, Dave" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > Forgot to forward this to the GFS list as well. > > I visited with Ed Siciliano last weekend, and picked > up a couple of the > first "production" trunk mats. They look great, and > fit fantastically. > Jim Woomer took a couple of pictures side-by-side of > his old mat with a > new one. You can see the pictures at > http://www.forwardlook.net/sitestore/trunkmats/ > > Answers to the most common questions I have been > asked on these: > > - They will be available as the molder gets the > time, in small batches. > They are a background job for them to keep the costs > down. I'll keep > everyone posted as they come in. I will probably > have advance ordering > set up by the end of the week, and they'll go > first-come, first-served > style. > - The price will be under $200. Profits (if any) > are going back in to > getting more stuff made. > - You will be able to pay by check, money order, > PayPal, or major credit > cards. > - Shipping should run about $25-$30 in the U.S., in > a heavy cardboard > tube. I have no idea what the shipping cost will be > outside of the US > yet. > - They do -not- have the part number molded on them > to avoid any legal > entanglements > - The only noticable difference I could see between > old and new, was > that the new ones have one 'border' section that is > about 3/8" wider > than it should be, but it is hardly noticable, > especially when in the > car. > - No, the new mat is not "molded" to fit the trunk. > Neither was the > original, actually. They just look like they were > molded because > they've been in that shape for 40 years. The > originals were flat as is > the new one. > - Other trunk mats are under production. 1957 - > 1958 Dodge is next in > line, and 57-8-9 DeSoto mats may be after that. It > all depends on how > well the sale of these mats goes. > > I hope to get a few more pictures posted shortly, > with some closeups. > > -Dave > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > I should say that all parts that are available for the '55.57 and '57 chevy should also be available for all chrysler cars of the '50s as well __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Access Your PC from Anywhere It's Easy. It's Fast. - Free Download http://us.click.yahoo.com/lmECdA/6XkDAA/DIxGAA/BBiolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: goldenfin-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ <<attachment: winmail.dat>> |
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