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Posted by: Jakeodoule Aug 16 2010, 02:54 PM

http://www.adamcarolla.com/CarCastBlog/2010/08/11/wayne-dempsey-pelican-parts/

kinda cool interview.

Posted by: Drums66 Aug 16 2010, 04:10 PM

..Nice car pic's(959)
thank you!

Have'nt seen wayne in a long long time.
P.S. wonder if he still has the black 914?

Posted by: carr914 Aug 16 2010, 05:20 PM

Drums, the link took you to an interview with Wayne's Black 914-6 conversion.

Anybody else notice how badly done the flares were?

Posted by: SLITS Aug 16 2010, 05:33 PM

Last I heard he was into the 959 and "F" cars ... six went away, but what do I know.

Posted by: carr914 Aug 16 2010, 05:41 PM

The fact they were talking about the new Boxster Spyder leaves me to believe the interview was done very recently

Posted by: scotty b Aug 16 2010, 05:42 PM

They look a bit high to me

Posted by: DanT Aug 16 2010, 05:51 PM

I was starting to think it was just me,,,,,but those flares and a few other details left me kind of flat...
Drop in a 3.2L and don't even put a sport muffler or something with some bark?

Posted by: siverson Aug 16 2010, 05:56 PM

> Last I heard he was into the 959 and "F" cars ... six went away, but what do I know.

He also just bought a 962.

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Aug 16 2010, 06:30 PM

Biz must be good, and profits high ...................

The Cap'n

Posted by: jmill Aug 16 2010, 06:57 PM

I was surprised when he said they were steel. They looked like glass bonded on. For a guy that can get almost anything you'd figure he'd fill the bumper holes or slap some tits on.

It was a good interview anyhow.

Posted by: campbellcj Aug 17 2010, 12:06 AM

Who really knows...I've heard rumors of the exact opposite over the past number of years. I can't imagine that margins are great on most of the parts they carry, and chronic screwups in order execution and customer service have lost them customers (including me). They must be doing something right though to have stayed in business more than 10 years -- a rare feat for small bootstrapped businesses.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 17 2010, 03:01 PM

Not drawing any parallels but - that is exactly the mindset that has kept MotorMeister in business for so long. (And besides - how could they not be rolling in dough at the prices they charge ? )

Posted by: John Aug 17 2010, 07:21 PM

You would think that they would have ground down the welds before painting......

Posted by: roadster fan Aug 17 2010, 09:32 PM

yeah and the engine lid was tweaked pretty good too. Oh well, probably goes like a bat oughta hell anyway. I personally have never had an issue with any order from Pelican other than some of those prices!

Jim

Posted by: Eric_Shea Aug 18 2010, 09:55 AM

The flares or the pants?

Posted by: Drums66 Aug 18 2010, 12:30 PM

...I think you are hip !:thumbsup:
but I'm not in the Know!?