Hello jjs
The optional leather interior was very rarely seen over here in North
America on export cars, mostly on home market cars. Many cars are being
done in leather nowdays because it was "optional" in the printed literature,
but historically it wasn't like that. The ICI "Ambla" vinyl was actually a
very good quality expanded vinyl which has stood up better than the leather
has many years on.
The following are listed as Optional Extras in the BJ8 Parts List:
- Seat assembly - AHB6575- in red, blue, black or grey (Pale. Actually more
of a parchment colour). As mentioned, seat faces only, vinyl backs,
matching colour piping, not chrome silver.
- Armrest - AHB 6909- same colours and piping as above
- Rear seat pan - AHB 6200- same colours and piping as above
-Rear seat squab - AHB 6799- same colours and piping as above. Not square
pattern like the stock vinyl, but vertical pleats to match pleats on seats
and pans.
The rest of the interior was vinyl as per stock.
Tops and tonneaus were in Everflex, a British made special weatherproof PVC
hooding material in a shallow leather-type grain and a grey cloth backing.
The top bows were painted a matching grey to blend in. Wood millwork on the
bows was trimmed in a thin pale cream leathercloth (non-stretch vinyl).
Best regards
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: <jjsandsms@cs.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 1:00 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Original leather interior, what was leather,what was
vinyl
> Trying to piece together the mix of what was leather and what was vinyl on
> BJ8's that came with factory leather interior. This is what I think based
> on
> searches and couple of books. Can someone(s) fill in the details as to
> what
> was what? My guesses below maybe was off base.
>
>
> Front seats - all leather except the backs of the upright seat backs.
> Seats
> are pleated with no embossed pattern. Vinyl pleats had the checkerboard
> pattern.
>
>
> Rear seats - not leather but matching color vinyl, again pleated but no
> pattern. What was surrounding material to rear seats, leather or vinyl?
>
>
> Door panels? Don't know what material Where the leather?
>
>
> Front kick panels - don't know what material? Were they leather?
>
>
> Rear left/right panels that hide the top hinges - don't know but assumed
> there
> was no embossed "square" pattern as with vinyl (amblia) interiors. So
> were
> they just plain material that was leather or were they matching vinyl?
>
>
> Rear fold down shelf. Have counted 19 vertical pleats with no embossed
> pattern-but what material? Also what was thin material that covers the
> back
> and join the hinged areas and the vertical shelf?
>
>
> Dash and console covering - vinyl or leather?
>
>
> Top dash cover that rearview mirror sits on - assume was always black and
> was
> vinyl
>
>
> Tonneau and boot covers. assume was always marine type vinyl
>
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> jjs64BJ8
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