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19/12/2007 3:39 am
DM 67 GTO conv
Received mine yesterday. A day early from UPS!!! Very Very nice. Beautifull flawless paint. A definate keeper. Waiting on my replacement for the 48 Buick woody.
19/12/2007 3:52 am
Mine had issues
I guess its just a crap shoot anymore. Mine had scratch on the windsield and the door molding didn't line up. Sad too, I was looking forward to that, so I had to call for a replacement. Also got the Wisteria 56 Lincoln and the vent window on the passenger side was way off. LOL
19/12/2007 4:02 am
The fragile emblems...
I received mine yesterday but I have to get a replacement. One of the damnably fragile photoetched emblems was damaged.
One would think that by now DM would have figured out a way to clearcoat those so they aren't subject to damage.
This is disappointing since the car was beautiful in every other respect. They really did do a great job on this one.
19/12/2007 5:30 am
I thought that DM WAS clear coating the emblems now. ??
19/12/2007 7:20 am
My GOAT came yesterday too! Very Nice, looks Great next to the Purple Cp.
19/12/2007 12:33 pm
Probably they will on production going forward, but not on past production....
already in warehouses.
20/12/2007 4:30 am
Not yet...
They definitely aren't clear coated or sealed in any way on the GTO convertible and they are very fragile.
The customer service person I spoke with said they are getting a lot of feedback from customers on this problem and she would pass my comments along about how fragile and easily damaged they are.
This has to be costing them a lot in terms of returns and shipping costs. Granted they can recycle the one I'm returning by putting a new emblem on it, but there's still the cost involved to do so.