I never remember that commercial, however, do remember Iacocca croaking
about 'if you can find a better car, then buy it' then Chrysler went out and
bought AMC :~P
Speaking of Iacocca, I have a hardbound Lee Iacocca autobiography here in
really nice shape, great reading, and has multiple mention of AMC, although
mostly not flattering, in the book. If anyone here on Bart's group wants it,
first $5 gats it, which is basically the shipping, the book free, the USPS Flat
Rate shipping $5 though.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:22
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Franks
Custom Fiberglass closes up shop
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I might be dreaming this but didn't Chrysler have a commercial when
they took over AMC showing Iaccoca standing next to bulldozer while
it buried AMC parts. I could be wrong.
From:
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:
Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Franks Custom Fiberglass closes up
shop
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, October
18, 2009, 7:53 PM
You are correct and the biggest fuss when Mopar took over AMC
besides them going back on word that the Kenosha plants would stay
open 5 years then changed and decided to close in months, was the
sheer amount of inventory of AMC and Jeep stuff still in pipelines
that was sadly, lost. Somewhere on my site it talks about whole dealer
inventories being bulldozed in west Houston, we are taking 18 wheelr
stuff. Not only here, the editor of AMO magazine talked about same
landfill inventories on outskirts of Kenosha in 89-90, so was rather
widespread. I do not know if same happened when Damlier/Benz took over
Mopar in 'a marriage of equals' nor do I know what has happened now
that Chrysler is now Italian Fiat, yikes, didn't see that
coming!
In the same file on my site (sorry, don't remember what file it
is in) also mentions that Mopar is not in business to keep another
company's history alive. This is one of the oldest files on my site
from early 90s.
Yikes, and in a conversation with Kenoshans recently, my views
and sentiments were echoed that Kenosha don't give a squat about their
history like Snap On Tools or AMC/Nash/Rambler, all the big money has
come in from Milwaukee and Chicago so now lots of McMansions and those
folks only care about where next latte is coming from. A Kenoshan said
Kanosha has basically become a Chicago suburb.
Some of you remember everyone raising funds for the Kenosha
transportation museum years ago, some, like Jock of NAMDRA was even
collecting pennies for the funds, all of it counts. But the powers
that be didn't seem to care much about a 'transportation museum' and
when finished was only a fraction of what supposed to be, almost a
afterthough. However, someone decided to build a 'civil war museum' up
there and the pork flowed, representatives, senators, you name it
falling over each other to write bills and secure funding for that. I
don't think of Wisconsin when I think civil war. Sort of like I don't
think of lakes when I think of Ohio, or don't think of Vikings when I
think of Farve.
Point is you are right, no, they could care less about parts,
much less for obsolete marque. I was on NTB and Discount Tire sites
just today and there is no listing for AMC. They have other obsolete
marques, but had to do search for tires by sizes, not marque. And so
it goes.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009
5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins]
Franks Custom Fiberglass closes up shop
Unfortunately I don't think the big 3 really cares
about supplying parts for vehicles past 10 years. Whatever is left
in the inventory till they sell out and it becomes NLS.
Scrapin
dies don't surprise me.
Olly
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Network
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:52:44 -0500
To: <BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com>
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Franks Custom Fiberglass
closes up shop
I honeslty don't know but sort of like AMC related. Long ago
and far away, AMC decided to junk the dies to cast 1/4 panel for
68-70 AMX, I believe it was 1974. I don't recall specifics, but if
you have ever seen some of the original dies they are rather huge
and takes 18 wheelers to move them. Flash forward to late 80s and
Mopar had the dies to do the 68-70 AMX & Javelin fenders,
however one is they wanted $250,000 for them, and two, I don't
believe the machinery still even existed to press them, so you would
have these huge dies, but nothing to press them. They melted them
down and sold for scrap for $800, sort of reverse, or perverse
rambler mentality. If....(I honestly don't think it was still in
existence) but if, the machnery still was around to use, and press
fenders, Mopar could have made a limited run, say 200-500 fenders
per side and easily sold them for $350 a pop and made some serious
money, but easiler to take gov tax writeoff. But no, don't know if
it was Mister Fiberglass.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, October 18,
2009 11:43 AM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Franks Custom Fiberglass closes up shop
Any word who purchased the Franks molds?
Was it Mister Fiberglass outta Detroit that the molds got
crushed?
Olly
From: Eddie Stakes
<eddiestakes@
planethoustonamx .com>
To: BaadAssGremlins@
yahoogroups. com
Cc: amc-list@amc-
list.com
Sent: Thu, October 8, 2009
11:00:57 PM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Franks Custom Fiberglass closes up
shop
Last time a fiberglass place went out of business they
crushed all the molds. I don't remember the name of the place but
they were rather big fiberglass supplier in 90s. Hope someone can
buy some of the molds not that they would make it to destination
if someone bought them but still, I would bet some of the stuff is
really reasonable price wise....hurry I believe October 10th last
day to contact them, then chances are anything left gets
tossed.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 08,
2009 9:36 PM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Franks Custom Fiberglass closes up shop
That's 2 bad. I wonder who will buy the AMC
molds??
Olly
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Network
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:14:44 -0500
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Franks Custom Fiberglass
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