what do YOU want to see reproduced??? as in...

Plymouth Cricket.

 

Some of youse guys don't look very hard. Here's a list of stuff asked for that IS reproed.

Buick drums
27 roadster door skins (yes, the whole skin)
35 grilles
Ardun heads (do you live in a cave?)
32 front wishbones
34 garnish moldings
41 Studey taillights
Thickstun intakes
Scott tops

Granted, some of these things aren't advertised very well, or may be in pre-production still, but it's usually easier to find an ad for a repro item than finding an original at the swap meet. Be patient, diligent, and use Google.

 

someone is making repop 32 Ford front wishbones.

 

i know a certain brunette i'd like to reproduce with!!!

 

i doubt it. you have to concider the time it takes to make up tooling. these companies have to draw the line somewhere as to how much time (ie. money) is worth spending on a project compared to the demand (ie. potential profit gained) of the product being (re)produced.

i understand the frustration of parts that don't fit well but you have to figure that alot of these parts you guys want don't realy have alot of demand. some do have more than others but how many people do you REALY think are ready and willing to buy a custom head for an early 20s Chevy engine?? how many people do you think even have such an engine let alone want to hop it up??

i'm just saying. ALOT of time and money goes into reproducing a part. it is an investment that the maker has to put in up front and cross his fingers that when the tooling is done and the parts go into production that the demand will be there to more than cover his costs. i would imagine it happens quite often that someone goes into reproducing something that they believe will have alot of demand only to find there is no market for the parts they have spent countless hours and dollars making. in that case they end up losing huge! some times it's just not worth the risk from a business stand point.

i'm just looking at things from the other side is all, and trying to be realistic.

 

Got two schools of thought about this.

If . . . some of the accessory stuff were reproduced - Sombreros as an example - they'd be common as dirt cuz everybody and their brother would be running them.

Make it yourself was my other thought.
It ain't all that hard to do.
Then I realized that body panel pieces etc. were the most requested item.

With all the interest in English Wheels and Planishing Hammers etc. nowadays, seems like it wouldn't take too long to develop the skills to make basic body panels.
Nice part would be you could fit it to the car as you went along.

And like most, I find the 'hunt' to be the most interesting part....

 

Kinmont Brakes

Bob Wilson known for his lincoln backing plates has been talking about reproduceing Kinmonts for years " Bob hope you get'm done "

Maybe a little support will motivate the process................

 

This is one where quality will always overcome quantity.

 

the redhead issue im going to have to rethink, as it was put before, most of them are nuttier than squirrel shit...I would have to agree on that. given my experiance with them...im sticking with the Brunettes myself.

 

on the car part repop issue..is there someone repoping the 53 Chevy grill teeth?..if not they need to..if they are there probably junk and too much $ for what they are.

 

Shoebox Ford front fenders

 

rear quarter panel patchs for 58-59 Chevy Panel trucks....

 

I read through the Ebay ad for Lincoln re-pro 39 Ford style taillights and it looks like he wants $149. each for them.

Technostalgia - http://www.cool-leds.com/lincoln.htm - is asking $149. per pair.

Hmmmm....

 

Also available from http://shiny-hiney.com/rodcustom30.html

Seems like $150 is the real price. And that's a good thing, as it means they'll remain exclusive, or do you want to run the same lights, everyone else is running!

Ed

 

MAN I COULDNT AGREE MORE!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and SIDETRIM thats AFFORDABLE!!! AND GRILLS TOO.. i guess everyones gotta make a buck.. or thousands or millions.. whatever..
-Anthony

 

Something fairly universal that I canT beleive they dont make!

A 14 inch cheater slick "WITHOUT" a pie crust!

 

yessir!! I just sold a cab /door combo for $700 albeit, rough.....

Then I got 10 emails and 10 calls of people willing to sell their soul to the devil for the doors, even if they were rusted up to the window frames!!!!


James

 

'59 & '60 Cadillac grilles, or pieces, so folks can make an OEM one, or make a custom one for their application.

What about Cadillac 429 timing covers?

Or anything on this thread:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237848

~Jason

 

How about "Common Sense" ?

Seems to be in short supply.

 

i personally dont want to see another damn thing reproduced. I have to work with this junk every day building cars at work and it's ALL junk especially tri five parts!!!

 

My aching back!!! I would of took better care of it if I would have only known>>>>.

 

1.)Sending unit for a Sun Blueline water temp. gauge
2.)Hand operated fuel pressure pump for a Moon fuel tank
3.)Pitman arm for an F-100 steering box

 

Grille surround stainless trim, '38-'39 Ford commercial and truck
Grille center bar stainless, '38 Ford commercial and truck
Grille center bar stainless, '39 Ford commercial and truck
'55 Ford grilles (whole and individual parts)
'55 Ford horn rings
Headlight doors (lens retainer rings) '35 Ford car and '35-'39 commercial/truck
Headlight doors '36 Ford car

 

47 chevy radio delete plate!!

 

Coming Soon

 

EMS Customer Service, if you post about the truckload of 49 Merc sheetmetal is true and you scraped it cuz you couldn't sell it, then you should hang your head in unending shame.

 

28 chevy rad. shell is my pick

 

Another vote for 56 packard tail lights

 

This is the dumbest shit I've ever read. When were you selling these doors for $75 and couldn't unload em....1971?????

 

To add to the Merc parts thing, what would be KICKASS is if someone repopped a patch panel like they do the shoebox Ford. Either two pieces, forward section and aft section of wheel well, or entire wheelwell lip and some surrounding meat forward. Thats the part that always rots out and nobody makes it. Some companies were making the entire 49/50 quarter but that doesnt help you with a 51 coupe at all. Plus they were $800 a side and I think most dudes thought screw it, Ill fix what I have or even (eek) go glass instead.