SA - eyes-only: Wee (!) Bit of NOS Unobtainia
02-20-10, 07:53 PM
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SA - eyes-only: Wee (!) Bit of NOS Unobtainia
OK - so SPECIFICALLY 19_80_ SA owners...
Dooky little PITA-if-it-breaks piece that helps "make" the interior. Long discontinued.
Guesses?? (no cheating and checking your Parts PDFs!)
Found on ebay for $5. So you just never know what's going to show up...
(and makes you wonder about the Bucket Loads of odd NOS bits STILL kicking around folks garages that has yet to be unearthed!)
We all rant (rightly) about scoring some BIG pieces, but all the wee bits can add up too!
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska
Dooky little PITA-if-it-breaks piece that helps "make" the interior. Long discontinued.
Guesses?? (no cheating and checking your Parts PDFs!)
Found on ebay for $5. So you just never know what's going to show up...
(and makes you wonder about the Bucket Loads of odd NOS bits STILL kicking around folks garages that has yet to be unearthed!)
We all rant (rightly) about scoring some BIG pieces, but all the wee bits can add up too!
Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska
02-21-10, 11:21 AM
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I'm glad I replaced both of mine back when they were still available; they tend to crack over the years, and the plastic is one of the harder types to repair.
Nice score, indeed. Some places like Black Dragon don't even admit to the 80-specific trim pieces having existed.
Nice score, indeed. Some places like Black Dragon don't even admit to the 80-specific trim pieces having existed.
02-21-10, 11:47 AM
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That's shiney Stu! Worth its weight in gold. The one piece of broken plastic on my favorite RX-7 and you score it on ebay for $5. Wow!
If there was an Ebay Hunter medal you'd win the Gold for your persistent winning searches and bids for unobtanium parts and brochures.
Congrats dude! That's awesome!
If there was an Ebay Hunter medal you'd win the Gold for your persistent winning searches and bids for unobtanium parts and brochures.
Congrats dude! That's awesome!
02-23-10, 04:47 AM
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So guys - the background to this is the sad (?) fact we all are a-buzz over a humble piece of door trim?
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Yoiks my friends! I guess its obvious there just isn't a lot of NEW stuff we can trot into the Parts Dept. and order any more, eh?
I suppose it is the path our Elders have marched, looking for the Holy Grail for their now-vintage porsches, C3 Corvettes, and what-have-you.
Mayhaps we have reached the bridge that crosses to the land of Car Collectors, leaving behind the mere Car Owners....
Oh man. Now I am _philosophizing_ about door trim! Well, at least I seem to be in most excellent company...
Stu Aull
vintage 80 GS
Alaska
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Yoiks my friends! I guess its obvious there just isn't a lot of NEW stuff we can trot into the Parts Dept. and order any more, eh?
I suppose it is the path our Elders have marched, looking for the Holy Grail for their now-vintage porsches, C3 Corvettes, and what-have-you.
Mayhaps we have reached the bridge that crosses to the land of Car Collectors, leaving behind the mere Car Owners....
Oh man. Now I am _philosophizing_ about door trim! Well, at least I seem to be in most excellent company...
Stu Aull
vintage 80 GS
Alaska
02-23-10, 12:50 PM
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So guys - the background to this is the sad (?) fact we all are a-buzz over a humble piece of door trim?
;/
Yoiks my friends! I guess its obvious there just isn't a lot of NEW stuff we can trot into the Parts Dept. and order any more, eh?
I suppose it is the path our Elders have marched, looking for the Holy Grail for their now-vintage porsches, C3 Corvettes, and what-have-you.
Mayhaps we have reached the bridge that crosses to the land of Car Collectors, leaving behind the mere Car Owners....
Oh man. Now I am _philosophizing_ about door trim! Well, at least I seem to be in most excellent company...
Stu Aull
vintage 80 GS
Alaska
;/
Yoiks my friends! I guess its obvious there just isn't a lot of NEW stuff we can trot into the Parts Dept. and order any more, eh?
I suppose it is the path our Elders have marched, looking for the Holy Grail for their now-vintage porsches, C3 Corvettes, and what-have-you.
Mayhaps we have reached the bridge that crosses to the land of Car Collectors, leaving behind the mere Car Owners....
Oh man. Now I am _philosophizing_ about door trim! Well, at least I seem to be in most excellent company...
Stu Aull
vintage 80 GS
Alaska
02-23-10, 01:04 PM
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So guys - the background to this is the sad (?) fact we all are a-buzz over a humble piece of door trim?
;/
Yoiks my friends! I guess its obvious there just isn't a lot of NEW stuff we can trot into the Parts Dept. and order any more, eh?
I suppose it is the path our Elders have marched, looking for the Holy Grail for their now-vintage porsches, C3 Corvettes, and what-have-you.
Mayhaps we have reached the bridge that crosses to the land of Car Collectors, leaving behind the mere Car Owners....
Oh man. Now I am _philosophizing_ about door trim! Well, at least I seem to be in most excellent company...
Stu Aull
vintage 80 GS
Alaska
;/
Yoiks my friends! I guess its obvious there just isn't a lot of NEW stuff we can trot into the Parts Dept. and order any more, eh?
I suppose it is the path our Elders have marched, looking for the Holy Grail for their now-vintage porsches, C3 Corvettes, and what-have-you.
Mayhaps we have reached the bridge that crosses to the land of Car Collectors, leaving behind the mere Car Owners....
Oh man. Now I am _philosophizing_ about door trim! Well, at least I seem to be in most excellent company...
Stu Aull
vintage 80 GS
Alaska
and in mercedes case, basically you can go to the dealer and order anything you need, 99% of parts are available.
need to have the engine rebuilt in the 1939 w154 gp car? no problem, just send the core to the factory, and they will rebuild it.
need bosch plugs for said car? no problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMMk...layer_embedded
02-24-10, 11:25 AM
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i just read an article about that car, NGK has a spark plug for it in the catalog (!), but the guy wanted bosch plugs.
that silver box the guy is holding is the $14,000 set of spark plugs...
i have spark plugs like that, but they came with the car!
that silver box the guy is holding is the $14,000 set of spark plugs...
i have spark plugs like that, but they came with the car!
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