Some PO of my Mk1 changed the seats and interior color from red to black.
I have MkIII (approx. '67) Midget seats in my '61 and they fit fine.(yes they
are low backs, but later seats do fit) I have a later carpet kit as well. You
can make your own vinyl-covered panels to go in the footwells and above the
wheelarches, or recover yours in new material.
Ulix is right - the panel between the cockpit and trunk is different on
stow-away top cars so you would have to re-cover yours or use it as a template
to make a new one. (I have a plywood template if you need me to trace it) mine
was covered in carpet, not vinyl and it looks ok (whoever did it matched the
carpet kit very well, easier with black than with biscuit.)
As Fred mentioned, unless you get it made custom, a tonneau would be out of the
question: because they don't have cut-outs for the quarterlights, early
tonneaus are different. You'll never find a 'side-curtain' cover with headrest
pockets.
Do you plan to spray the doors? It can be done, my doors and dash were
originally red and were changed to black. You can't tell unless you remove the
bezels on the dash and see traces of red on the edges of the vinyl.
What kind of shape are your Mk1 seats in and where are they going?
Fred, how $ure are you that you want to keep that $teering wheel? ;-)
Phil Vanner
'61 Midget - started life as a black car with red interior but is now a red car
with black interior. (originally had a gray top and red tonneau too - very 1961)
-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Kirk [SMTP:gkirk@empirenet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 12:10 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Midget interior questions....
Hello Spridgeteers...
I have a couple of questions regarding my Mk1 (1962) Midget's inerior.
OK sacrilege time: I'm not crazy about not having headrests (neck
injuries could really ruin my day), so I was seriously considering
getting some later model Midget seats with headrests. How difficult
would it be to fit seats from a 70 or later car into my 62?
Next sacrileigious question: I'm planning on doing the the car in
British Racing Green, and I'd like to do the interior in Tan/Biscuit.
Would later model interior and carpet kits fit in my Midget? I know the
door panels won't work, but I' thinhking aobu the panels around the
transmission tunnel, and behind the seats?
Thanks
Greg
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