FWIW I pondered the same when I restored my roadster. I didn't wan't to
muck up a leather set in my first foray into seat recovering, neither did I
fancy vinyl in a summer car. I opted for the GT seat covers which for my
year were cloth-faced with vinyl sides and back.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:35 PM
Subject: Leather versus Vinyl
> (Now that I have your attention...!)
>
> Starting to think about upholstery the seats for my '65B. The seat
> frames have been stripped and repainted. This coincides with the big Moss
> sale, which is nice. The question is - should I spend the extra bucks for
> leather?? I know the vinyl seats in my '76B are terrible in the hot
> weather, and they're Autumn Leaf. I can imagine how back the black ones
> in the '65 could get... Is leather any better? I'd appreciate commentary
> from those that have tried both. Or anyone else for that matter!
>
> Thanks....
>
>
> =====
> Dan DiBiase
> Dayton, NJ
> '76 MGB Tourer Driver
> '65 MGB Tourer Project
> NAMGBR #5-2328
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