I could certainly do better than 5k for a repro steel nose cone.

Im just wondering if it would be worth it. I would plan on using a NOS nose cone as a pattern.

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Domingo,



The cones were steel, and they were hand made on kirksite molds, back in the day at a rate of about 16-20 cones a day with a 12-16 man crew,....many of the wingcar parts were handmade because of their limited production, and the bean counters influence,......so this equates to a lot of "sloppy" parts/fits,.........keep that in mind when working with NOS wingcar parts,....I've found out the hard way, that NOS wingcar parts are perhaps the worst line rejects to deal with, if your going to base your repros off of deminsionally,......a seasoned (off the car) original part is a much better canidate,.....if you feel you can offer a steel repro for a much better price on the market than $5K, it's your choice if you want to step in the waters,......but keep in mind, it's a very small market