Simon,
Door- or any kind of- stitching was never treated as a highlight like piping.
It always matched the colour of the material being stitched. Being cotton
thread, it faded to off-white, making it look like a picked-out "feature"
later in its life.
Red roadsters with black carpets came with red seats with black piping.
Black seats were only introduced on the six-cylinder Healey (although you'd
never guess that nowdays looking at a parking lot full) on the BJ 7 model.
Other colours on red roadsters were red seats (black piping) & red carpets,
as well as bone grey seats (red piping) & red carpets.
I can send scans of the factory colour & trim spec sheet if you want.
We don't have a Concours Police here, Simon, you can do your car whichever way
you enjoy it the most.
Best regards
Peter
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