Today I finally picked up the car from L and S, with finished interior. It looks very much like my design, except for the strip in the door panels and the armrest being black. At first I was surprisedby this, because that wasn't part of the plan. I does look nice, so I will try to live with it for a while. It wasn't easily possible to put a round bass speaker in the front of the side panels, so they had to be put in the back. Also Wally's guys discovered a very rusted area underneath the driver's side, which they replaced with a part of some metal door. They added sound proofing, which has made the ride quieter, but not by as much as I had hoped. The passenger side belt buckle that the car came with was broken and couldn't be repaired. I am still looking on for a replacement. I have one person whom I paid already, but there have been delays.
The color treatment of the plastic and all the other color related treatments look absolutely perfect. I'm very happy with it. It's actually strange to see it done, since I've been visualizing it for so long. When I show it to others, they view it as perfectly normal, as if the car had always looked like this. That's actually a good sign, because I didn't want to go overboard on the restoring, rather, keep it as if "in original condition" so some extent.
Picture 1: Before. Original, but sprayed over, "Autumn Tan". Very seventies.
Picture 2: My mockup in Photoshop. Disregard the steering wheel cover.
Picture 4: A job well done. Looks too perfect to reveal all the work that went into it.
Picture 2: My mockup in Photoshop. Disregard the steering wheel cover.
Picture 3: The interior gutted. A frightening sight. Notice the rusted floorboard.
Picture 4: A job well done. Looks too perfect to reveal all the work that went into it.
