Re: 64-65, etc Console Plate

[fmichael graham <intiaboats@xxxxxxxx>]

I'm with Bill on this one. When I noticed a company on
Ebay that was selling the 4spd. console top - same
company as earlier mentioned - I contacted them to ask
if they made a top for the automatic. The present
console top in my '65 Sport Fury is the "woodgrain"
version. When I first joined this group, I noticed a
photo of a chromed console top w/ribs. Since then, I
have wanted one(period correct "bling"?). Still, $300
seems pretty steep. In fact, I just bought a pretty
worn out top from an Ebay seller in Washington State,
for about $9usd, plus $30usd for shipping(outrageous).
I figure that a triple plate job will give me what I
want, for much less than $300usd. Then again, I have
seen replacement consoles(entire unit) listed on Ebay,
recently, for more than $1,700usd(OUCH!). Restoring
these MoPars sure isn't cheap, yet the family of
restorers - such as this group - is tightly knit &
extremely helpful. Would these auto console tops be
marketable? You bet they would!
Mike


--- Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> $300 seems a little steep to me. I'd have to be
> pretty desperate to
> even consider buying one @ that price. Just my $0.02
> 
> Bill M
> 65 Coronet 500 'vert
> 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: Don Gallimore [mailto:dongallimore@xxxxxxx]
> >  Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:57 PM
> >  To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> >  Subject: 64-65, etc Console Plate
> >
> >
> >  Metro is producing a 4 Speed console plate and
> list it on E-Bay
> >  (360040113602) for $299 starting bid.  I know it
> fits the 64-65 B-Bodies.
> >  Does it fit the 62-63 also?
> >
> >  QUESTION:  Would you buy a reproduction automatic
> console plate for say $300
> >  for your car?  They told me that the tooling is
> $20,000 and the production
> >  is abut $50 each.  He asked if I thought they
> could sell a 100 units.  I'd
> >  think that's a slam dunk. I think the demand for
> the automatic plate would
> >  be much greater than the 4 speed units they've
> already built.
> >
> >  Comments?
> >
> >
> >  Akron Don
> 



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