Thank you all for your advice.
Mike: Yes, I have 2 PHs registered with you. One I hope to drive to SB, the other is now in primer, engine with s/c finished, upholstery ratty. I was not aware that there was a combination of leather and vinyl used on the door panels - I thought just the outside arm rests were vinyl. Production Speedsters had vinyl doors panels as well, while the 14 show cars were completely leather.
N8 - looked at leather web site - looks very interesting and possible. It appears the the process (i.e. putting moisture back in, taking old finish off, prepping and filling and redying will take longer than I have time for, so I guess the last steps will have wait. I did not intend to have the car judged anyway.
Greg: I last saw Don at our annual swap meet (now in Badenoch). There's a good write up in Old Autos in the latest issue. Old Toastmasters friend Reg Hillary (now 87) gave a talk on winning the Shell 4000/ Trans-Canada Rally in 1961. He was the co-driver of the winning Lark.
Thank you all again.
Paul
Mike: Yes, I have 2 PHs registered with you. One I hope to drive to SB, the other is now in primer, engine with s/c finished, upholstery ratty. I was not aware that there was a combination of leather and vinyl used on the door panels - I thought just the outside arm rests were vinyl. Production Speedsters had vinyl doors panels as well, while the 14 show cars were completely leather.
N8 - looked at leather web site - looks very interesting and possible. It appears the the process (i.e. putting moisture back in, taking old finish off, prepping and filling and redying will take longer than I have time for, so I guess the last steps will have wait. I did not intend to have the car judged anyway.
Greg: I last saw Don at our annual swap meet (now in Badenoch). There's a good write up in Old Autos in the latest issue. Old Toastmasters friend Reg Hillary (now 87) gave a talk on winning the Shell 4000/ Trans-Canada Rally in 1961. He was the co-driver of the winning Lark.
Thank you all again.
Paul
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