Gary Goers

["Henry Hopkins" <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, thank you for your kind, supportive, positive comments on Gary Goers.  I/we have ordered  lots of stuff over the past five years or so.  Yes, we waited some but we did get what we ordered.    Point is that he has a BIG workload servicing his customers plus looking for new sources and coming up with more stuff that we need to add to his catalog.  He has supplier problems at times and he does have a personal life.

 

My 2 cents is we should be very, very grateful that he is there doing what he does.  Other sources are few and far between.

 

And as far as waiting for items, ever dealt with SMS Upholstery in Portland?????  Try waiting 13 months for door panels for your 61 Imperial and more than 8 months for 4 yards of fabric for a 56 Desoto.  And don't bother going through Just Dashes for door panels.  They send them right on up to SMS.  Course you might get them faster that way rather than dealing as just one person.

 

I feel better now and hope I have not offended. 

 

Henry Hopkins in Richmond, CA

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: MNTwin1@xxxxxxx

To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:55 PM

Subject: Re: IML: Gary Goers

I know this thread comes and goes on at least an annual basis.  I also just received a quite sizeable order ($1800 worth) from Gary.  It took about 8 weeks to get all of the stuff.  His assistant had called me several times to make sure what I had ordered was indeed what I needed and he did an excellent job of following through on my questions and my order.  I am pleased with what I have received.

 

I just encourage anyone that deals with a small operator to have patience.  As many of us know, Imperials and Mopars do not have the same restoration support as the other major US auto manufactures.  People who do this work are often sole proprietors working to make a living and run a small business.  They are not always techno savvy and most of the time do not have staff to support every function the business may need.  So when you do get something done well, within reasonable time, and at a good price, be sure to sincerely thank that person.  I for one am pleased that Gary is out doing what he does.  Where else would I go for some of these soft trim items.  They just aren't out there.

 

Happy motoring!

 

Dale

68 Crown Coupe

60 New Yorkers

Frozen butt in Minnesota!