I was thrilled to see my 32 Highboy in the recent "Classic Instruments" ad in the recent Hot Rod Deluxe - January 2011 Edition! By the way Hot Rod Deluxe is a fantastic magazine and so are the Classic Gauges!! 32 Spitfire http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=332610&highlight=32+spitfire http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505653&highlight=32+spitfire
Yeah, it's a shame they cost so much compared to those cool Chinese made ones. Classic should fire all their American craftsmen and just have them made in Burma or someplace.
Thank you everyone for the posts and we all really loved this 32 and the Plane theme, it fit our image we were trying to create with the help of Steve Moal and his team. We appricate the use of a KILLER 32!!! Rerfence "can'taffordium" Give me a call and let me see if I can get you hooked up with a good dealer or maybe help myself, I understand we are not the cheapest but we work very hard at being fair. Thank you!! John McLeod Classic Instruments 1-800-575-0461 (call is on me )
This was my first project like this and I chose to do quite a bit of the final finish work myself. I selected Classic Bomber gauges as a perfect match for my car and I'm very glad I did as their service reps were very helpful everytime I called for help. 32 Spitfire http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502413&highlight=32+spitfire
I'm actually going for the Moal style gauges. I don't buy Chinese stuff for my rods. Lighten up, fritz - it was supposed to be a joke. John - thanks for your response, will be talking to you.
Hey, fritz, I broke down and bought Classic gauges. I ended up with the Hot Rod series. I'm happy as a hog in the sun. They look even better in person than in the catalog. John - thanks for your help.
Didn't see your post late last year. I'm sure you were kinda kidding about the price - hell this hobby is getting hard to fund for a lot of us. But the thing is, we all have put our money where our heart is - American Made - whenever possible. Companies like Classic and others that make well made USA products are making a commitment to all of us and paying US wages, overhead and taxes to keep their communities employed. I know you will be just as happy with your gauges as I am with my Classics! Mine are HR Series too!
Being my "rookie" build I can tell you the gauges are just part of the Classic Instrument experience! 32 Spitfire http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=502413&highlight=32+spitfire