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For you '60 DeSoto lovers, the Jan-Feb, 2006 NDC DeSoto
Adventures magazine features your car.
Each of the six chevrons is specific, that is, different
left-to-right and up-and-down.
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56
Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:20
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FW: '60 Desoto
chevrons
I once made a set from aluminum bar stock. I spent
several weeks of evenings bending and filing them to shape before polishing
them. I think Roger is right, these things literally "jumped" off the
cars. As a onetime serious 60 owner, I have always paid close attention,
and in dozens upon dozens of these I have seen, only one car had a few of the
chevrons still in place, and it was a really pampered, low miles car.
It seems a lot to pay for simple plastic castings, but
really, how tough is it to raise $350 ? A week of pizza delivering or
lawn mowing will easily put new lenses in your car and help a guy like George
stay in the business of making new parts for our cars.
B.
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From: Brian Shaputis
<brian_shaputis@xxxxxxxxx>
Thanks
for the info Roger. I actually saw George's on the bigfins site.
The problem is my lenses are in perfect condition so it seems like such a
waste to spend $400 bucks, especially when the car is going to end up being
a mild Kustom. I nhad an idea to just paint in the grooves for the
chevrons then use some chrome little screw in bullets for the tab
holes... I think it might look pretty cool.
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Original Message ---- From: Jan & Roger van Hoy
<vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent:
Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:33:37 PM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FW: '60 Desoto
chevrons
1960 DeSoto taillight lenses, $350/pair including chevrons
and reflectors, as of February 2006.
The chevrons were held on with glue and a couple little
tabs and some wishful thinking. They might have stayed on the car for
ninety days from delivery date, but probably not much longer.
I suspect that George's are engineered a little
better.
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto,
'56 Plymouth, '66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 1:10
PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FW: '60 Desoto
chevrons
Do
you have contact details for George and do you have a picture of the item,
Im a little confused
From:
Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Robert Whitman
Sent: Friday, 28 March 2008
12:55 AM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:
[FWDLK] FW: '60 Desoto chevrons
Brian,
I have the same question. I also need those pesky chevrons.
Almost every '60 DeSoto out there needs them, yet no one has made new
ones. I have searched around and all I have found was George Laurie
(in Australia) and he makes new taillights for the '60 DeSoto with the
chevrons already in place. He does not offer the chevrons by
themselves. I don't know why? Maybe they are cast into the
lens on his products and cannot be sold separately? Otherwise, I
have heard good things about his products.
Anyone
else out there need these chevrons or know where to get them??
-Robert
in KC
From:
Brian Shaputis [mailto:brian_shaputis@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent:
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:57 PM
Subject: '60 Desoto
chevrons
Does anybody know where to get the chevrons for my '60
Desoto's taillights? Preferably somewhere that wouldn't require
taking a second mortgage on my house...
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