Will There Be an 85th Anniversary Special Edition

[sloop_john_b]

The fact that there was no certificate of authenticity was also the source of some complaints.

[squirebass]

Well, put me down as one who loved the finish, especially with the gold guards. Mistake or no....

[collin]

I think it was an annoyingly vocal minority of Rickheads, IIRC. Very few, I believe. Most here loved the 75ths and pounced on the haters that surfaced. I think their issues were with the origin of DCM. It was a paint mixing mistake, or as I'd prefer to call it, a happy accident. Make lemonade, right?

It was a shipping mistake by our supplier. We opened up a pail of what was supposed to be MID (or maybe it was FG), and instead it was DCM. Years later, after he was let go, the former rep told me that what we dubbed "DCM" was actually intended for a well-known custom chopper shop THEN located in Long Beach. So, if you ever see a custom FG chopper on the road...

Cool story! ! I'm gonna guess it was Jesse James and West Coast Choppers.