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Kirk
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 Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:11 am Post subject: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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All metal, has been painted over. Does have "Made in Germany" stamp barely visible. Came on a car I bought, trying to get history on these and what it might be worth.
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Dan the workingstiff
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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Miklo
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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It looks to be an original.
As far as I know no aftermarket racks came with the stamp.
Worth $400-$500
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hitest
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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$200 in its current condition out west here. $400- $500 restored maybe.
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Kirk
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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| $200 in its current condition out west here. $400- $500 restored maybe. |
I was thinking of sand blasting it and repainting. What color woud it have been originally? Grey?
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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Paint it to match your wheels & don't sell it! Use warm linseed oil/turpentine mixture 3 to 1 w/a little dark oak stain etc in it on the slats yearly.
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hitest
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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| Kirk wrote: |
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| $200 in its current condition out west here. $400- $500 restored maybe. |
I was thinking of sand blasting it and repainting. What color woud it have been originally? Grey? |
It is a coating rather than a paint- so duplicating it has had mixed results. I'd describe it as having a 'galvanized' look and feel- and it ages about like galvanizing would (but I do not know what it really was). I have many racks and decided to powder coat one to see how it would look. I used a ragtop-height, 1st generation VOA rack- pictured below before clip install. I really like the result- it has a slight sheen due to a very light metallic content. The shop called it "Camaro silver." It's basically the lightest grey tone the shop I use has.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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Miklo
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| Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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| Kirk wrote: |
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| $200 in its current condition out west here. $400- $500 restored maybe. |
I was thinking of sand blasting it and repainting. What color woud it have been originally? Grey? |
But.. but... but, it's got patina! 
When ugly new repops go for that... an original is easily worth more than $200.
That's how I look at it. Compare it to the price of new JUNK.
I would love to see an original rack in any shape for $200!
If I was closer Kirk I would buy that for two hundy without question.
Shiny is boring. Anyone can BUY or make something pretty, squeaky clean and shiny. 
Patina you can not Buy, its unique. The second its redone, it's just like every other...
Put my car next to any show stopper trailer queen. See who gets more attention.
But I digress...
But do as you please by any means! They were originally a semi-gloss silver/grey.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Help with Roof Rack ID |
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| Miklo wrote: |
| Kirk wrote: |
| hitest wrote: |
| $200 in its current condition out west here. $400- $500 restored maybe. |
I was thinking of sand blasting it and repainting. What color woud it have been originally? Grey? |
But.. but... but, it's got patina!
When ugly new repops go for that... an original is easily worth more than $200.
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Patina, no sir that's called old white house paint- on everything. Now it's called shabby chic. "Patina" is naturally aged original- hence the year 2019 value in USD.
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