In a message dated 4/28/2003 9:41:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
herald1200@comcast.net writes:
> Having played with the wooden dashboard for my Herald yesterday, I went and
>prepared a second one for use, and I notices something different about it...
>The one which has been in use in my car has a single woodgrain across the
>dash- by this I mean it is one continuous grain, unbroken except for holes,
>etc. The sheet of veneer has not been cut. However, the one I stripped,
>sanded, and recoated is "mirrored" i.e.: the woodgrain on either side of the
>dash is a mirror image of the other half... There is a very thin seam in the
>middle and it goes out from there, using consecutive cuts from the same piece
>of wood, and veneered like an open book. I have this same detail in the
>Jaguar... I wonder when they changed to this style, or if it was a supplier
>issue. I have about 3 spare dashes....
Scott, I've seen both styles, although I think I've probably seen more of the
"book-match" veneer styles with the center seam. I'm intrigued by the one dash
with the "Herald" badge, insofar as that would be very UNcommon on most North
American market cars, with the possible exception of a 948 with the (rare on
such cars) wood dash option.
The other question that comes to my mind, though, is which of these dashes is
the "overlay" style (larger, beveled cutouts to fit over already mounted
switches and cable controls) -- seen through 1962 or maybe early 1963
production -- and which is the "flush" style (as you might expect, with
switches and cable controls mounted on the wood itself) -- seen from sometime
in 1963 and later? Both types of wood have the gauge(s) mounted flush, btw.
--Andy Mace
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