I delivered my 1966 Mustang to this "business", later to found out to be unlicensed, on Aug 13th. And paid $700 up front to commit to a contract that was later signed on Nov. 13th. Upon my return again from working in the Middle East. Even the picture he used on his website dated Aug 27 proved this. And as proof of that the picture was taken at 6:22PM on Aug 27 using a Kodak C330 digital camera as was the picture of the Bronco II that was taken on Oct. 8 at 5:48 using the same camera, then posted on the internet on Oct 22. But according to Richard Cordon III's perjury statement under oath in Small Claims Court on Oct. 20,09, "it's wasn't delivered until Nov 13. His own camera and the website postings, tell on him. So who's the liar now???
At this time Nov 06, Richard Cordon was working on a Bronco II that was being "restored". More on this later, with pictures.
Work was finally started, and I have 3 different DOCUMENTED start dates from Ratstang Restoration, RR, (Apr 07, MONDAY May 14th, and June 21,07, documented) so who really knows when it was started. This was perjury in court, later in the statement.
I personally visited at least 4 times between Summer 07 and Aug. 08, when returning on R&R from working in Iraq. This was also lied about in Small Claims court by Ratstang Restoration. "He never came and visited so we couldn't get his signature of any additional work orders". Not the only documented perjury. More later.
When scheduled VIA email in May 08 to pick up in Aug 08, it still hadn't been painted, nor was the body work done. 1year working on it??? Then after at least 4 scheduled picks prior to July I finally informed him that the next scheduled pick up, is July 3rd. Of course, it wasn't painted then either and Mr. Cordon informed me that you owe $1,179 for materials and work, IN CASH, or you can't have your car. See a pattern here??? I even had to take a Weber County Deputy so as to protect myself from this business. Even thou scheduled to arrive at 2PM, on July 3rd, which I did, the place was locked up, with personal cars blocking the driveway. Have a nice picture of it. It had all the appearence that if I had stepped on the property, RR would have called the cops on me to have me arrested. Yeah, I was one step ahead of him on that one. Pissed them offf having a cop walking around. Nervous as a "long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs". Have some nice pictures of that too. Which RR didn't want taken.
So I recovered some of my parts from this "business" on that date and informed them to get it done and we'll see you in court. Later in Small Claims Court, they claimed to finish it on July 5th. Another pergury in court. Which upon my direct request, VIA a public website to the previous customer, the Bronco II owner, if he would go and check on the Mustang. This was 3 weeks after it was "finished". The owner of the Bronco II reported back to me on a public website, copies available of statments, that RR was still working on the Passenger door and trunk lid, both which was still unpainted as of July 27th when he personally inspected it. Along with a lawyer's Private Investigator who also verified this work, "I CANNOT VOUCHE FOR THE 66 MUSTANG"??? This also was another instance of documented perjury RR committed in Small Claims court by both him and his mother. RR's mother even had the odasity to tell the Judge that "he's just a irresponible child and doesn't know what he's doing". Which is the only time she really told the truth.
"In conclusion so you can draw your own conclusion", (I like that line because you can always tell who's writing the comments, rebutts, tech articles by the wordsmithing when someone uses the log on of IXTLAN and RATSTANG, instead of getting thier own, to do it), I refused to pay for work that was unauthorized, not completed, (contract says paint inside and out and RR's own pictures show the inside unpainted, "took it out of context"), shoddy workmanship, birddropping quality welds, unassembled and intentionally and blantantly, misassembled. Even when provided $8,000 in new parts and correct fasteners. He couldn't even bolt the trunk lid back on due to misaligned rear fenders. Then lied on the internet how "the cheapa$ didn't provide the trunk hinges", when their own pictures they took after the car was dropped off clearly shows the trunk hinges. After being paid $9,300 up front. Which was $1,300 over the agreed "estimate". My lawyer Chris Edwards, failed to do what he was paid for, must be a Utah thing, sueing them for damages and returning my car. If my lawyer had done what he was paid to do, Utah thing, They wouldn't have been able to use perjury in Small CLaims Court, to rip me off for another $2,430. For materials that no reciepts could be produced for, (probably can now that they had time to "find" them) labor that was "IN WRITING prior to the contract signing" "NO ADDITIONAL LABOR COSTS", from RR. Have an several emails to prove that one also. The judge called him on that and his mother tried to blow it off. The judge even had to order Mrs. Cordon to remain silent because the Judge wanted Richard to answer the questions. The judge ended up doing this several time over the 1 hr 20 mins of perjury Richard and his mother spewed out. I was given 5 minutes to rebutt all the lies and easily knocked them down from the $10,000 they wanted to $2,430. But it was 6PM and by then the Judge was tired of listening to his perjury, even the court deputies could see the lies, and just wanted to go home and get away from them.
