SO glad this thread was started ! All through my restoration, I tried to do
as much of the work myself as possible. -But when it came to the interior, -I
was advised by a local Healey restorer to "have it done". --So I went to the
recommended upholstery shop 60 mi away, and they ordered the Heritage
materials and did the work. -Hey, I had been immediately convinced, when I
walked into the shop and saw the XK 120, and a Cord that had just received the
most beautiful "butter-crhme" colored leather interior I had ever seen.
--They did a great job on the BT7.
Thing was, I always felt like I had "copped out" a bit by having it done.
-Rather than doing it myself, as I had with the rest of the car.
It's good to know that people with more experience than I, have also found
this to be the wisest way to go.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
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