[FWDLK] Special Order

[Tom Stroup <tstroup@xxxxxxxx>]

It wasn't just Mopar.

 

I worked at a foundry, once apon a time, and the owner worked

right alongside all of us in his bluejeans. His name was Charlie.

He knew I was a motorhead, and when the new cars came out we

talked them over. He wanted a new Olds Toronado when they

came out.  He asked me if I wanted to go with him, after work, to

the dealership and look them over.  Of course, I went along. So,

we look them over and the salesman is dogging Charlie's heels.

Charlie says he wants one. They go sit in the guy's office.  He

asks Charlie what he wants on the car. Charlie says leather seats.

They aren't available. He sales he will buy a Caddy. The salesman

asks if he is willing to pay extra, and let him make a phone call?

Charlie brings out a roll of money from his pocket and plunks it down.

He ended up with the only Olds Toronado with real leather that I

know about. Of course, it probably happened at other places.

Back then, we didn't care about codes and documents. I have no

idea what code they used for that one.

 

Tom  S                                              southern Ohio

 

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From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List on behalf of Ron Allyn Swartley
Sent: Sat 1/14/2006 1:49 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] L-FORWARDLOOK Digest - 12 Jan 2006 to 13 Jan 2006 (#2006-14)

 

WHAT COULD BE ORDERED  AND WHAT COULDN'T BE ORDERED ON MOPARS???? HARD COLD FACTS

 

 

       When I got into collecting and drag racing Plymouth Fury's in 1957 the High Performance Era was just beginning. When you ordered a new Chrysler Product there was a list of option and almost no one asked for something that was not on the list. ( times were different then, 98% of the buyers went by the rules.)

        However, if you were knowledgeable and up to date on what options were in the planning stages and determined and told the dealer you would buy a GM or Ford product if you did not get that special interior, special color, special engine, etc, etc, and if the dealer was a big dealer that sold a lot of cars and had a lot of pull with the company -------------then you got it even though it was not available. Now here is the thing that throws people off---------it was not documented most of the time and there were no window stickers and the dealer invoice did not show it in the place it should be shown. Instead there was sometimes a little asterisk with a foot note saying something like " not offered option" and sometimes there was nothing mentioned but you got what you wanted. Remember, back then buyers were special, not just numbers like they are today to a dealer. Naturally this was not something that everybody talked about  and it surely was not advertised that you could get things not offered as an option.

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