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General Category => MG Sports Cars => Topic started by: mgb260 on October 13, 2011, 12:50:21 AM

Title: link to Ashley info
Post by: mgb260 on October 13, 2011, 12:50:21 AM
http://www.ashleygt.co.uk/
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: CJ Steak on October 13, 2011, 11:25:59 AM
Wow... what a beautiful transformation.

Looks like they may not want to ship though?

I wouldn't mind building one of these for my wife. Spridgets around here are incredibly cheap to purchase.
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: mgb260 on October 13, 2011, 12:06:19 PM
Prices are good also, right now $1.5 to one  British Lb. I'm sure you could find shipping but would be expensive. Best bet would be for Moss to catalog it.
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: Moderator on October 13, 2011, 01:43:35 PM
QuoteBest bet would be for Moss to catalog it.

Don't hold your breath.  Resellers are reluctant to invest in inventory that (a) doesn't turn over quickly, (b) takes a lot of storage space, (c) has relatively high shipping/packaging costs, and (d) is easily damaged in shipping or by a botched installation. Drop-shipping from UK to North America isn't a great option because of long lead times and because it defeats economies of scale. Moss has been burned on MGB Sebring fenders, and no longer catalogs them.
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: mgb260 on October 13, 2011, 09:29:48 PM
Another idea, find out how they ship Hawk Cobra bodies from England to U.S. and South African GT40's to U.S. Maybe they wait until they get multiple orders and use one large crate with them stacked inside. Maybe 3rd party shipping co? I know our mill ships paper to Taiwan and China cheaper than to Colorado because the ships want to go back loaded. Maybe there is a U.S. ship that will give a cut rate if they have  a lightly loaded ship coming back to the U.S.
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: RMO 699F on October 14, 2011, 11:29:33 AM
I like the Spitfire GT kit too!
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: mgb260 on October 15, 2011, 12:07:05 AM
Hey Mike, I like that kit too. The guys on the Experience Spitfire board hated it! Bunch of purists! LOL
Title: Re: link to Ashley info
Post by: Preform Resources on October 15, 2011, 05:35:49 PM
All the purists dislike the modified cars, no matter how good they look, leaves plenty of room for those that dare to be different!
Dave Craddock