Re: IML: 1960 PARTS on EBAY - what a value?

["Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With regard to Kenyon question:

A redo chrome job might be so expensive because a grille is very time
consuming to clean properly before it can be rechromed !
Think of all those grill bars (I have just cleaned my grille today, so I
know what I am talking about :) that must be cleaned inside and outside
thouroughly before the rechroming can take place.

Regards,


Robert











On Di, juli 26, 2005 16:54, Kenyon Wills said:
> Maybe I've been lucky, but the cars that I've seen
> have not had serious problems with their grilles, meaning that you could
> take the grille off and have it stripped and rechromed without having
> structural or pitting issues, which is half the battle.
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> If a whole bumper costs $500 for triple plate, why
> would these cost $1000 to redo?  I have not looked into it, so that's why I
> ask.
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> Since there isn't more material involved, shall I
> presume that they have to do detail finishing and polishing inside of all
> of those grille bars?
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> My reaction is that $800 is a monster price.  Help me
> out here - why so expensive to redo an old one?
>
> -Kenyon
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> --- richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> The '60 grill on ebay for $800 is on the very high
>> side of reasonable as this is probably one of the very last NOS grills
>> out there.  The side grill seems exceedingly high at $200.  When I got
>> an estimate to rechrome a '60 grill it was about a $1000 for the whole
>> thing.  I have since found a nice origianal that is good enough.  Had I
>> not I would have seriously considered buying this grill. I am willing to
>> bet it will sell.  The $700 '60 LeBaron wheelcovers sold while I was
>> looking at the ad!  I also had bet they would sell and I was tempted.
>> However I would have been too nervous to
>> put them on the car for that price.  Same probably goes for the grill.
>> NOS trim parts are just near
>> impossible to find, and that goes double for pot metal.
>>
>> Richard Burgess
>> '60 Crown Sedan
>> '60 LeBaron sedan
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>> Jeff Ingraham <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> Here is a question about 1960 Imps from dietmar he
>> wanted me to forward. Jeff
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>> --- dietmar frensemeyer
>> wrote:
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>>> From: "dietmar frensemeyer"
>>>
>>>
>>> To: "Jeff Ingraham"
>>> Subject: 1960 PARTS on EBAY - what a value?
>>> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:41:21 +0200
>>>
>>>
>>> Please would You forward this to the list:
>>> Found today on Ebay 1960 center grill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ebay # 7989440158
>>>
>>>
>>> Asking 800 $
>>> How realistic is this, and what the value now of a
>>> #2 complete car?
>>>
>>>
>>> Very curious
>>> dietmar from Germany 1960 FDS
>>> www.movit.de/htm/imp60hom.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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