It was only a matter of time before the classic fastback Mustang body style was reproduced. Dynacorn Classic Bodies Inc., which offers body shells for 67-69 Camaros and various 50’s Chevy trucks, is now producing a 1967 Mustang fastback shell. That’s pretty remarkable in our opinion. Produced in China, the quality is significantly better than the factory could produce forty years ago due to better manufacturing and welding tolerances.
At $15,500 you receive a crated shell with doors and trunk lid. Considering the prices on poor condition “real” fastbacks has surpassed this mark, we think this is pretty good deal for something that only requires primer, paint and assembly.
Learn more at Dynacorn’s website.
If you buy one, or have bought one, please let us know as we’d like to do a follow-up story.
The car industry is possibly the worst example that there is …. regardless of whether the car is apparently made in USA, Germany, England or wherever, there are some very nasty surprises for anyone who is trying to be patriotic - such as ….
Jaguar (British) - owned by Ford (American), their diesel engines are built by Peugeot (French)
Land Rover (British) - previously owned by BMW (German) and now by Ford (American), they will shortly be using engines built by Ford in Cologne, Germany (in the factory that is still manufacturing V8 truck engines for the USA)
Volvo (Swedish) - owned by Ford (American), they have used engines built by Renault, Peugeot and Citroen (French) and Porsche (German)
Saab (Swedish) - owned by GM (American), they still use an engine developed from the Triumph Dolomite (British)
Nissan (Japanese) - some models are made in England and USA, and they have used engines from Renault (French)
Honda (Japanese) - some models are made in England and USA
This even applies to low-production specialist cars like
a) TVR and Marcos (British) - most models use the “British” Rover V8 engine, which was actually bought from Buick in 1967 (American). They both used to offer a 4 cylinder engine from Volvo (Swedish).
b) Morgan (British) - fitted now with a BMW V8 engine (German), instead of the Rover V8 (”British”)
c) Lotus (British) - sold by GM (American) to Kia (Korean) some years ago, the Elise has just dropped the MG engine (which is based on a japanese Honda Civic) for a Toyota (Japanese) engine
d) Bentley (British) - owned by Audi (German)
e) Rolls Royce (British) - owned by BMW (German)
f) Lamborghini (Italian) - owned by Audi (German)
I have found a solution though …. build the car yourself, and chose which parts you want to fit !!!! My AC Cobra 289 replica has a fibreglass body and zinc-plated chassis, MGR V8 front suspension, EBS front brakes, MGC rear suspension, Rover V8 engine and gearbox, Cobra seats, Wilton carpets and Smiths instruments (ALL MADE IN ENGLAND) :satisfied - but no Anti-Lock Brakes or Fuel Injection (from Bosch, Germany) …. and although I did decide to fit an Offenhauser inlet manifold and Holley carburettors (American), I still have the original SU (English) carburettors stored in my cellar.
In the States, you could build a similar kit car (from ERA, Factory Five, etc.) using components from an older Ford Mustang (made in America) …. :wow:
…. but in the real world, you cannot be truly patriotic any more, so just try to buy a brand that allegedly comes from your country.
By England. May 21st, 2008 at 7:53 pmNothing wrong with something being made in china. I have a friend that has a factory in china. They make machine tools, they make them to quality standards except they make thim dirt cheap. China supplies all the workforce, the building, the parts… Better yet they supply everything. You pay the the final production cost. This cost a lot of money to set up, but you can make a fortune. Does it hurt the US economy? Yes! If you don’t think so you’re a fool. Go try to buy someing in China made in USA it’s taxed high. Only the truely wealthy can afford these items in their country. We americans should take pride in our country and tax the products that come into our country as well. Sure my friend won’t be as rich, but he like other business men and women will still be making millions from their China owned companies.
By USA#1. May 21st, 2008 at 7:38 pmFirst and foremost, these body shells are not made in China. I hope that clears up misconception number 1. Number 2, We are not, in any way, taking away from the purists. You are still welcome to be purists. We are offering a cost effective alternative. It takes nothing away from the original cars. Number 3, if you can restore an original Mustang for under $15,000.00 then you are cutting a lot of corners and using a lot of body filler. Number 4, there have been several of these body shellsl made into full cars. Sammy Hagar’s Red Rocker, Fods car at SEMA, CDC’s award winning car at SEMA and our Phanton DSCII.