I finally picked up my car on Oct. 27, took another Weber County deputy with me to protect against the Cordons and upon arrival, Mrs. Cordon had a "paper" she drafted up for me to sign or the car wouldn't be returned to me, releasing them from any legal action and stating how I wasn't to inform anyone of their "activities". Ratstang Restoration used illegal extortion, "can't have your car back until you sign this", have witnesses to this also, which I refused to sign. So after telling them to remove their "statement" all I would agree to is that I have my car and parts back. Which I signed, and never did agree to "no contact or that the contract is completed". Money won out and that's all they wanted. You should have seen how fast Richard's mother grabbed the check out of his hand. He didn't even have time to close his fingers around it. Have copies of both papers, mine and theirs since she posted theirs on the internet. When the deputy went to check the door VIN tag it was missing. Richard Cordon had removed it and had it locked up in his garage, intentionally with holding it from me, the legal owner. The officer had to order him to go get it. Along with the VIN panel he had illegally removed that was hidden outside under a blue tarp. Have some nice pictures and 2 witnesses to this also.
Upon getting the car home I started to inspect the damage done to it by RR and upon removing the painted over fender bolts, the illegally restamped factory VIN was discovered. I have the pictures when the car was dropped off, and picked up, and it was in his possesssion only the whole time, so you be the judge. The VIN stamping was done so poorly, it's unreal. Have pictures for that too. Well, Utah DMV obtained a search warrant of this "business" works out of the garage under the house at home, where he still lives at the age of 21. And after evidence found, Weber Cnty DA charged Richard Cordon III, with Felony VIN part tampering, Misd, unlicensed business, misd, illegal salvage of body parts. Out come on this is actually unknown at this time.
Richard Corodn III even had the immature, unprofessional conduct to post pictures of the 1968 Mustang he was working on after the 1966 Mustang, even when the owner, in Richard's words, didn't want anyone to know about it because it was a surprise. But yet Mr. Cordon is posting pictures of it and telling all his "buds" about it. Mr Cordon even stated how "I don't care if he wanted it before Xmas, he'll get it done when I feel like it". Took 4 more weeks after Xmas and has been back to finish what wasn't completed. Maybe less time playing internet games for 40 hr per week and he'd had it done. But then just like mine he spend time working on other vehicles and posting it on websites, while lying to me about work he wasn't doing. He even made the statement on one website, "well I better go down and look like I'm doing some work". But I was working in Iraq and unable to "supervise" his work on my vehicle.
Orriginally the contarct was to help his business start out by using work on my car to advertise his "business". Any real business person knows, that you get advertising by what do you, good or bad. So all the 2500 pictures he took, hopefully turned out better then the work he did, are all for his "trophy" wall. Just like Ted Bundy when he was in Utah keeping his little "trophies".
And yet another question, since this was an unlicensed business doing illegal, unauthorized work, what ever happened to all that HAZWASTE from this "body/paint shop"? Had to get rid of it somehow after all these "projects". Cause I sure didn't get rid of it. EPA where are you when we need you?
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