[FWDLK] '55 Plymouth lenses: "Backing Up" what Dave said

[Dan Morton <morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fellow Lookers,

You'll recall this recent message from Dave Stragand:

> A fellow down in Australia is now reproducing the clear
> backup lens (not the housing) for the 1958 Plymouth.
> If anyone is interested, please just drop an email to
> desoto58@xxxxxxxxxx

I did just that, because I've picked up a fair number of '55 Plymouth backup
lenses in my travels, but nothing to write home about.  So I dropped George
a line and asked him what he would want to reproduce them.  Here is what he
said:

> Dan, if you can get some interest in the 55 Back-ups,
> here is what I can do, for an order of 10 or more lenses,
> I will do them for $30.00 us each, but I would need half
> the money up front for the set-up costs, and the rest when
> they are ready. The best way to pay would be an electronic
> transfer, but as that costs a few bucks, I would pay the
> postage on the new lenses to you, and it would be a good
> idea to send me a couple of your best  lenses, as they
> may be better than mine, because mine have some cracks in
> them. Now the pain about the whole thing is that it will
> take some time, because for this to work, I need to soak
> the originals in a special solution for as  long as it
> takes to get the chrome of them, that is the only way to
> get a top quality reproduction, as I need to make them
> perfectly clear, so that them can be rechromed, if the
> surface is not perfect, it does not work, and  somtimes it
> takes weeks for it to come off! I could offer you the same
> sort of deal on 55 Tail Light lenses, but at $25.00 us each
> for an order over 10 or more, with half up front, the
> difference being that I have a nice set of them to work from,
> and I could start as soon as I received some money to order
> more silicon. These prices would rise a bit for small orders
> there after the origional deal. Buy the way, my reproduction
> lenses are many times stronger than the originals, and damn
> near impossible to break! looking forward to hearing from you
> again, regards George.

So if I can get 4 or more folks like myself who are interested, we could get
these hard-to-find lenses reproduced for $60 a pair.  I'd be willing to take
delivery, and cover the U.S. postage to you.  Also, I'll have to check to
confirm that I have two imperfect lenses without cracks (I've since asked
George if hairline cracks matter).  By the way, the materials to do this job
are very, very expensive -- that's why George has asked for half the payment
up front.

Contact me privately if you are interested.

        Dan, TWSAM
        '55 Savoy