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] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Access Your PC from Anywhere It's Easy. It's Fun. - Free Download. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kmECdA/7XkDAA/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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