It is too bad the naysayers have to flap before they learn the facts. Anyone that wants any further information is very welcome to call us and ask all the questions they like. We will be happy to answer any and all questions as they come. Call 805-486-2612.
By Jim Christina. April 22nd, 2008 at 12:23 pmYou have got to be kidding me. Don’t you guys have something better to argue about?
By John Doe. April 14th, 2008 at 7:18 pmthe cos of shipping a rough as ORIGINAL shell is no different in the cost to send one of these repro ones. shipping one to new zealand (where i live) is still going to be expencive. so why have to pay the extra for an original shell, plus the extra money poured into it to get it up to scratch, when you can buy one of these and just paint it? An original fastback mustang here go’s for about $85-100,000NZD which equates to about $70-85,000US so there is obviously a huge advantage to buying a repro shell and even doing it up as a replica!
By king_pom. April 1st, 2008 at 11:55 pm$15K, and made in China!!! Screw that… Dynacorn probably has $2,500 in it and is raping consumers - just like any company that manufactures their product over there…
By Boomer. July 29th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
You are exactly right on that. HBO had a special on wal-mart the other night.
Wal-mart spends only 17 cent to make a toy over in china. Then bring it over here and sell it for $14.95.
Thats insane to pay that kind of money for a half-ass chinese made body. Also no vin# either. You have to fight dmv to get a vin #. Dynacorn can go to hell far as im concerned. That ought to be ashamed of themselves for offering that car for that kind of money.
You already now they put lead paint in damn toys. You’ll spend probably about 40k-50k or more in finishing that bitch. Then a year later it starts to rust cause they put cheap ass china metal in it. The quarter panels,fenders and all that other S*** china makes for those mustangs ain’t worth a damn. Rust not long after you put it on.
By Brent. February 26th, 2008 at 6:36 pmThe “invisible hand of the free market” naysayers. I’m glad I live in a free-market, capitalist country that is so vast it can reproduce a Mustang or Camaro body. Is it priced too high? Not likely. Repro. bodies are not necessities like food and shelter; therfore, Dynacorn charges what the market will pay. Now that’s fair!
By Minnesota Mike. December 3rd, 2007 at 7:36 pmHey! 1/2″ Bondo Boy, have you even seen one of these repro. bodies? Sounds like you’re speaking out the wrong orifice.
I’ve been working on classic Mustangs for several years now and when you talking about value there is only 1 criterion and that is “originality”. A restoration job is not counted by the numbers of body panels replaced but by the panels which are kept original. No aftermarket body panels for me! I always get the best driving experiance when I know it’s original and this can be a standard 1966 coupe with 3-speed instead of a new 1968 fake body equiped with new engine etc… .
By Johan De Smedt. November 25th, 2007 at 8:39 amEuropean Mustang fan.
To me it really doesn’t matter where the shell is made, because that’s not the problem.
The problem is that by building these shells Dynacorn is taking away from the magic of owning a real 67 fastback. I mean just because you have a “Mona Lisa” hanging on the wall, doesn’t mean that you own a “Davinci”
I’m currently restoring an ORIGINAL 67 fastback, and I have already invested over $50,000 into it. That’s the thing though, $50,000 and its still only half finished, but that’s what it takes. I am not a rich person. I have saved for 3 years, and had to take out a loan to build my dream car. It has slight fabrications, and a custom interior, but to me it’s still an original.
The problem is that these “67” fastback shells, ruin it for all the people who have dedicated a lot of time & money into owning a rare and unique vehicle.
After all that time, money & effort, peoples dream cars are going to be as unique, and rare as a Holden Commodore.
That’s the problem.
