more and more F carpet

[John Hertog <crossram@xxxx>]

The following comment sent to me:

"John,
What? ... Does George dislike Gary?? How in the world can he suggest that
anything would be cheaper by going to a local shop when he doesn't know the
shop? That doesn't even take into consideration the quality factor! "

to which I will add:

1/ A local upholstery shop will more than likely charge you more than Gary
does for doing all that has to be done to the raw carpet to make it usable.
Especially if they are going to do it "right" .
2/ if you own a 300F in which the carpet has already been replaced, or is
totally rotted out and eaten by mice( like mine) , what are you going to do
for patterns?
3/ If you are restoring a 300F and need new door panels as well as seat
backs, which are both carpeted, doesn't it make sense to have them made out
of the right carpet material by the only person who does them ? or do you
want non-matching door panels and seat backs ?
4/ I much prefer to give my business to the one person who has dedicated
himself to reproducing the hundreds of restoration items that I sorely need
each and every time I restore a Letter Series car, from rubber gaskets to
cardboard trunk panels to fasteners to restoring brake and gas pedals .
Where are you going to find new console inserts ? Gary Goers. Where are you
going to find new door panel metal inserts ? Gary Goers. Whose going to
re-do your broken door gap fillers? Gary Goers. How about redoing sunvisors
? Gary Goers. New vinyl covers for the armrest pads ? Gary Goers.
Hood pad ? Bumpers and stops? bumper fillers? Gary Goers. Who is going to
redo your crappy 300F/G rear bumper guard rubber inserts ? Gary . And on and
on and on.

Over the past two-three years, I have restored quite a few cars for myself
as well as other
Club members, and I'd still be looking for parts to finish them if it
weren't for Gary. Gary's been a Club member for years and years, owns letter
cars, and is a dedicated hobbyist. I'd much rather spend my money with him
than some local upholstery shop. End of argument.

John