New sharktooth grills !

That's a good rant, and well taken......... I'm pondering a front end conversion on a Cuda right now, changing the grille and lights over to the '71 duals and mean grille assembly..........

The Duster grille leaves me blank, as I'm aware of tooling for plastic parts........just as an example, the new repop '71 Cuda grilles are selling for under 500 clams, and they are running constant specials and even calling prospective customers with offers of discounts. At that price, they still make a very nice profit........750 for the Duster grille is just plain too much for what it is............

BUT, as it goes, if you gotta have it, they got ya'. They know full well that as the market continues to be driven by the aforementioned millionaires of the car collecting hobby, their grilles will no doubt become popular, and eventually, "seem" affordable.

It won't be long now guys, that is IF our economy and gas supplies hold out, that our A-Bodies will be climbing as high as the B's and E's are at this point. If the U.S. is spared any serious disasters that have a gross adverse effect on normal trade, that day will come......and sooner than you think. .....and these new parts vendors and manufacturers are wanting a slice of the pie............problem is that it's OUR pie they pilfer.......welcome to the club, I guess.

I'm a paint and body man from the 70's, and getting a bit tired in the joints, I asked a local shop for an estimate on finish-blocking and painting my '68 Charger. VERY little blocking to do.....almost all done......relatively simple metallic paint, and the roof needs nothing 'cause I'm putting on white pearl vinyl.............the estimate came in at a "minimum" of $5,000. to START......they could not be held to the amount, even after a close-up inspection of the car. 5 GRAND!!!!!

They wanted a "piece" of my Charger, knowing that thanks to Barrett and the like, the book value was ridiculously high. That's the same problem with our gas prices fluctuating as they do.........SPECULATION........it's all relative and subjective.........it's like a feeding frenzy out there, and we are the mostly willing prey.

Like it or not, here we are. Pandora's box has been opened.................and Craig Jackson ain't gonna give you a dime to help build your dream.

Just my bit of ramblin'.................................(pretty soon the only thing I'll be able to afford to build will BE a Rambler).

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