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41 Merc interior
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Mr_Corvair |
02-11-2013 @ 8:44 AM
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Tom Thanks for your reply. My original seats were still intact when I removed the seat covers with some moth damage. The upholstory people said that the seats turned from gray to tan from aging and indeed some of the edges that didn't see daylight seemed to be somewhat grayish. But the original buttons were a butterscotch color which didn't make sense if the seats were originally gray. I'm glad I asked. Apparantly the dash and the window garnishes were first painted entirely a silvery/gray base color and then the exposed portions were woodgrained over the basecoat. The interior handles were dipped in some kind of brown plastic. This is flaking off. Is there some kind of plastic dip that will look approximately the same. I don't want shiny chromed handles.
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TomO |
02-11-2013 @ 6:39 AM
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There were 2 materials available for the seat upholstery, broadcloth and bedford cord. Both were a light tan color. The dash plastic pieces only came in one color. The dash and window garnishes were woodgrain. I cannot give you exact colors, your best bet is to look in the national roster for someone with an original 41 Mercury. There was on at the National meet in Auburn, In in 2011. Look in the V-8 Times for the Rouge Awards at that meet for the owner's name.
Tom
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Mr_Corvair |
02-08-2013 @ 8:50 PM
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I'm finally doing my 41 merc business coupe that I bought in 1968. My questions regards the interior. What were the color and material options for the seat covers? The 4 plastic dash plastics were butterscotch. Was that the only color they came in? I assume the entire dash and window garnishs were woodgrain. What were the colors?
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