Hey Guys

This will be the third time I have written (?) and tried to post this message and my one typing finger is about down to a nub.

But here goes....... I spoke with Jerry Christenson this evening and after telling him there was still interest in his Y block shirts he said he would be placing an order when the holidays get closer. When he orders it's a minimum order of 36 shirts.

He did say he would only be shipping once a week due to the distance to the post office and time involved (and I would add cost of gas). I think we can all understand that line of reasoning.

He did indicate his concern with the cost of shipping, which of course he has no control over. The size of the shipping boxes have shrunk while the cost continues to go up. It now costs over $5 to ship a single shirt. He told me it was much more cost effective for a buyer to ship multiple shirts.

He is not willing to let anyone else use his design (and I don't blame him) but does support the idea of someone coming up with another shirt design to help promote the Y block.

One thing I detected in our conversation and strongly suggest to my fellow Y guys. Give Jerry a call at Yestertech (952) 933-3672 to confirm the interest I claimed is out there. He's a super nice guy, a pleasure to talk with and this will guarantee another shirt order.

Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

Chuck, thanks for the pics. Sweet motors! I have my brother following the thread, hopefully he can use them to change the pic up a bit. I think it would be much cooler to see some performance engines on the shirts.



Mike, thanks for checking with Jerry. Unless he's good friends with his printer, maybe my bro can get him a better deal. I know he usually starts price breaks at orders of 24. Also, we live in Oregon and there is no sales tax. We are originally from Iowa and send shirts back to some friend's businesses, and depending on the order, that can almost cover shipping costs. I don't blame him for wanting to keep his shirt design, it makes it more unique and a lot of time and thought goes into them. I especially like all the listed facts in his design If this might be something he's interested in, he can email my sister in law at april@bluemillscreenprint.com for a quote. They do good work, I get lots of shirts from them



In the mean time I'm going to have him do some shirts/coveralls and hats for me. I'll post the final designs for anyone else that wants them, and have him print extras for whatever sizes people send me.



I just got my coveralls from Red Kap, they are really cool. He's going to print Bloody's Garage on them and then some kind of vintage looking logo with the y-block V8. I'm working on my 53' out of a little one stall apartment garage right now, but I have my own branding






-Johnny

Portland, OR

Johnny

There's a reason Jerry calls his business Yestertech with the slogan, "The trailing edge of technology".

No email and no computer.  The thing to do would be to telephone him at (952) 933-3672.  Like I said, he's a nice guy and it certainly wouldn't hurt to talk to him.

Missouri Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

Sounds good. I like his slogan It's getting hard to imagine a world without email now.

-Johnny

Portland, OR

I'm down for buying a shirt or two....I especially like Johnny's design....but might I suggest a small Y Block design on the front chest and the main, larger design on the back?

I'd be down for one of Jerry's also!

Brad
Odenville, AL

1955 Fairlane Victoria
1956 Ford F100 (Restoration Underway....slowly )
2006 F150 SuperCrew

For sure, that is kind of what I thought my bro was going to do in the first place, but this is mock up he sent me. I'll see him tonight and pitch some new ideas to him.

-Johnny

Portland, OR

Sounds good.

Brad
Odenville, AL

1955 Fairlane Victoria
1956 Ford F100 (Restoration Underway....slowly )
2006 F150 SuperCrew

Jim did some a few years back with the Y-Blocks forever logo on the front. On a pocket I think. That seemed like a nice look. Then a color picture of a dressed up Y on the back would be neat. And don't forget some black shirts. White dosen't last long on the track. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
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Yep, I'd probably buy black and white if it was offered.

Although I'll have to vote for no "pocket". I'm not a fan of pockets on t-shirts....but that's just me.

Brad
Odenville, AL

1955 Fairlane Victoria
1956 Ford F100 (Restoration Underway....slowly )
2006 F150 SuperCrew

He usually has black and white in stock at all times, making both colors won't be a problem. I'm not a huge fan of the pocket T's or v-necks, and they may cost a buck or two more, but if anyone requests them, I'm sure we can do those too without any problems



I was hoping he'd have my coverall design done by tonight, but he wouldn't show it to me yet...

-Johnny

Portland, OR