"Best looking"? First time I've ever heard that... generally the opposite
opinion is expressed.
A few (more objective) complaints about the "Abingdon pillow" arrangement:
- small gauges
- no glovebox
- awkward choke knob placement
- horrible behind-dash access
I am not surprised that Larry thinks he can do better.
on 8/12/02 11:27 AM, David Breneman at idcb@airborne.com wrote:
> Larry Colen SEZ -
>> I've always disliked the padded dash in my '69 BGT. I'll probably end
>> up just fabricating a new dash, but it would probably be a lot easier
>> if I had an early dash to start with, either to build off of, or at
>> least to use as a model.
>
> Wow, I'm surprised to hear this. I always thought that the
> "Abingdon Pillow" was the best-looking and most functional MGB
> dashboard, at least from the driver's perspective. Nice gauge
> layout (ie, oil pressure gauge where it should be, front and center,
> not off in the next county like on my MGA), useful console, etc.
> Just curious to know what you think are its undesirable features,
> that you'd go to the radical step of making your own.
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