[Healeys] Heritage Upholstery and Trim

[BJ8Healeys]

Anyone considering a new Heritage leather interior for their BJ8 should be
aware:  Heritage will supply the rear seat side panels in plain vinyl
without the embossed squares unless you request the embossed squares.

Having once received a telephone inquiry from Kaye Kovacs of Fourintune
about the original configuration of the BJ8 leather interior, I did a survey
of owners whose cars survive with the original leather interior.
Admittedly, leather was relatively rare on BJ8s, having been installed on
cars for the USA and Canada only when specified by the original owner (UK
market cars with leather were more numerous, sometimes being sold by dealers
with the factory leather interior already installed). Surviving leather
interiors are even more rare, and those whose cars are in the BJ8 registry
still fewer.  The survey determined that all of the surviving interiors
reported on had vinyl side panels with the embossed squares.  It's risky to
draw definite conclusions from such a limited set of data, but so far no
original leather interior has been found with plain vinyl side panels.

Tony at Heritage called me about this same issue recently when queried by
one of his customers who received the plain panels.  Tony expressed his
opinion as an "expert in Jaguar and Mercedes trimming" that the plain side
panels without the squares just "looked better" since the BJ8 leather rear
seat back does not have the squares like the vinyl seat back did.  He
indicated he intended to continue supplying the side panels without squares
unless requested by a customer.  He does have the equipment to emboss the
squares for those who want them.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Simon Atkinson
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 12:17 PM
To: Robert Bender
Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Heritage Upholstery and Trim

I had same issue getting a quote a few months back. The owner is tony hazell
and his cell 778-873-8103.  Email basjag at telus.net.
I think the people at the company don't care except tony.

Thanks,
Simon
Cell 860-324-0248