Reproduction 69 grills-In stock at classic industries

[bakerhillpins]

I would think they would do that. I don't think the item would be hard on tooling like some stuff.

Would or wouldn't?  Lots of the expensive parts fly off the shelf fast at the gate and then sit stagnant. Being a big ticket item that's lots of money that's sitting on a shelf. Of course they must have lots tied up in the tooling so maybe that's why they would keep making them.  I wonder how small a run is cost effective.

Wouldn't. Sorry bout that.

All good.     Just made more sense that way but hate to assume.

[CLASSIC]

Class act Classic Industries 

Is it safe to say that when the 68 Charger grilles come out that they will be the same price

Yes. As far as I know, the 68's should be same price when they are released.

[CLASSIC]

I backed out of my order to for the same reason.

Not an issue. Simply PM me here with your customer number, our IT dept. can find your abandoned cart and will honor the introductory price.

[CLASSIC]

So will there be group buys?

Hello 472 R/T SE,

Thank you for the inquiry. There are no plans for group buys at this time. But you can sign up for our Eblast and take advantage of our frequent promotions like some of the other members here have done if you are looking for a good deal.

[1974dodgecharger]

Class act Classic Industries 

Is it safe to say that when the 68 Charger grilles come out that they will be the same price

Yes. As far as I know, the 68's should be same price when they are released.

cant wait for that grill....my grill was so bad I just said, screw it paint it black and my tabs that hold it up are busted.

[JB400]

I'm curious as to how many projects have been sitting on hold because of a lack of grilles?

[cavemanno1]

Honestly, I can't understand how it is cost effective for them to tool this thing up.  The 68/69 Charger market is not very big and the trend of actually doing the restorations has probably peaked.  They could probably make money off the item over the course of many years but I don't see it happening quickly at all.  

I have looked into making them!Have a friend who has a toolmaking company http://www.mould-tech.hu/

Just the tooling ALONE would have cost at least 55-60k us dollar.Then you have the plastic you have to use which needs some hardening part in it like carbonfiber or some other sort of bits,plus UV resistand chemicals!It's very complicated and everything ads up.The number of items you wanna make the tooling gonna be more expensive,the plastic you have to use,manufacturing,shipping etc.

I bet they have at least 100k tied up at least in the whole thing!To be honest their price is more then reasonable,dare to say it's cheap!!!Cheap to compare what els is available.If i needed one i would not hesitate to buy it and just because the price jumped up by 70 bucks would not miss it!Of course if the item is sound!


After all it's better to have their grill then nothing at all or a nos one from eBay for 2500 bucks!

[VegasCharger]

Lets say at 100,000 invested to produce these 69 grilles, CI would have to sell 104 units at $970.00 to recoup their investment and be in the black. If these are ball bark numbers then it's safe to say that at least 500 grilles are being produced 

[cavemanno1]

Lets say at 100,000 invested to produce these 69 grilles, CI would have to sell 104 units at $970.00 to recoup their investment and be in the black. If these are ball bark numbers then it's safe to say that at least 500 grilles are being produced  

Those are the figures we have calculated at least!These are only rough numbers and i only know the cost for the tooling that would have been made over here!

But i was told the Chinese companies work cheaper and just as good.They work cheaper because their raw material in not accounted forin the price!Over here they calculate the raw material for the tool because that is at least 40 percent of the price!Apparently the Chinese don't calculate this because they have unlimited sources.

So IF classic industries got their tooling from china,which I'm sure they did,then their tooling would be much less then somewhere else where the raw material takes up almost half of the cost!They get thier other productes from chine,don't they.So have conection already for making other parts i'm sure they got the tooling from there then!Which is fine as long as the product it good.
So if they got it made there then got in injected moulded in the States to cut the huge shipping and packaging costs!IMO but it is just my guess!This is how i would do it if i had 100k!

Was told the tooling cost depends on the number of items planned to produce!Different matterial needed for the tool to make 1000 products, 5-10,000 and so and so!

Anyway,hats off to them for making them and I'm sure they can make more then 500 just to get back their investment!

[Charger-Bodie]

You also have to consider the stuff they will sell to someone buying a grille that maybe wouldn't have bought from them if they weren't offering the grille.

[rebby]

Why did the price jump up so quick? 


Luke

I'd like to know as well. I was actually in the process of checking out when the price jumped. I decided last minute to grab a few other odds and ends that I needed as well and once I got those items added and started the checkout process I was welcomed with an increase in price. I bailed on the entire order (nearly $2000) at that point. I'm still a little pissed about the whole ordeal and, as much as I'd like one of these grilles, I still can't get myself to pull the trigger after the "bait & switch" that I experienced.

CLASSIC, can you speak to this at all? It sure left a sour taste in my mouth.

Sorry for the inconvenience, please PM me with your customer number and we will have our IT team find your abandoned cart and contact you to honor the initial pricing. We did have an introductory price listed initially, but after a full accounting of all costs involved with the initial shipment, the decision was made to make a slight adjustment. However, if you had a cart in the works during the price change, we will honor the introductory price for you.

