Hello All -
Speaking of Gary Goers again, can anyone please give us an update
on his health situation? We watched helplessly for many years as
he was relentlessly tortured with excruciating pain and
progressive amputations (as well as repeated betrayal by some of
his suppliers) that finally forced him to relinquish his
singularly pivotal role in the restoration and enjoyment of our
mutual hobby. Please convey to him the lasting appreciation of
the thousands of people who have benefited from his exquisite and
focused upholstery workmanship, as well as his vision and
perseverance to identify, procure or produce so many minuscule
parts for our letter cars that enabled us to recreate and restore
them to their former glory. My father (also named Ray Melton)
and I sincerely recognized at the time (1972 - 2018) how important
he was to our two-generation labor of love to restore "Big Red",
our 1957 300C convertible - for example, in 1973, long before the
internet, my Dad communicated by snail mail with a young Gary, who
invited Dad to drive from Albuquerque to Southern California,
where Gary put Dad up in his home for three days while Gary cut
out, sewed and installed a complete leather front/rear seat set
(with correct carpets) that still looks and smells great today
after only a minor re-freshening in 2013! Dad saved that $985
invoice, which I showed to Gary at the 2014 Club meet in
Alamogordo, New Mexico - Gary just laughed as he remembered the
occasion, saying, "Yeah, that was pretty good money back then!"
Forty years later, after my Dad had passed, I again relied on Gary
to provide the parts that allowed me to continue Dad's vision of
restoring "Big Red" - it didn't matter that many prices had more
than quadrupled since then: where else could I possibly go for
these parts (and Gary actually kept the prices quite reasonable
over those forty years) - he certainly wasn't getting rich and I
was lucky to have them available!
We can't bring those times back, but we sure want to remember them as long as possible and remind Gary of his importance in bringing lasting satisfaction to so many Chrysler 300 aficionados.
I don't know what size shoes Gary wore (when he had feet), but they sure will be nearly impossible to fill.
Ray Melton
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I just located the Goers Catalog….Number 10, that is.--I am noting some part numbers out of that catalog so I can then call Quirey for an order.
But I could not find the following (if anyone knows?):- Steering Column Seal - Is it 418 OR is it 449? Do they need my core?- The pair of drain flaps that live on the firewall, under the heater box…the sort of oval shaped rubber flaps….are they part 41?- Transmission Shifter Cable Firewall Grommet - I cannot find that part number; unless it is the same as the Speedometer Cable Firewall Grommet #111?- Transmission Shifter Button Felt - The felt that lives behind the chrome bezel; was that an item Goers offered?
Thanks--
Matt Allyn
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