quote Originally posted by Falcon Fiero: Archie, Considering all the cars that you have built, how does this one rank in difficulty, and in fun?

Over the years, each special car has been progressively more difficult than what had proceeded it.

I don't want to use the word difficult, I'd rather use the word Involved.

For example, the GBCT was state of the art back when we built it, the LT1 Stinger, the GT40 & the Finale Roadster were even more involved/difficult........

The GBCT seems like such a simple build now.

When Rob & Kris first started working for me, we couldn't have built the Miura at that time. The skill levels we had back then were not at the level where I would have even contracted to do that car. he same thing goes for Curley's car or Troy's car, 7 or 8 years ago, we were not at the level where those cars could have turned out as good as if we built them now.

As for how involved/difficult the Miura was, I'd say that with all said & done, the Miura was the most involved/difficult build we've done. Considering the quality of the fiberglass we got from the U.K. & the fact that it was moving all over the place while we were trying to build it. Also the Miura "Kit" we got from the U.K. was the fiberglass parts only. No hardware came with the body, no instructions, no hinges, latches or even pictures of how it was to be put together. No idea what windows we were supposed to use nothing came with the "Kit".

One thing I've learned over the years is that the customer who you're building the car for is the most important factor. Does he know what he wants built? Can he communicate that over the phone or in person? Or does he think that just because he can photoshop a part onto the car then it can fit just as easily as it was to photoshop? Does the customer consult with us before he buys expensive parts, that he's going to add to the build, to see if those parts are even going to fit on the car? Or does he think he can just order something done like he's ordering burgers at the Drive-up window at Burger King?

Customers like Curley, Troy, Jim (this customer) & many others make building a special involved car a pleasure because they understand the difference between imagining a feature on the car & actually making it happen.

I guess that's the long answer to your question.

Archie


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[This message has been edited by Archie (edited 07-28-2010).]

Seeing this real Muira at MeadowBrook a couple weeks ago reinforced how great a job Archie and the boys did.
Unless you saw them side by side, most people would never know of it's Fiero heritage

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