Topic: Amber is home at last!

[34isgreat]

 Well after 3 months of waiting, my Mustang is back home, I think it turned out looking good as new.

[Skyway65]

Looking good--are those Dynacorn panels?  I'm getting close to having my damage repaired as well.

[34isgreat]

 I don't think so, I got then from NPD, cheep import parts I think. Fit was good.

[69bossnine]

Our current sourcing for 67-68 quarters and tail panels is Golden Legion (Taiwan), who works in partnership with YW (Yeou Wei) for most of the larger panels. We feel they are the best toolings available currently.

"Dynacorn panels" are commonly misunderstood. They import from Taiwan, just as we do. It's all made in Taiwan. The challenge (for us) is to source to the best tooling/factory available for each specific part. For item X, we might differ in our sourcing from Dynacorn. For item Y, we might carry the very same part that we're buying out of the very same tooling/factory as Dynacorn. Instead of exploiting hobbyists perceptions that a certain single "brand" is somehow upscale, we go our own way, sourcing based upon our own standards and opinions.

So don't be confused by brand marketing and logos on boxes. A small percentage of it is indeed exclusive, and for those items (when the quality dictates) we source to Dynacorn, or AMD, or Goodmark. Because they have the exclusive agreement, and we can't buy those items direct. But for the vast majority of parts, we have access to all of it direct. And that makes the whole brand-name-game that's played here in U.S. marketing a real puzzle...

Rick
NPD

[67gtasanjose]

Well after 3 months of waiting, my Mustang is back home, I think it turned out looking good as new.

Yes, we can be hard to please when "somebody else" does our work. I am happy it meets your (our) expectations.

Our current sourcing for 67-68 quarters and tail panels is Golden Legion (Taiwan), who works in partnership with YW (Yeou Wei) for most of the larger panels. We feel they are the best toolings available currently.

"Dynacorn panels" are commonly misunderstood. They import from Taiwan, just as we do. It's all made in Taiwan. The challenge (for us) is to source to the best tooling/factory available for each specific part. For item X, we might differ in our sourcing from Dynacorn. For item Y, we might carry the very same part that we're buying out of the very same tooling/factory as Dynacorn. Instead of exploiting hobbyists perceptions that a certain single "brand" is somehow upscale, we go our own way, sourcing based upon our own standards and opinions.

So don't be confused by brand marketing and logos on boxes. A small percentage of it is indeed exclusive, and for those items (when the quality dictates) we source to Dynacorn, or AMD, or Goodmark. Because they have the exclusive agreement, and we can't buy those items direct. But for the vast majority of parts, we have access to all of it direct. And that makes the whole brand-name-game that's played here in U.S. marketing a real puzzle...

Rick
NPD

This is always good to know. I pretty much understood this since I am in the retail end of general repair items at my Auto Repair garage, but it is comforting to hear it from a major supplier to the hobby of restoration too.

Thanks Rick!

[Hipo giddyup]

Good info to digest and glad to hear that both of these cars will be on the road soon!!!