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By J.H.A.A. November 9th, 2007 at 1:36 am[…] Ford had their usual prominent position at the front of the main exhibit hall. This year they were pushing Volvo performance (which I think is long overdue because turbo Volvos hold tremendous potential), and also Ford’s restoration parts licensing program. To this end they had a very impressive display of 67 and 68 Fastbacks which had been completely restored and modernized using a combination of Ford Racing parts and Ford licensed restoration parts. The biggest “part” of all being the Dynacorn fastback reproduction bodies. Ford had one suspended above the tradeshow floor for all to admire. […]
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By hönö. November 3rd, 2007 at 8:52 amFor me, its not about what its worth, its a Kit, Mustang… I plan on buying one and with a 2004 crashed Cobra. I will use everything that I can from the doner… I dont care if its a real 67, for the fact that if I had a real one I would never drive it, because its not about the money, its about being able to drive it with out fear of what would happen if you had your real 67 out and you got plowed into buy some goober in a truck with no insurence… that would be a real travasty, let alone reason enough to go this rout for the one that wants to drive it and not worry about how many miles you cant put on it, these hard core guys have taken the real 67s and made them unreachable for most people,,, I give Kudos and many thanks for the chance to have a 67, and mine will be better, super charged and 6 speed, anti lock disk brakes, the dash will even work with just a little modding, hell I may even use the air bags… so I will have a brand new car without the worries of it crappin out somewhere on the road.
By Dougie. October 21st, 2007 at 5:59 pmOne of the great things about the United States is you can do what you choose in regard to this shell. If you like it and can afford it, you can buy it and tell anyone who will listen why you did. If you think it is a travesty, you can choose not to buy it and tell anyone who will listen what you think. That is a good thing either way. One potential upside is this may help moderate the prices people are getting for poor quality originals. That might make it more affordable for those who are opposed to Chinese goods to buy an original. I would be curious if anyone knows how you would register this. Could you take the VIN from an absolute basket case from a junkyard and apply that to the car, for instance? I know of a car near my house that is a wrecked rusted shell. It will never go on the road again. But it does have a VIN plate…
By molson63. August 15th, 2007 at 4:36 amI like how the article says “requires only primer, paint, and assembly”. Its gonna be a little harder than that making 40 year old parts fit a brand new body. I think the final word on the fit and finish of these will come down to the time invested in body work. If you just buy one of these and slap an Earl Schibe paintjob on it it without any metalwork will probably look like crap, but so would an original.
These are a good thing though, they will keep some of the people who are building clones from chopping up originals.
By Eric. August 13th, 2007 at 6:32 amThe discussion about WHERE it is made is a smokescreen. The examination one of the Ford mags just did showed the car was for real, and better in most ways than the cars that plopped out of Dearborn and San Jose.
And if you think those guys were Gepetto putting them together in ‘68 , you have another thing coming. The best car they ever built would be a reject in today’s world.
Any pile of mild steel that takes that many welds is going to need metal finishing and work before painting, regardless of where it comes from. You can’t plan to scuff it and spray it and call it good. It would be a hell of a lot easier than plugging the holes in something that’s been rotting in a shed for 30 years.
But IMHO, this is all a smokescreen — WHERE it’s made is not important, WHAT you have when you’re done is the real problem.
There is no unanimity among the 50 DMV’s about how a car built from this shell (or a Camaro) can or should be titled.
For as great an advancement as this is — and it beats the crap out of stitiching a rust-bucket 2V 289 back together — when it is all done, you have something that looks like a ‘68 FB but isn’t. No VIN, good luck selling it. Swap VIN to the new body? A felony in most states.
Dynacorn needs to get on the ball and figure out how to handle THESE issues before they go too much farther.
By Ragtop Man. August 12th, 2007 at 10:59 amI bought and “s” code ‘67 Stang in 1988(sold it…biggest mistake of my life!) I remember sitting in it when i got it home that early August night, i must have walked a round it 100 times, got in and out 100 times, all the while trying to connect with it “spiritually”. Imagining where it must have traveled, was she ever used as a get away car, look… an old early 70’s AC/DC concert ticket stub in the defrost vent… get my drift… to each their own, but for this oldtimer, melted down pots and pans will never replace the real deal,cuz the fakes lack one thing the originals can never lose…”Carisma”!!!
