Re: your experience with 6 cyl Packard engines: 110/Six/Clipper Six
Posted by HH56 On 2009/12/13 14:42:36
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I don't think anything but economics has happened. NOS is quickly becoming non existent and Packard is not the highest demand car for repro parts. A vendor in order to source something has to order a minimum quantity. While he might sell 10 for a Packard, might sell 1000 for a Ford or Chevy. Of course, he still has to buy a minimum of say maybe 500. That's probably the biggest hurdle in our Packard stuff.
Gets to a point where putting money and design time up front to buy 500 might take a lifetime to get back--unless it is such a thing that could command premium dollar and the few needing it would be willing to pay whatever the cost. China (and India) just happens to be places where 500 costs the same as 100 anywhere else.
One of the other posters mentioned his company looking into some piece for a Ford and discovered with minimum, it would cost so much to make that to sell & make a few cents, no one would buy. Same with proper V8 pistons one of our vendors was thinking of having made. Probably why Mopars also have the same issues.
A most deplorable trend. What is happening with folks like Merritt, Kanter, Hirsch et al
I don't think anything but economics has happened. NOS is quickly becoming non existent and Packard is not the highest demand car for repro parts. A vendor in order to source something has to order a minimum quantity. While he might sell 10 for a Packard, might sell 1000 for a Ford or Chevy. Of course, he still has to buy a minimum of say maybe 500. That's probably the biggest hurdle in our Packard stuff.Gets to a point where putting money and design time up front to buy 500 might take a lifetime to get back--unless it is such a thing that could command premium dollar and the few needing it would be willing to pay whatever the cost. China (and India) just happens to be places where 500 costs the same as 100 anywhere else.
One of the other posters mentioned his company looking into some piece for a Ford and discovered with minimum, it would cost so much to make that to sell & make a few cents, no one would buy. Same with proper V8 pistons one of our vendors was thinking of having made. Probably why Mopars also have the same issues.
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