Sad Story

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hi---I mailed my 37 Hudson banjo type steering wheel off to Australia for restoration on ll/6/06 & it never arrived there. Does anyone have one of these lying around that they would be willing to sell? Thanks---Cliff Minard.

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Don't give up too soon Cliff. I shipped my headers I made to Jet-Hot in Pascagoula, Ms. to be ceramic coated. They shipped them back, and they never arrived. After lots of phone calls to Fed-Ex, it was determined they were "LOST". Even though these were "Custom Made" one-of-a-kind headers, Jet-Hot had them insured for $500, and that's all Fed-Ex wanted to pay me. I told them I didn't want the money, I wanted THOSE headers. I decided to give them more time, and meanwhile started making another set. 2 months after they were suppose to arrive, they were delivered. I ended up selling the second set to a club member who also was putting a Chevy in a Step-down. Next time I have to send something that rare, I'm going to insure it for enough to MORE than make it worth-while if they loose it. Good Luck, and maybe it'll turn up soon.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I'm amazed that these places like UPS and FedEx have all this high tech equipment with the tracking and still are able to lose things. Go figure!



    Ron
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Hi I Work For Usps And If You Have Something Of Great Value Or Not Replaceable Ship It Regersted Mail Its More Expensive But Someone Has To Sign For It At Each Stop In 23 Years Ive Never Seen One Lost For Good Some Time Slow Geting There But Not Lost And Insurance Is Cheaper Hudnutbeest
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    When did you post these and how Air Mail or sea.???



    My last order from the USA was posted Air Mail and took 3 months and 9 days to arrive here in Australia. Great service I must say.

    Think I could have swum there and back in that time.



    Les P. Down Under.
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    Cliff I Would Give It Some More Time It Takes For Ever And A Day To Ship By Boat To Down Under I Hope It Gets There And You Don't Have To Find Another Wheel Good Luck ;)
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    I sold a WGD carb to a Hudson guy in Austalia last year and it took 3.5 months to show up. We had both given up hope. I did go by ground mail service and did have insurance, but once it left me I could no longer track it. Out of the blue it did show up. Do not give up hope yet!
  • nick s
    nick s Senior Contributor
    PAULARGETYPE wrote:
    Cliff I Would Give It Some More Time It Takes For Ever And A Day To Ship By Boat To Down Under I Hope It Gets There And You Don't Have To Find Another Wheel Good Luck ;)
    Cliff, I've had items take over two months to make it from austrailia and i've had it take less than a week.

    Do you have a pictures of a 37 banjo wheel?
  • Richard E.
    Richard E. Senior Contributor
    Why did you have to send it to Australia to be restored, there are good steering wheel restoration people here in the US?
  • SamJ
    SamJ Senior Contributor
    My mother sent me two coins from Ontario, Canada to California. Naturally, when they didn't arrive we assumed they were in somebody's pocket. Nope. Arrived ELEVEN MONTHS after she mailed them!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    hudson8 wrote:
    Hi---I mailed my 37 Hudson banjo type steering wheel off to Australia for restoration on ll/6/06 & it never arrived there. Does anyone have one of these lying around that they would be willing to sell? Thanks---Cliff Minard.
    Hi & thank you each & every one for answering my "Sad Story" post. I will give it more time, but for now I will be applying for my $1,000.00 Parcel Post insurance. There is no one in the U.S. that I know of who does the same quality & type steering wheel restoration that Pearlcraft of Australia does. This will be the second restoration for this steering wheel. The first one was done about 7 years ago, cracked one year later & was repaired under warranty & was told that was the last free repair. Since I had eventually discovered Pearlcraft, I concluded that they were the way to go. Thanks again everyone. Hudsonly---Cliff Minard.
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    The web site for pearlcraft in Australia is-



    www.pearlcraft.com.au



    Les P Down Under
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