[AJD] Resurrection of Metal-JD's and Shelby's

Fri Oct 29 08:10:28 PDT 2004

Dennis
I know.
Years ago while I was in the thralls of Mustangs, a magazine did a feature on what it would cost for Ford to bring back the 1965 Mustang, using current parts prices and making educated guesses about issues that information wasn't available on.
They took into account meeting current government standards and what it would take to update the 65 Mustang to meet them.
Long story short, the end result was a Mustang that looked similar to the original but different as various deisgn elements had to be changed to meet the new safety standards. It also ended up being about 3 times the then current price of a new similar car. So nostalgia doesn't come cheap!
Interesting exercise though
A sidebar, Carrol Shelby, who retained his specialty automotible manufacturing license, in the 1980's made a one time run of vintage Shelby Mustangs! Purchasing used 1960s convertibles, his shop completely rebuilt every item and updated everything with performance/handling/appearance mods until a new car was the end result. I believe he built 6. Since he had his license, he simply started their VIN's with where the last Shelby he ever built left off. So the serial numbers ran consecutively.
Needless to say, all were sold long before being completed.
Fun stuff
Greg

Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
Box 709
7460 E Hiway 86
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--A GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:13:26 -0500, "Cotton Family" <dcotton at coosahs.net> wrote:

> Greg they could, but at what price? I mean the plastic tractors these
> days go for a premium and lordy what would real cast iron tractor go
> for???? Plus add the exclusive factor and you get something that is like
> the Hummer, something that could be useful but way out of the common
> mans reach... Now if Mexico still had their tooling we could make it
> there cheap enough to sell ...Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a
> new one, but I would like to be able to have one and not look at someone
> else's...
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of greg at theoldtractorcompany.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:04 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: RE: [AJD] Grill for JD MT?? Bars for Letter series grills???
> 
> Dean
> I am all for the bars. So many of the grilles could be repaired if the
> bars were available.
> Makes me think of the fellow making the dies now to repair the
> corrugated grille screens. Works super slick.
> Now if Deere would just put the 730D back in production....
> Greg
> 
> 
> Greg Stephen
> The Old Tractor Company
> Stephen Equipment Company
> Box 709
> 7460 E Hiway 86
> Franktown, CO 80116
> 303-663-5246
> 303-468-0377 FAX<<--A GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:37:21 -0700, "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
> 
> > Bus Driver:
> > 
> > Some people are just handier than others. I have a great amount of
> respect
> > for people with those kinds of skills. I spent too many years flying a
> desk
> > to gain those skills. As much of a dunce as I am in gas welding, I
> probably
> > never would have learned anyway! :-)
> > 
> > We have a gentleman in the area that has made a metal press mold to
> form the
> > bars for the letter series grills. Then he just cuts out the bad ones,
> welds
> > in the new ones, cleans up the welds and after a paint job they look
> brand
> > new and you can't tell them from originals. Smart these Americans! 
> > 
> > Unfortunately what you have to do is give him your grills and then
> hope he
> > will call in less than a year, yes a year, that he has completed them.
> And
> > the cost is hefty!  :-) 
> > 
> > I have been tempted to see if I could get him to just make a whole
> bunch of
> > correct bars for each of the letter series grills and then sell them
> for
> > others to do the welding. If there would be an interest in that
> expressed
> > here I would see if I could get him to cooperate with that kind of
> business
> > venture. Comments? Interest?
> > 
> > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > Snohomish, WA 98290
> > 
> > I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> > storeroom door 
> > 
> > 
> > www.deerelegacy.com
> > 
> > http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Bus Driver
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:01 AM
> > To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> > Subject: Re: [AJD] Grill for JD MT??
> > 
> > At a show, talked with owner of an M. He wanted to brag on his work
> and
> > showed me that he had made the grille. I would not have noticed
> otherwise.
> > He used bar stock for the bars. Formed all the pieces for the grille
> except
> > top nose which is original and repaired. Welded all with MIG and
> ground the
> > welds. Bought the screens behind the grille. Nice job.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
> > To: "AT JD" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:08 AM
> > Subject: [AJD] Grill for JD MT??
> > 
> > 
> > > I have a friend looking for a good used or reproduction grill for a
> JD MT.
> > I
> > > don't have a clue. Is there someone making reproduction MT grills?
> I've
> > > heard some war stories that the reproduction grills for the letter
> series
> > > are not up to adequate quality standards.
> > >
> > > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > > Snohomish, WA 98290
> > >
> > > I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> > > storeroom door
> > >
> > >
> > > www.deerelegacy.com
> > >
> > > http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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