Ahoy All,
Here are some pics of the interior as of today with the consul fully fitted. As you can see the ashtray has gone and in its place there is now a more useful small leather lined cubby hole. Under the arm rest (still to be fitted, maybe with a hinge at the rear?) is access to a small leather lined space big enough for a wallet (or at least my very thin wallet, thin because I own a Lotus!) or phone. Hard to see but there is a leather tab at the rear end which allows you to lift out the base and thus gain access to the handbrake adjust etc. There is jute under the tunnel carpet for insulation and comfort. The jute and carpet is probably about 12 or 13 mm thick in total.
The dash is from a 'special' and is burr walnut. I reconditioned all the instruments and re-covered the dash pad.
The steering wheel has been polished and wrapped in new leather.
The gear nob is made from spalted beech, actually fire wood, but I thought it too nice to burn!
Left to do is the headlining, A pillars, sound proofing of the bulkhead (in addition to the stuff already fitted to the engine side of the bulkhead) and the rest of the carpets.
After over a year of working most days the car is reaching the end. In a couple of weeks the interior will be finished then I do the final job of painting the outside, although that will have to wait until April when it warms up a bit more!
Benjy 54/0949
