--- Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote:
> You guys are both full of beans. (G) My '69 B has
> the pillow and NO GLOVE BOX, just a "map pocket"
> which pulls off the wall if you try to
> get your hand in it.
I'm another pillow-dash fan. I think it's handsome,
if not in a 1960's way, then certainly in a 1970's
way. I happen to have converted my car to a metal
dash (by stripping off the pillow padding and
refinishing the metal underneath), but that's because
it's a quasi-race car, and the stripped down look is
more in keeping with the overall feel of the car.
If I were restoring the car for comfy street use, I
would definitely keep the pillow. Of all the
dashboards they ever put in the MGB, it's
aesthetically my favorite.
And by the way, what is everyone's obsession with a
glove box? I mean, you'd think it was a safety belt
or something! Are you guys actually using your glove
box constantly?
I have the "map pocket" noted above and it's perfectly
fine for holding my owners manual, registration, etc.
Heck, my wife's Land Rover has a glove box and I think
I've opened it twice in two years (both times after
getting pulled over.) I assure you she has NEVER
opened it.
Maybe I'm strange, but I don't miss a glove box one
little bit.
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Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com
THE CAROLINA TROPHY - 2005
A vintage driving event in the spirit
of the Mille Miglia, Rallye des Alpes,
and Colorado Grand.
See www.carolinatrophy.com for details.
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