Interesting, but there is a big difference between "never been restored" and
"still running around with the original driver's seat cover". Hard to
believe that the original 1966 seat cover is still intact, in a roadster.
How many miles on it?
For comparison, my 1967 Plymouth vinyl driver's seat needed recovering
around 1985 at 125,000 miles, and it's a closed car. It has "never been
restored", either.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 6/30/05 8:24 AM, Ron Fine at RonFineEsq@earthlink.net wrote:
> I find this discussion about the leather seats interesting because it has
> come up several times in relation to my 66MGB. I am the second owner of
> this car GHN3L/88676. I purchased it from a retired air force officer who
> bought it while stationed in France in 1966. I have the original French
> license plate, the military plates, and the black and yellow California
> plate along with some of the original documents (in French). I know that my
> car was never restored. The interior was completely original (some minor
> body work and the original and current color is Tartan Red). My black seats
> are vinyl with red piping. The first thing I did was to replace the foam in
> the driver's seat so, I've seen them inside and out. According to my
> Heritage Certificate the car was LHD, Export, built 4/21/66 and delivered to
> a dealer in France. Perhaps these European delivery cars had options for
> leather or vinyl seats but there is nothing on the Heritage Certificate
> relating to the seats. So, I have no doubt that the factory did sell 1966
> MGBs with vinyl seats.
> Ron Fine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Bullwinkle
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:20 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: MGB leather upholstery
>
>
> The brochure I have describing the "MGB with Five-Bearing Crankshaft 1800
> c.c. Engine" says "Leather upholstery with leathercloth on non-wearing
> parts;" I think it's published is in 1965 "Publication No. A/E. 6518.
>
> Regards,
> Blake
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