GLH and GLHS parts are in short supply and most are NS1 and NS3 (NS3
apparently means discontinued because of low demand. these are parts that
were intended to be produced indefinitely unlike an NS1 part)
For that matter most any of the performance cars of the Shelby Dodge era.
The older is is the worse it gets. The newest L body is now 17 years old.
Some of the earliest are over 20 years old and even the most carefully
protected, garage kept, one owner cars are starting to show age and wear out
certain parts.
I'm currently restoring GLHS #087. and its been a bugger getting the
simplest parts. like door window wiper seals, hell, any seals for that
matter. trim, body pieces, moldings, etc.
Being that pieces like this don't effect mechanical operation of a vehicle
there are only a limited amount of extra pieces produced. I've been trying
to explain for a long time to stock up on consumable parts that could be
damaged from an accident (airdams, noses, rust free fenders hoods, etc)
plus vehicle specific items that wear out from repeated use or age (rubber
seals, weatherstripping plastic moulding pieces). Every passing year there
are fewer cars from our era available in salvage yards.
I ordered the last few parts in the COUNTRY a few weeks ago and it took my
local guy a week to track them down. one came from a dealer in alabama,
one
in colorado. etc.
I've ordered the last available one of numerous Shelby parts in the past and
even at dealer price they can still be less expensive that a re-sellers
price due to rarity.
PLEASE folks. If you know that a car is heading to the crusher, or is
available for parts, try your best to make them available. consider really
stripping a car bare before letting it go. it could really help people
like
me. all of us are now in the same boat. god forbid you get into an
accident, as I don't know where you will be getting your parts.
Same goes for what you see at a local salvage yard (even if you can't
personally use it) if it's a clean, hard to find part either grab it up
before it gets crushed or at least quickly pass it on to someone else who
needs it. You may be able to use it for trading.
I still can't find an airdam in good condition.
I can relate, I'm still looking for an 87-88 CSX grille in decent shape or
at least one that only has damage to the driver side headlite area (so I can
combine my old one with it).
David Salamone
Positive Impressions
PO Box 27073
Jacksonville, Florida 32205
904-388-4040 phone
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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