I've talked to good people there who honestly seemed willing to solve the problem but were unable to get the boss to respond.
Every year since the early 2000s I would stop to see the boss (Carlisle, mostly) and ask him for progress and it was always "not quite done". Now his memory seems to be gone. Promises to check into the status, even to the point of having me talk to his tape recorder so that he would not forget produced no results or calls/letters/e-mails.
The boss did offer one time that my original bezel were someplace in Florida and I could go there and get them - remember, I am in Ohio and he's in Washington. I did manage to get a set of lenses (no bezels) but I seem to remember that one of the employees took care of that and this was done without the boss being consulted as they were trying to right this wrong.
I gave this to them so that all those who needed a good set lenses and bezels for their '65 Belvedere II or Satellite could get them. I've accepted the fact that my good intents to help produce a needed part and my trust have been
for naught. I will never get an NOS replacement nor the repoped bezels he offered when I offered my NOS parts for reproduction models.
Akron Don Gallimore
From: 65 <65val@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: arm rests?
If you deal with Rick over on FABO, he makes sure
you get what you buy, and quick too. He has an excellent reputation over
there. Search for nickname Rick@Laysons
on FABO.
Darwin/BC Canada
'67 Dart GT 'vert 273/904...a blast to
drive!
'65 CDN. Valiant Custom 100'vert...225/A833...*SOLD*
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 2:09
PM
Subject: RE: arm rests?
I
have made three purchases from Laysons over the past couple of years and have
no complaints except that it sometimes takes a while to get
delivery.
Ditto,
I haven’t had any personal experiences but I have both personal and internet
friends who have had some bad dealings with him.
I would not buy anything from Layson's.
I do not consider him an honorable person based on a past agreement with
him that he failed to honor. I ended up without my NOS '65 Satellite taillight
and bezel that I supplied as a sample to make the reproductions he now
sells.
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