Fantastic! You certainly didn't have to do that and I greatly appreciate you going out of your way to do so. I've been going through my cart to remove a few parts that I ordered from another supplier and add a few more parts that I'd initially forgotten. I'm going to thumb through the catalog again this morning to make sure that I didn't miss anything else. I'll PM you my customer number. Thanks again.

As for those commenting on my decision to back out of my order the other night over a $70 price increase... It wasn't the price increase that upset me, at $970 these are still a very fair deal (especially when you consider the 20% off coupon), what upset me was the fact that I was actively working my way through the checkout process when I was hit with the price increase. If I had chosen NOT to add a bunch of weather stripping, wiring, and other miscellaneous part, I would never have even known about the price increase. The order would have been submitted and done with. The fact is that I have a grille that will work for my project, I am taking this opportunity to have a better grille. I was not, in any way, delaying my project by not ordering.

[TUFCAT]

I think they will sell lots of them.  Even some cars that have already been restored could benefit from a new grille.  Great product, probably the best new reproduction part of the year!

[Mopar Nut]

I think they will sell lots of them.  Even some cars that have already been restored could benefit from a new grille.  Great new product, probably the best new reproduction part of the year!

[HANDM]

I think they will sell lots of them.  Even some cars that have already been restored could benefit from a new grille.  Great new product, probably the best new reproduction part of the year!

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If I had the extra g laying around, I would already have one.....

[Homerr]

My first thought was wondering if they bought the bobfist molds.

[Lennard]

If we keep mentioning here how cheap and good of a deal this grill is for this price, we will be paying more $$ for it soon!
The merchandising boss is reading this.

[JB400]

I don't consider $1000 cheap.

[Lennard]

I don't consider $1000 cheap.

Neither do I but a lot of people that replied here, do. I just hope that it's still going to be around this price when I get the $ saved to buy it.

[dyslexic teddybear]

I don't consider $1000 cheap.

I don't either.


3 thoughts.....

Always good when parts are available at a reasonable price. Better then when they are priced as unobtainum.

A good, not rare, but a nice driver, completed car......is an even better deal then I thought.

And.....considering what a complete grill/headlights/wiring, and bumper cost......a Daytona nose isn't all that bad price wise. It's more of course, but not as much as I thought.

[cavemanno1]

I don't consider $1000 cheap.

Nothing is cheap in this hobby!Obviously it is a lot of money but if you look at what it cost to make them you wouldn't say it's not cheap!

Does anyone know how much Bobfist were selling his grills?If I'm correct he was asking 1500 dollar for it but i could be wrong!
 

[bakerhillpins]

If we keep mentioning here how cheap and good of a deal this grill is for this price, we will be paying more $$ for it soon!
The merchandising boss is reading this.

I don't consider $1000 cheap.

Neither do I but a lot of people that replied here, do. I just hope that it's still going to be around this price when I get the $ saved to buy it.

I didn't get that impression, I got the impression most thought it was reasonable, as do I, which is much different than cheap or outrageous.

[Lennard]

  Just on the first page of this topic alone I read "cheap" and "a steal".... the price went up soon after that.

[JamieZ]

Class act Classic Industries 

Is it safe to say that when the 68 Charger grilles come out that they will be the same price

Yes. As far as I know, the 68's should be same price when they are released.

Any idea what kind of time frame the 68s will be available?  Is it expected before the end of the year or is it sometime in 2015?  Just need to plan for the expense

[CLASSIC]

Sorry for the inconvenience, please PM me with your customer number and we will have our IT team find your abandoned cart and contact you to honor the initial pricing. We did have an introductory price listed initially, but after a full accounting of all costs involved with the initial shipment, the decision was made to make a slight adjustment. However, if you had a cart in the works during the price change, we will honor the introductory price for you.

Fantastic! You certainly didn't have to do that and I greatly appreciate you going out of your way to do so. I've been going through my cart to remove a few parts that I ordered from another supplier and add a few more parts that I'd initially forgotten. I'm going to thumb through the catalog again this morning to make sure that I didn't miss anything else. I'll PM you my customer number. Thanks again.

As for those commenting on my decision to back out of my order the other night over a $70 price increase... It wasn't the price increase that upset me, at $970 these are still a very fair deal (especially when you consider the 20% off coupon), what upset me was the fact that I was actively working my way through the checkout process when I was hit with the price increase. If I had chosen NOT to add a bunch of weather stripping, wiring, and other miscellaneous part, I would never have even known about the price increase. The order would have been submitted and done with. The fact is that I have a grille that will work for my project, I am taking this opportunity to have a better grille. I was not, in any way, delaying my project by not ordering.

Understood, and not a problem at all. Happy to help. The price change during checkout was completely unintentional on our part. We will make sure you are taken care of. Looking forward to your PM.

[CLASSIC]

Class act Classic Industries 

Is it safe to say that when the 68 Charger grilles come out that they will be the same price

Yes. As far as I know, the 68's should be same price when they are released.

Any idea what kind of time frame the 68s will be available?  Is it expected before the end of the year or is it sometime in 2015?  Just need to plan for the expense

Thank you for the interest. We are hoping to have them by the end of this year, but do not want to make any promises in case there are unexpected delays. We will post here when our first shipment arrives.