moparstyle, here is what I know: First email I received:
Hi Bruce
Gary H from the 62-65 site sent me to you.
Ive found a golden commando in sweden,as far as i can see it´s authentic,and as far as the Little info i found out about it it´s been in sweden since at least the 80`s and you didn´t build period perfect race replica cars back then,at least not over here.I Think it´s a real one. Ive got my hook out and trying to gather info about it.
What do you think??
Best regards Michael
This was my reply :
Interesting find. The Golden
Commandos only made one "Goldfish" and the one I have has original documentation to verify that it is the original so I would have to say it is a copy, clone, replica, what ever word they use today. I am very interested in how close they got exact though. Can you get pics under the hood and of the interior and dash ? Can you feel the metal to see if you can tell if it's acid dipped?
Bruce Lindstrom
I then sent him this followup:
Maybe you want to call me. If you haven't seen the car yet I have some questions you can ask the current owner to see how good of a job they did. Over here in the states the 80's were the clone years because the MOPAR muscle cars were getting thinned out and parted out. You took what you could get and it yours. My number is --------------. I answer the phone 24/7/365.
Bruce Lindstrom
This was his response :
Hi
I got it confirmed,it´s a replica.
Thanks for the help anyway.
Best regards Michael
This was my reply :
No problem, I am still interested in the cars history. I would love to hear about the car and how it came about that someone replicated my car. It sounds like it is a great story
that someone enjoyed the Golden Commandos enough to make a car like theirs and the length they went to match it. Would you please put me in touch with the owner by email ?
And my followup :
Mikael, I haven't heard back from you so I thought I would let you know again I am very interested in adding the story of how you found this car to my storyboard on the "GOLDFISH" and I would also like to ask you again if you could let the owner know I am also very interested in his story about his car. Your story along with the owners would be a great addition to all of the other historical documentation I have collected. I hope you see your way clear to providing me any info you have as I would also include it in any of the several magazine and book stories that are being done on the "GOLDFISH". Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon,
Bruce Lindstrom
And I have not heard back since. I'm sure he is disappointed he did not strike GOLD like I did so I didn't want to harass him so I'm trying to go around him.
Topic: HELP ME LOCATE the owner of this"GOLDFISH" Replica, clone or copy. (Read 2910 times)