By Big Gord. August 11th, 2007 at 6:48 pmHello to all they are Antonio and to write dall Italy. my dream to be to possess a ford fastback and to want to ask you if to be able to find also documents in order then to begin the completion of the car. Thanks Antonio
By Antonio. August 7th, 2007 at 4:44 pmDoes it come with fortune cookies too?
By Lee. August 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pmStamped steel spot welded together. Whether Americans do it or someone else does it, the result is still the same. Stamped steel spot welded together.
By Smith. August 4th, 2007 at 3:07 pmbuy american, stay american. im currently in iraq fighting for america…tho its SUPPOSED to be a mustang, its still chinese! dont waste money on chinese cars trying to be american muscle.
By Jeremy. August 2nd, 2007 at 11:07 pmI don’t think the fact that it’s a repo body would cause the price to drop if it were being sold as a resto mod. I wouldn’t consider replacing the body on say a factory GT car that you want to keep original as it would certainly bring the value down. But look at what many of the eleanor clone guys are doing, selling these cars for $80k+; I don’t think using a repo body will deter customers who are in the market for the eleanor or GT350/500/KR clones. If I were buying a clone, I wouldn’t care if the body was original, after all it is a clone. I don’t see the car losing value either. Even if it takes you 30-35K to build one, what’s it worth once it’s done?? Say 25K? So you lost 10 grand. Sure you could restore a rare GT 390 fastback and maybe even make some profit. But if you have an original fastback that needs restored, you could easily spend $30k rebuilding it and be lucky to get your money back. It really just depends on the purchase price of the car. As of late, even junkers are bringing in big dollars. The shell is appealing to me because I have a coupe. The original body is not perfect, and next time it needs paint, it will be time to redo the Quarters; the doors leaving nothing to be desired, and the drivers side rocker panel needs replaced as well. The rear floor pan could also a pass. side replacement. I’d also like to replace the decklid. See where I’m going here…. to do all this stuff and get it done right it’d easily cost me 5 grand if not more. To me I’ll have to ask myself whether it’s really worth it or just to buy a shell like this and swap the drivetrain over.
By mike. August 2nd, 2007 at 2:00 pmBy the time it reached the East coast, you would have punched a big hole in twenty grand with shipping, insurance, taxes, etc. Add another fifteen grand to get it on the road. Many months of tracking down and buying parts. So where is the advantage. If I owned an original and had all the trim and such at hand, I would maybe consider it. In the end, I would have a repop restrorod that would be worth maybe half.
By Retyler. August 2nd, 2007 at 4:27 amWhat about a new FORD truck. Is it still an American car? because you know many of it’s parts are manufactured outside the U.S.? Oh yeah, Toyota has plants in the U.S. where it’s vehicles are assembled; are they American made? Would I be a ricer if I drive a Toyota that was assembled in the U.S.? Bottom line is, if you built it, it’s American. If you hired some shmoe to build your engine, paint the body, assemble the interior, etc… and all you do is drive it, then it really doesn’t matter where the body was stamped and welded or where the crank was cast. According to the article: “the quality is significantly better than the factory could produce forty years ago due to better manufacturing and welding tolerances”….to me this is the most important thing of all, Quality. And it’s better than what Ford could produce. We are after the look…. It doesn’t matter where it is made unless quality is an issue and obviously it is not. A 67 fastback is a 67 fastback, just like a 65 cobra is a 65 cobra. If you want to spend big $$$ on the original stuff be my guest. If you’re a collector I can understand. Aside from that, the hobbyist will not know the difference.
By mike. August 1st, 2007 at 4:08 pmI care less whether my toothbrush, ipod, tennis shoes or t-shirt is made overseas than my muscle car’s body.
A lot of our peers would build that car up from the Dynacorn shell and call it an American Muscle Car, and a significant percentage of those same folks may poke fun at “rice rockets” and other import performance cars.
I’m sorry, but if your fastback is chinese made, and you have a nice little stroker motor with a chinese crank and rods, and you have a nice polished intake made in China, and all of that crap, than you do not have an American muscle car, no matter how you try and defend it. It may have a rumble and not the trademark fart can sound of your average import, but it will mostly be an import nonetheless.
