Assembly of Mark Ascher's '65 GS 4-speed car

Discussion in ''Da Nailhead' started by Brian, Sep 25, 2007.

  1. SkylarkNut

    SkylarkNut Well-Known Member

    Deal

    Looking forward to it. My car is in heavy slumber mode in a heated shead north of town. It will be there until April.

    kg
     
  2. moleary

    moleary GOD Bless America

    Whoa!!! Watch that damn belt buckle mister:af:

    Looking sharp!
     
  3. Mark Ascher

    Mark Ascher 65GS.com

    Kevin,

    You should stop by sometime this winter and have a beverage in the shop.
    :beer
    You could stop by with the car when the weather gets warmer.

    "Whoa!!! Watch that damn belt buckle mister!
    Looking sharp!"

    Mark, ok I admit it - that was a totally staged shot!
     
  4. moleary

    moleary GOD Bless America

    yeah, yeah, yeah....It is the principal of the matter for the youth who view the page! Only experienced makes one cringe on that:beers2:
     
  5. jaredyocum

    jaredyocum Well-Known Member

    Mark , I would love to have a larger copy of your avitar .That is the coolest I have ever seen!
     
  6. Mark Ascher

    Mark Ascher 65GS.com

    Jared,

    I transferred all my files to my laptop, and I found the large files of that art. It was drawn by Mark Balfe, who created monster car art for Ed Roth during a 6 or 7 year period in the 80s/90s.
    I have had several requests for it, but I had misplaced/named it, and it was hiding on some archived CDs. If anyone wants it (for personal use of course!) send me your e-mail address.

    Mark
     
  7. jaredyocum

    jaredyocum Well-Known Member

    That would be just great ! My email address is ysstrucks@censattwb.com By the way that is a class A job your doing on your 65. I only hope that one day when my children are grown and have taken there projects with them I can tear mine that far apart and do it in that fashion . Thanks again !



    Jared
     
  8. la 65 gs

    la 65 gs Well-Known Member

    It's nothing that a boat load of time and money can't take care of .
    Wouldn't you agree , Mark? I think we both have a lot more of each in our cars than either care to consider. And it isn't getting any cheaper or easier to find parts as time goes by.:eek2:
    Loren
     
  9. Mark Ascher

    Mark Ascher 65GS.com

    Jared - it's sent!

    Loren - I couldn't agree more! The parts situation is nuts. The NOS front park light on ebay is just one, but I just heard about an NOS rear emblem (goes between the tailights) on ebay that closed out at over $500.00 (!!!!!!)
    Restoring a 65 in the years ahead is going to be a real challenge.

    Mark
     
  10. la 65 gs

    la 65 gs Well-Known Member

    :Dou: Challenge may be an understatement!!
    Loren
     
  11. 64G-lark

    64G-lark Well-Known Member

    Your car looks great! I love that color combination. Could I get a copy of your avitar as well? thelittledoos@verizon.net

    Thanks Mark
     
  12. Mark Ascher

    Mark Ascher 65GS.com

    Loren,

    There will never be a big aftermarket that caters to these. What will have to happen is a small industry that makes short runs. You can see that to an extent already with Frank working on the steering wheels, and Chris offering the park and reverse lenses. More stuff is sure to come (I hope!).
    The hardest part I see is finding good parts cores for restoring. NOS is becoming out of reach for most of us. We'll have to spend the big $$$ to rechrome all that diecast :Brow: IF we can even chrome in the near future.
    As we talked about recently, finding a good 65 front bumper core is nearly impossible.

    Mark
     
  13. MBTex

    MBTex Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the copy of the Avatar.

    Mark
     
  14. Mark Ascher

    Mark Ascher 65GS.com

    Mark,

    Your welcome.

    Mark
     

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