Please let us know, Murf. I am tempted to take my ACC carpet back to NPD, but I have nothing to replace it with. Has anybody on the site had custome carpet made? If so, what was the cost?
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I just installed the front piece that I got from NPD. Is their's from ACC? The old one I installed in the late 90s (also from NPD) was a better fit than this new one, but neither is close to the original for quality. I know - they're not known to be great quality, but I just finally threw the 40-year-old set out (ya' can't save everything) and it was a lot better.
Anyway, both repro sets came molded, but then they stuff them in a box. I'd like to drive to the carpet factory and pick it up. I used some of the SSnakeoyl underlayment (fantastik stuff), so I had to pull the backing off from the new carpet, then I had to stuff some of it back in under the carpet in the front section of the trans tunnel to get it to fit there.
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Some people want to look down their nose and say "you have a clone/fake because you can't afford a real Shelby." So what, not many people can afford a real Shelby today. Many who are critical of our "fake" probably couldn't even afford the fake either. If you own a real Shelby, more power to you, but doesn't give the right to judge those of us who appreciate them enough to imitate.
My fake KR is insured for $15K more than my real K.
"Real" and "Fake" make me laugh. "Is it Real" "It's a Fake" yeah buddy this car, solid steal (and fiberglass) sitting here in front of you is a hallucination. But this figment of our imagination is a lot more fun than sitting around wishing for the day when we could have a real Shelby!
Don't mean to get defensive, but holy mackerel people this is a hobby, let each other enjoy it without the judgement and cynicism.
J.
Joyce - you and your family have and deserve super respect. And, like most, you would not pretend that your cars were anything but what they really are. Not so with many "used car" salespeople out there.
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#1 - yes, there are THAT many crooks out there...
Agreed, sadly.
I know that if I were looking for a K at this time, I'd want to pass potential cars thru this site before laying any money down.
Quote#2 - our feedback is... trying to keep the truth out there as much as possible. How many of us would have, or could have, walked right into the purchase of a fake K?
Agreed, happily.
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At the point where trust in authenticity is lost, the value any collectible is harmed. This does not appear to have happened yet with our cars, because values still seem to be on the rise. You may know that not long ago Barbara Streisand paid exorbitant prices, via her broker (who is now in jail I understand,) for antique arts and crafts (Stickley) furniture and brought this collectible category to its knees.
We noticed that last year when Carroll Shelby visited one of the auctions in Monterey, we were convinced that he was not certain whether or not certain Cobras were authentic. Of course, there is not reason to believe that anyone would know or memorize every Cobra. But, he avoided questions / remarks regarding the “clone” word. Maybe it was just us, but we both noticed it.
I guess my personal opinion on the subject (regarding our Ks) is that you guys are THE experts on these cars. Of course, there are many experts who do not participate in this website (i.e., don’t do computers, etc.) but I think this must be the primary outlet for published K Mustang information. Criticism from this site must be more like, when you guys look at a presumed K car, you don’t have to search for errors in the claims. Rather, they pop out at you. Heck, I’m even getting so I can spot some of the errors.
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I plan to have my radio converted to AM / FM Stereo and have information somewhere about the guy in Florida. Don't have the Texas one. Anyway, I've been looking for someone where I can drop the thing off to avoid potential rip-off problems (already been ripped off for this decade.)
In the meantime, I met one of his cohorts at Carlisle. He does the same thing... does not change case appearance except that included in the price is restoration of the bezel, so when it is installed, it looks new --- I think.
The basic cost is $399 (same as Florida guy) for standard 12-volt radios and $449 for Wonderbar or other signal seeking radios. 6-volt radios require addition of a power supply at an addtional cost, but it does not say how much. The power supply is installed within the case.
Mike Hagan Antique Auto Radio Repair
235 Glouster Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030 (in south Jersey near Trenton)
215-547-7145
There was another guy at Carlisle, too. His card says AM/FM Stereo Conversion / Antique Radio Reapir.
Mike Frenchek
5524 Ridge Road
Elizabethtown, NJ 17022 (not too far from Harrisburg / Carlisle)
717-367-1428
WEB: http://www.retroradio.biz/
Noel