Globalization is a fact that no one here is trying to deny (at least I hope not). But, just because it’s a fact doesn’t negate the fact that really outstanding quality American parts are still made by countless companies for our cars, and as long as they’re still made I am going to buy them.
By jtfairlane. August 1st, 2007 at 3:48 pmOh yeah, and if it’s made from the original tooling, isn’t that a good thing?? How come you would need 1/2 inch of bondo on a shell thats stamped from original tooling. To me, that would be even better. Check out Dynacorn’s site and the reviews that are posted. The metal is thicker, and they’ve made many structural improvements FORD left out.
By mike. August 1st, 2007 at 2:40 pmDynacorn is an American company. The company I work for which I will not name, is a fortune 100 company which is the second larget employer in my state??? This means they employ a lot of Americans. However, our suppliers are from all over the world. 76 different countries including China. Should my company stop using outside resources?? What would happen if it only relied on Americans to supply the parts?? Do you think we would still be the second largest employer or be able to maintain the profit levels? NO!! If Dynocorn relied only on U.S. manufacturing all of it’s employees would be out of jobs because no one in their right mind would buy an aftermarket shell for the even more rediculously inflated price. I’m really sick and tired of this site having to bash on everything because it’s made outside the U.S. I’d buy the shell, I don’t care where it’s made, and in doing so, I would help to keep the American company (Dynacorn) in business.
By mike. August 1st, 2007 at 2:38 pmAssclowns….?!?!? It wouldn’t supprise me if alot of this shell is made fro the origional tooling the purchase from a ford scrap sale !!!! Chines are big on the junk sales….. its cheaper for them to buy every one elses junk, put 5,000,000 people on it for rig it together and an other 1,000,000 people to keep it running, than it is for them to actually make or buy new stuff, I’ve been involved in several dealing with them.
As for Capitalism…… Guess again, we are the only capitialist in this game, they have a fixed economy, thier money isn’t traded on the world marked, they use AMERICAN $$$, Their goverment sets their currency value…… You can’t compete against it, if the see you coming to compete they just change your value and they only let in what they want and can benifit from……
By dfree383. August 1st, 2007 at 6:55 amdon’t be assclowns!! Do you have any idea how much time and money Dynacorn has invested in building this shell? The company has probably invested hundreds of thousands, if not millions of its own dollars into the production of the shell. The engineering, R&D, Machinery, etc… The cost of labor is only a fraction of its cost. The company needs to make that money back. That’s business folks; and guess what, I’m sure there will be no problem selling them at that asking price.
By mike. July 31st, 2007 at 4:04 pmam i getting this right? so with cheaper overseas labor you can sell a vehicle shell for 15 grand. detroit can make a shell, put a drivetrain in it, interior, wheels, and wire it all up for say around 20 grand off the dealer showroom floor with “expensive” american labor. you would think that just a shell would’t cost so much. but mabey i’m not factoring in the money saving power of mass production.
By Brian. July 31st, 2007 at 3:06 pm$15,500? I’m doing a complete ground up rebuild on my car and when I’m done I won’t have that much in the whole car! I would not pay the much for a shell. But then it’s not aimed at the hobby market. It’s for the rich kids that don’t want a rusty pile of history. Cut that price in half and maybe I would consider building one.
By Ed. July 31st, 2007 at 12:22 pmWho cares where they choose to have it made?
If you truly believe in things American, then above all you MUST believe in American capitalism and the concept of a free market.
If an American company can get products made for less using foreign resources, they by all means they should. This creates competition, lowers prices, frees up domestic resources, and most importantly puts more net dollars into our economy in the form of consumer surplus. (Spending less on an item means you have more money to spend on other goods.)
The so-called “loss of jobs” is really a short sighted concern. Economists are pretty unanimous in their agreement that globalization is good for America. In fact these concerns were very similar in the post industrial revolution where people felt companies who bought machines and automation were trying to obsolete the need for manual labor.
Think about it this way; if a company can replace five line workers with a machine; then yes in the short run those five line workers are out of THAT job. They need to adapt, learn new skills, and ultimately there is a net balance because it may take five workers to build, install, sell and service that machine.
