Paul,
Sounds like you have a picture of one of the AMCO center consoles
advertised during that period. Not a factory option. They can be found
but they are hen's teeth and can be expensive. Check out early 60-70's
car mags for the adverts.
Cheers,
Dave Houser
Paul M. wrote:
>I am just getting ready to dig in to the restoration
>of the interior of my 1971 MGB. Everything is pretty
>much in place. I've decided to keep the "Abingdon
>Pillow" (call me crazy, but the aesthetics have grown
>on me somewhat...) I have the carpets, the upholstery,
>all the panels... I'm ready to go.
>
>Then today, I received a 1971 MGB sales brochure that
>I bought on eBay, and inside, there is a photo of an
>MGB with a factory-optional center console and analog
>clock. The clock has what looks to be a faux wood
>surround applique.
>
>I have never seen an Abingdon Pillow-equipped car with
>a center console, and the Moss catalog doesn't list it
>anywhere or show it in any of the exploded diagrams.
>I haven't been able to receive catalogs from either
>TRF (apparently out of them currently) or Victoria
>British (four separate requests and they still haven't
>sent one, dang it!)
>
>Does anyone know if these parts (the console and/or
>the clock) are still available somewhere? I'd love to
>get them new if possible.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
>=====
>Paul Misencik
>1971 MGB Tourer - Blaze
>
>Huntersville, NC USA
>
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