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I am in my cups!!!

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by Bart, Feb 8, 2005.

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  1. Bart

    Bart Formula 3

    Nov 1, 2003
    1,522
    Orange County, Calif
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    Bart
    Tomorrow morning I pick up my car after the man fixes my leather problem. He tells me only about 17 concept cars are made each year. He does about 10 -12 of them. He is doing my leather dashboard. Since this is the slow time of the year, he needs the work.

    A strange fact: he must destroy any air bags he gets. He is not allowed to sell them; only throw them away after he denotes them. The man tells me he agrees with the Ferrari manual, which says you should replace them every ten years. Yipes, in three years, I must replace my air bags and that will not be cheap. Shoot.

    Those of you who have seen my dash will understand why I am doing this. He never gave me a price for his labor. It should be interesting.

    Bonzi.

    Only drive 12 cylinders
     
  2. tubeguy

    tubeguy Formula 3

    May 21, 2003
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    Kevin Deal

    Man...you gave him the car with no agreed price per hour or estimate? A man of faith!

    I have done similar things with small stuff...but doing a dash is rather open-ended.
     
  3. Martin Meade

    Martin Meade Karting
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    Oct 25, 2004
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    You are lucky. I saw your dash at "The Man's" shop yesterday. I've known him for over ten years and there is no-one better. His right hand man Bruce is very talented as well. His price will most likely reflect this. Before starting Girodisc, I was an engineer for a few different concept studios and have had many project go to him. I know another guy as well who is every bit as good but is now full time employed at GM's design studio so is mostly unavailable.

    Cheers,

    Martin
     
  4. Chiaro_Slag

    Chiaro_Slag F1 Veteran

    Oct 31, 2003
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    Jerry
    WTF does the title of the thread mean?
     
  5. Bart

    Bart Formula 3

    Nov 1, 2003
    1,522
    Orange County, Calif
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    Bart
    I have waited over one and half years for the gentleman to do the work. He got it Monday. I stopped to pick it up yesterday. He showed it to me. There was nothing in the interior of my 550. No seat, no dash, no wheel, even the tunnel was off. He told me the leather was still in Kansas City and I might get it back by tomorrow.

    The man only works on concept cars. He does not work on normal cars. The only reasons he is doing it is knows my nephew and I waited for the slow season. Also, I kept stopping by.

    I have no idea what this is going to cost me. The beast will hopefully be home shortly but who knows?

    In one's cups means I was drinking some adult beverage.
     
  6. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Dec 7, 2003
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    I was hoping is was about C-cups and and small ribcages.

    No such luck.

    :(
     
  7. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ
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    Jul 14, 2003
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    Bart,

    $1,500 is the rate.

    DL
     
  8. TOM B

    TOM B Formula 3

    Jul 24, 2003
    1,038
    Orange County, NY
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    Thomas Buckley

    That's the only reason I looked. :(
     

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