In the same way, if Dynacorn goes overseas to produce a vehicle shell; yes it could mean that four people aren’t employed in the US for fabrication or welding; however I guarantee there are four new jobs created for managing the overseas supplier; performing Quality checks, US customs, freight, etc. etc.
This is macro-economics 101 folks.
By Editor. July 31st, 2007 at 12:16 pmNo reason why it couldnt be made here for the same price or less. We make $15,000 complete economy cars all the time. Its just a shell !! Probably weight 1500# and multiply that by $4 per pound and you will see what its really worth………….
The $15k is just a market price they think it will sell for.
By dfree383. July 31st, 2007 at 11:56 amDoes anybody know how succesfull or not Dynacorn has been with the sales on this 67 ?
By Boom427. July 30th, 2007 at 8:56 pmI am not surprised w/some of the previous comments. Manufactured in (fill in the blank)? BFD. I’m buying as soon as Dynacorn builds a 65-66 FB shell. A rust-free shell is a blank canvas.
By papacito. July 30th, 2007 at 6:02 pmi won’t waste 15,000 dollar to buy this old war-horse mustang car.
By test. July 30th, 2007 at 4:49 pmIt’s called comparative advantage! Would you want to work for a couple dollars a day and be forced to live in a shithole and eat nothing but rice?? No, you wouldn’t; none of us would, so stop complaining. We have it made compared to the rest of the world.
By mike. July 30th, 2007 at 4:47 pmIn the mid sixties the USA made over 52% of the world goods. This country at that time was into heavy manufacturing, not anymore! Here we are nearly fifty years later and it coming right back at us, same era but new century. What happened? I think it’s a shame that our own ‘67 Mustang is coming to us from a foreign country.
By Mike Pliego. July 30th, 2007 at 4:23 pmOh, by the way, look at some labels on products in your house. I bet the ones with “made in USA” will be far outnumbered, 4,5, or even 10:1. Weather you like it or not, its happening. Look at the shirt on your back, are you ashamed everytime you put it on, because i can promise, its not made in the USA.
By Andy. July 30th, 2007 at 3:07 pmOne magazine i get, Mustangs and Fast Fords, went to a shop that bought one, and measured it, all of the metal was as thick, or much thicker than original, and they were very impressed with the fit and finish. 1/2″ of bondo?? Come on, i dont think i would even do that, do you really think that a shop that paid $15000 for a bare shell is gonna accept that kind of quality, or use 1/2″ of bondo? They would either send it back, or do some metal work rather than slap some mud on it.
By Andy. July 30th, 2007 at 3:05 pmI am making the claim of great fit. I know of one camaro, which I have been personally watching the shop build up around a dynacorn convertable shell. The car was in primer last time I saw it. No evidence of 1/2 of bondo anywhere. All the body lines fit nicely. In fact, I would not have even known this was an aftermarket shell had I not asked. Most of us who own original mustangs can admit that there is nothing Ford did that was spectacular with these cars, they were thrown together and intened to be basic vehicles. They were not high dollar cars for their time, they were not luxury cars. The metal is nothing special. I wouldn’t be surprised if the aftermarket shells are in fact “better” than the original stuff. Hell, the majority of the aftermarket parts for these cars are made in China anyway and none of us seem to have a problem using them.
By mike. July 30th, 2007 at 1:52 pmHas anyone here seen the shell in person? I saw the year one camaro from dynacorn already completed and it had a half inch of bondo on the edge in the fender. you can see where they open the door. and the fit overall was pretty bad. they even tried to hide how much filler was in it by taping it off and painting the other half black lol. Who is making these claims of great fit? and who is corroborating it? because on paper they seem good, but that is just the selling company saying it. Until I see a bare shell assembled without paint, I’ll judge it myself
By brian williams. July 30th, 2007 at 12:11 pmConsidering how much shabby condition Fastbacks go far and the nut cases that pay those overinflated prices, I’m glad to see reproduction body shells.
For about $30,000 you could built your own A-list Resto-Mod with the same quality you would find in many custom shops around the country and because its not one of the “rare” real Mustangs per-say why would you feel bad putting a hot EFI engine into it and all the other latest bits??
