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Re: LBC Related Questions

To: <type79@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: LBC Related Questions
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 00:11:28 -0500
Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
No, it includes any color a person would want.  By the way, I have no
intention of pursuing this project.  I only restore '63 Spridgets now so
that I can have the best of both worlds.....side curtain Spridget that came
originally from the factory with carpets instead of the rubber mats.

Bob


>It would seem there would be at least that number of people interested in
these
>sets. 50 isn't a great number. What about color selection? Do your prices
>reflect a run of just one color?
>jay f
>
>Wiedemeyer wrote:
>
>> No......if it costs $20,000 for molds + $100 per set, you make 50 sets
and
>> sell them for $500 a set; then you break even.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> >OUCH!!!  Need 200 customers just to break even almost.
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
>> >To: "JustBrits" <justbrits@mediaone.net>
>> >Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 10:10 PM
>> >Subject: Re: LBC Related Questions
>> >
>> >
>> >> I checked all this out with about 6 or 7 rubber companies about a year
>> >ago,
>> >> and the tooling was going to cost about $20,000; then each set would
cost
>> >> about $100 to produce.  This quote was for the rubber floor mats that
go
>> >in
>> >> the Midget Mark I, though, as those were the ones I was interested in
at
>> >the
>> >> time.  Bugeyes should be about 60% of the $20,000 price, since there
are
>> >> only 3 pieces to Bugeye mats, while the Midget has 5 pieces to
reproduce.
>> >>
>> >> Bob
>> >>
>> >> >Rick:
>> >> >
>> >> ><<Just out of curiosity,  has anyone been able to purchase a complete
>> set
>> >> of
>> >> >original, decent, bugeye rubber floor mats and center tunnel cover in
>> the
>> >> >past 25 years?  (not the AMCO items, I mean the real deal)  It
wouldn't
>> >> >surprise me to see a complete set go for $1,000 to a concoursophile.
I
>> >> know
>> >> >there's been a couple of attempts to come up with a group to do
repros,
>> >but
>> >> >the total price has always been too much to make it worthwhile.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >
>> >> >$25,000 to $50,000 would be more "realistic"!!
>> >> >
>> >> >'Course you prob'ky have to commit to 100 sets and then you could
"sell"
>> >> the
>> >> >rest!!<VBG>!!
>> >> >
>> >> >Ed

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