15-08-2024, 09:53 AM
Does anyone have reliable info on what fabric, and in what colour(s), was originally used for A7 saloon headlining?
Up to this point I've been dismissing the tatty remnants in the roof of my RP as "modern" replacement, but upon inspecting fragments from another (reportedly 'untouched') roof they are the same - it's quite a thin fabric, brushed soft only on the face side, with a distinct weave on the reverse, and the colour - with due allowance for grot and fading - is perhaps best described as "cream". It's miles away from the opulent stuff modern trim suppliers offer.
Rummaging through the books and catalogues I have has turned up no info at all - I only found an online resource which says headlinings were "grey", but without citing any source.
Thoughts welcomed... I shall more than likely choose something (a) available and (b) I like - but it's always good to start from a position of knowledge.
Up to this point I've been dismissing the tatty remnants in the roof of my RP as "modern" replacement, but upon inspecting fragments from another (reportedly 'untouched') roof they are the same - it's quite a thin fabric, brushed soft only on the face side, with a distinct weave on the reverse, and the colour - with due allowance for grot and fading - is perhaps best described as "cream". It's miles away from the opulent stuff modern trim suppliers offer.
Rummaging through the books and catalogues I have has turned up no info at all - I only found an online resource which says headlinings were "grey", but without citing any source.
Thoughts welcomed... I shall more than likely choose something (a) available and (b) I like - but it's always good to start from a position of knowledge.