My father restored his Mk1a (1965) with red hides. Apparently, his color
choices were based on the original (artic white over red). He purchased
the hides directly from an upholstery manufacturer in No. Carolina and
had Marquat's in Ft. Wayne, Indiana put it together.
William Lawrence
z600789a@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us
On Tue, 28 May 1996, LARRY WRIGHT wrote:
> Anybody refurbish a Tiger interior in a color other than black?
> I need to ditch the interior of the Garage Queen ( a Mk I) and
> want it red. It's red now, but not a good job; also not original, as
> the car was originally code 86. I'll need it all: door panels, kick
> panels, seats, the roll under the dash (is this what they call a "waist
> roll" and if so, why?), the "boot door" covers and the bits that go under
> the boot doors on the sides (name?) console, etc.
> I'm soliciting opinions--
> a) Where did you get the stuff?
> b) How much?
> c) Stock? Semi-custom? How long to get?
> d) Did you install it yourself? Any problems?
> e) Did you do a Mk I? (yeah, I know; but mebbe you did a Mk IA or II
> and decided on a [shudder] non-stock look).
> f) How is it holding up?
> g) Additional comments?
>
> It may be fall before I get started on this, but I'd hate to
> wait until October, and then find out that it's a 12-week
> wait for a non-stock color; thus I am starting my inquiries
> now.
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> Larry Wright, Maryland "I can't get no-- Satis-traction"
> 1964 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1 (302/285, T-5)
> 1996 Nissan 200SX SE-R ($TB, 17d BTDC)
> 1992 Toyota pick-up (Bilstein, Yoko AVS)
> ph 301.386.7979 fax 301.386.5333
> and e-mail at home now! Larry.Wright@mail.wdn.com
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