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Goodmark Sheet Metal - Parts Department

For Cars That Give No Quarter
From the March, 2008 issue of Mopar Muscle

Community Comments

musclecar61  (04/22/12 09:14 AM)

I am a retired GI that keeps busy these days building and driving my 4 vintage cars 3 Mustangs and 1 Big Block MOPAR. I have spent the last week researching parts for my 1973 Satellite. I love Old MOPAR muscle cars but am seriously considering dumping mine. Here is why No one sells sheet metal parts that are affordable, having build Fords for a few years I can buy anything for them but with MOPAR you can't find crap and when you do the cost is outrageous. Dont tell me it costs more to stamp out MOPAR fenders or quarter panels than it does Mustangs or Chevys, power train not an issue. You go on eBAY and someone is selling a luggage rack for a challenger or cuda for $3500.00 Hell I bought a new 72 Big Block Charger and only paid $4300.00 I am at the point where I am considering quiting MOPAR. You cant find old Chrysler products that are not rusted out so I guess that is why every thing is price gouged. There are allot of beautiful MOPARS out there but people have got to have a massive budget to get or build one

eddiemech9  (01/08/13 10:36 PM)

Sorry it took so long for anyone to reply to your comment. (hey staff, Are you paying ANY attention?)I'm restoring a 1970 AAR 'Cuda, and I know what you mean about the price of restoration parts. I think there's two reasons for this. The first is that a lot of owners are getting their cars done at professional restorers and that drives up retail prices, and the most important reason is the prices the auction houses are getting for these cars. Most Mopar enthusiasts would cringe if they knew what my plans are for my rare AAR, but I can't afford to re-do my interior back to stock. I can get after-market seats that are a lot more comfortable for a lot less than recovering them with what's on the market original. (I suffered the right front seat of a 1966 Mustang from Chicago to California and back in 1967, so the Ford's were no better). Forget about the luggage rack for now. Install it later, or get yours re-chromed.The body panels, you can't do much about,but as for the rest, do it in cycles.

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