Making new dashes for an old Caravelle, should I keep the molds?

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I'm currently working on an old Caravelle (I don't know the year or model). I'm piecing together the old broken dashes to use as a mold to make new ones. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to keep molds to make more, or if this will just be a one off. I have no idea if there is a big collector or restoration interest for old boats like there is for cars. If I get some people that think there might be a market for more of these, I'll talk to my boss about it. Regarding the rules about selling stuff here, this isn't an advertisement for a product. It's something I'm doing for work anyway, and I'm just wondering if this might be an opportunity.
Passenger side current progress.
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Driver's side, just finished taking everything off today.
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Edit: Ok, pictures aren't showing up for me. 2 out of 3 show up as links in the post. All three are shown below as attachments, but not as images. Good job new guy.
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Bondo

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I have no idea if there is a big collector or restoration interest for old boats like there is for cars.
Ayuh,....... Welcome Aboard,......
Nope, there is Not, just do a one-off,......
 
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I just took off the info plate on the driver's dash, and I can read it a bit better in the light. Here is the top line on the plate.

Model CX 192 P Serial A35051
 
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Ayuh,....... Welcome Aboard,......
Nope, there is Not, just do a one-off,......
Can you elaborate? Do you think these old Caravelles are widely desirable, enough to justify keeping the dash molds? Personally, if I had to do just one more, it would be worth it, but it's not my shop. If there isn't a good reason to keep them, then I'll just be making the one part from the old dashes and then throqing them away.
 

jbcurt00

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Not much of a market, so Bondo & I agree, just do a 1 of 1 mold and dispose of mold when finished
 

Bondo

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Do you think these old Caravelles are widely desirable, enough to justify keeping the dash molds?
Ayuh,..... It's a tiny market,..... Not enough old boat rebuilders, much less old Caravelles in need of dashes,.....
 

Scott Danforth

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Agreed, there is no market.

If you want to end up with a small fortune restoring boats, start with a large fortune to apply towards the boat.
 
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