Mark,
The definition of Concours is that is IS exactly what it looked like from
the factory!
And it's Concours as in Concours d'Elegance not concourse, as in the airport
concourse.
Cheers,
Curt Arndt
Chairman - Austin Healey Concours Committee
American Airlines pilot who goes to work at the airport concourse
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 2:52 AM, Mark LaPierre <lapierrem@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> Alan? I thought you were a "do it yourselfer" ; ) Order the Heritage
> kit and Do It Yourself.
> I guarantee it will look more like the factory and less like a Concourse
> Beauty.
>
> I had much better success with the Moss Seat kits than Heritage. For some
> reason Mossesssss
> were more forgiving and looked better. Less fluff and puff. (and less
> expensive)
>
> But Heritage sure puts together a nice unit when they
> do it themselves. And in some cases , too nice as you mentioned.
>
> Some folks like that neat, non lived in look .
>
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> To: "Healey" <Healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:45 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Interiors advice
>
>
> > All -
> >
> > With my BJ8 in the resto shop I have to think about interiors.
> >
> > I would like to put a factory color red - leather option seats in my BJ8.
> > I
> > know there are several sources for this but these are my thoughts:
> >
> > 1) Many of you swear by Heritage. My only complaint is every picture
> I've
> > seen of a heritage interior looks way too nice and not quite like the
> > factory.
> > 2) I'd like an interior more like a factory look, but then again I don't
> > want it cheap looking either. Where can I get something like this?
> >
> > If I do go with a heritage interior, how does it work? Do I send them
> all
> > of my hardware and they build the seats for me? What sort of prices
> would
> > I
> > be looking at? How long do they take?
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > '52 A90
> > '53 BN1
> > '64 BJ8
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