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the Mopar man whose name shall not be spoken

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:26 pm
by rogerh
Today I Googled Mopar Mel, to remember which town he lives in, and I came across an item on a lawsuit filed against him in 2010.
Interesting reading...some guy contracted to have a Belv HT restored and "upgraded" to Sport Fury...with all the additional options, he was ready to shell out $62,000.
The car was delivered, restored to Mel's level of perfection, which fell short of the buyer's level (rust holes in the trunk, dent in fender, etc), so the buyer did not make the final payment. Mel sued for the $7K balance, and won. But the buyer appealed, and the court reversed the decision. Not clear to me if the buyer kept the car for $53K, or returned it for refund, maybe someone here will read the file and report here?

Re: the Mopar man whose name shall not be spoken

Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:56 pm
by RICKYMOPAR
Maybe he should be known as Low Rent Mel.

Re: the Mopar man whose name shall not be spoken

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:43 am
by big m
Not sure if it's the case, but I was told this last weekend that he is no longer in business.

---John

Re: the Mopar man whose name shall not be spoken

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:39 pm
by rogerh
Anybody have any idea how I could confirm this?

Re: the Mopar man whose name shall not be spoken

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:13 pm
by Denver 59 Fin Convert
I see on E bay he is still selling complete interior kits for FL cars but as far as complete cars (or semi complete cars) I don' t see that he is doing that anymore, but maybe he is just quite about it and not as visible due to his reputation.

John Q.

Re: the Mopar man whose name shall not be spoken

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:19 pm
by rogerh
i've heard that Mopar Mel has Alzheimers and requires help sourcing parts for his restorations. Would like to get independent verification of this.