All we need now is reproduction ‘65 to ‘66 fastbacks and ‘69-’70 fastbacks and then you can build any f’in Mustang you want from a Shelby 350 to a Boss 429. Imagine a Boss 429 built with today’s knowledge and it would scream… I for one will not be able to afford a real boss nor would I pay 6 digits for a sloppy handling, bad braking and generally unsafe Muscle Car from the bad old days.
By Anthony. July 29th, 2007 at 10:39 pmI’ll rather pay that kind of money for an original American made body. This aftermarket piece is nice but “Made in China” would always be in my conscience and would eventually eat me up. But that’s just me Country Boy thinking out loud.
By 390King. July 29th, 2007 at 8:00 pmI’m concerned how well original parts or aftermarket parts will fit on the body…..Has anyone seen a completed one yet?
By Lee. July 29th, 2007 at 7:42 pmLets call it ” Muschang “
By Lee. July 29th, 2007 at 7:38 pmBTW, I have seen a few of the reproduction Camaro bodies already at shows. The fit and finish is nice. I don’t know how much time went into them, but the body lines were perfect, if not better than the original stuff. The company seems to know what they are doing.
By mike. July 29th, 2007 at 5:27 pm$2500? Are you kidding me??? There is probably $2500 in raw materials in there. Do you know the price of steel nowadays? Not cheap. Everybody complains about how much of our stuff is made in china, do you have any idea how much steel we ship there?? Not just for products they produce for us, but for their buildings. They provide a ton of AMERICAN jobs doing that.
Think what the cost would be if you went into a Paddock catolog and ordered all the parts to build a 67 body. IT would be huge, then the labor of welding them all together and getting the fit and finish better than factory, i bet it would be well over $15000.
By Andy. July 29th, 2007 at 5:23 pmWill you people get over it already, shit is made in China, and it will continue to be, so get used to it. If Dynacorn tried to produce it in the U.S.A, guess what?, the price would be double…..then there would be no market for it, which means no buyers. The company has to make money right?? Who would buy a new shell for $30k when you can get an original for half that?
This is a good thing. It will keep the price of originals down. Why would you pay 20K for an overpriced original which needs to be restored when you can build one from the ground up. Kit car or not, it’s all the same shit, metal is metal. If the parts line up and the body lines are good, what is the difference.
Its the same attitude people have toward reproduction cobras; Oh, it’s a “kit car” so it’s lame. When in reality, it is built better and can outperform the technology of 40 years ago. All we are after is the look anyway.
By mike. July 29th, 2007 at 5:18 pm$15K, and made in China!!! Screw that… Dynacorn probably has $2,500 in it and is raping consumers - just like any company that manufactures their product over there…
By Boomer. July 29th, 2007 at 4:05 pmBuy a foreign made body and put many American made pieces into finishing it, and ending up with a piece of American Muscle history and Tradition. so thats wrong.
But so many people, maybe even you, dont hesitate to go drop 20 to 30k on a car that is manufactured and assembled in Asia somewhere. That car represents so many of the things that are hurting america today.
Lets face it, that body made in America, would be in the area of $20 to 25 thousand. That would put it way out of reach for so many of the people that really want that car. Like you and me.
Some people say, ohh the foreign made crap, how could you buy that garbage, the quality is terrible. By all accounts i have heard, the quality of the repro bodies are of much higher quality than the originals.
Am i going to buy one?? Nope cant afford it, and not quite the same for me, but the way i figure it, it leaves so many more cars for others, when people are buying new rather than finding a buildable shell.
By Andy. July 29th, 2007 at 2:43 pmWhy not? We live in a global economy whether we want to or not. I don’ t see how this hurts anyone in the United States. It only helps. Once you have this Chinese-made body, you buy American engine and drive train parts, employ American painters and use American-made electrical components, etc., etc. Not only that, you keep a great American tradition alive.
By HankyJ. July 29th, 2007 at 10:10 amA Chinese made Mustang body? No thanks.
By jtfairlane. July 29th, 2007 at 9:53 am