If there was a way to determine the potential volume, I
would be willing to look at making these sets - but as you
stated Bruce, it would require a complete perfect set to use
as patterns for the tooling.
How many '60 DeSotos are out there and how many of them
would be willing to pay up to $200 a set (just a guestimate
- which of course would depend on how many orders were firm
before making them!)
Brian
Bruce Smith wrote:
>
> Hello List (and Robert in KC),
>
> Yes, virtually all 1960 DeSoto owners are in need of these three
> chevrons per taillight lens. I have attended several National DeSoto
> Club conventions have have seen only two cars with complete sets.
>
> First, these were made of plastic, not metal, and attached to the
> taillight with a single small pin. Maybe this was why they fell off so
> quickly. Unfortunately, a complete set requires six individual pieces;
> in other words, you cannot simply flip the piece and use it on either
> the left or right taillight. Each is a distinct shape. This, of course,
> would increase the cost of production.
>
> At the convention in Charleston this past July, I spoke with another '60
> owner about what a full set of chevrons would be worth to him. His first
> response was $200, but said he might go higher. For many of us that
> probably seems a bit steep, but the alternative is either to never have
> the pieces or to fill in the indentations with silver mylar, as many
> have done. I'll step up and say each piece would be worth atleast $20 to
> me, and maybe more.
>
> One potential problem I see is getting a complete set from which molds
> could be made. Anyone out there willing to lend a set for this purpose?
>
> Bruce in Tulsa
> 1960 Fireflite
> 1967 Imperial
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