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Post by Teachndad on Dec 27, 2014 12:24:12 GMT -8
Hi,
I am not sure this was already discussed.
I don't have a Shasta but I spied a brand new retro Shasta on the street near my house today. I was a gawker. I know the front windows on the vintage Shasta trailers were leak savvy. When I saw the retro Shasta, the front side windows had aluminum flashing all the way around. I was wondering if the new window frame and windows can be used in the vintage Shastas. I would assume that the retro Shastas have fixed the leak issues of their ancestors. Or have they? If that were the case, would purchasing new windows/frames be a method for dealing with the leaky front windows.
The image below was identical to the one I saw.
Cheers,
Rod
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Post by SusieQ on Dec 27, 2014 12:59:22 GMT -8
Don't know if they will fit but I did read on another site that someone inquired about buying them and they were told that they are not selling parts to the public. I believe this person was told that by a dealer. The dealer might be able to acquire them, but since these trailers are all still under warranty, I don't know how that would play out.
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 27, 2014 13:35:33 GMT -8
Don't know if they will fit but I did read on another site that someone inquired about buying them and they were told that they are not selling parts to the public. I believe this person was told that by a dealer. The dealer might be able to acquire them, but since these trailers are all still under warranty, I don't know how that would play out. ... Cha Ching...
Pardon my commentary above. I do realize the manufacturer wants people to buy a new trailer. That's where the money is.
Rod
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Post by SusieQ on Dec 27, 2014 15:17:36 GMT -8
Your post is quite in line with the thoughts of others. There is a discussion where many were in hopes that this would make "new vintage" parts available. But from what I've read so far, it's just not going to happen. They must have a supply of extras for repairs, I would think, but they may have only had a certain number of parts manufactured. I'm wondering if down the road, as these new trailers need repair, if they will actually have parts available once their warranties are up.
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 27, 2014 16:11:09 GMT -8
Thanks Susie,
I hope I am not reopening the discussion, but did any one contact the manufacturer and invite them to respond here? Though, I can see that might get complicated. Did anyone contact them directly asking for a confirmation that the windows or other items would not be available?
Surely, people who can afford to buy a new one of these aren't the ones who need parts for restorations. I doubt a few restored Shastas for sale on the open market, are going to compete with a new trailer, nor would it impact their sales.
I conjecture: When the manufacturer offers up parts for sale, then they can make a tiny profit and embrace that, rather than what appears to be a fear of competition. That would create some good will and that, my friends, is worth a lot.
Cheers
Rod
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Post by John Palmer on Dec 27, 2014 18:28:01 GMT -8
Thanks Susie, I hope I am not reopening the discussion, but did any one contact the manufacturer and invite them to respond here? Though, I can see that might get complicated. Did anyone contact them directly asking for a confirmation that the windows or other items would not be available? Surely, people who can afford to buy a new one of these aren't the ones who need parts for restorations. I doubt a few restored Shastas for sale on the open market, are going to compete with a new trailer, nor would it impact their sales. I conjecture: When the manufacturer offers up parts for sale, then they can make a tiny profit and embrace that, rather than what appears to be a fear of competition. That would create some good will and that, my friends, is worth a lot. Cheers Rod
Some manufacturers such as Ford/G.M./Chrysler have extensive aftermarket parts, and also licensing programs for companies wanting to offer parts no longer produced.
Other companies want nothing to do with any form of their vintage product customers, and in the case of Volkswagen of America have gone after any company with legal action that wants to support their vintage Bugs with parts or service.
It would make much more sense (and cents) for a company like Hehr, or Vintage Trailer Supply to reproduce the early style parts. I would doubt that Shasta see's it as a viable profit center.
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Post by Ten on Dec 27, 2014 18:41:48 GMT -8
Remember too that "Shasta" Is not the "Shasta" company of 1961. I think personally that this was a money-making gimmick for someone that owns a right to use the name. I am also pretty sure that there isn't any real genuine original templating left from the original "Shasta" . My hunch is the "new" "retro" parts are enough off from the originals that they may not fit the way people hope.
On top of all that, the manufacture of enough aftermarket parts may be quite prohibitive, and especially since a manufacturer of these parts would have to wait for the demand to make up their investment. The likely scenario is there were a limited number, enough for 1941 total units, contracted to make the millions from the nostalgia. Afterwards, even the "retro" owners are going to be S.O.L. if anything goes wrong, and fixing them the same way we are the ones that are 40 years old. That just seems to follow the current thinking as far as a consumer product for today's consumer. The sad part is we have all come to accept it.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 27, 2014 20:18:13 GMT -8
The parts will be even more limited...
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Post by camperdude on Dec 28, 2014 5:40:38 GMT -8
Talked with a Rep with the company building the new Shastas last week. They are not selling parts!, they ordered enough to build the 1900 or so units with, a percentage of surplus for damaged or otherwise un-useable items, plus a percentage for warranty replacement. But....I do have a close contact with the company most likely to get any surplus after the builds are complete, and warranties expire (might be a few years). The surplus items usually are auctioned, but this contact says he is working to acquire some items like windows separately from the auction. We will see.
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Post by carlss on Dec 28, 2014 14:56:32 GMT -8
Why # "1941" replica's of a "1961" model ? Just curious ?
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Post by Ten on Dec 28, 2014 15:13:35 GMT -8
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