This was a special order part for a customer this Fall that we have now patterned and tooled up for. Take a look at the photos – we went out of the way to make this part IDENTICAL to the original piece – including the special double folded edge on the top that is the same as the radio console. This edge is “hemmed” so that it will not rub through the upholstery wrapped around it.
To my knowledge, no one has ever reproduced this piece. The radio consoles are reproduced, and they are not bad, but don’t have this hemmed edge, instead they are just made with a heavier gauge metal sticking out as a single edge that can rub through…
This console is for a 3.8-liter E-Type. The later 4.2-liter cars have a recess in the side panel to give extra clearance for the 4.2 style seats. We can make both styles – if you need one, give us a ring!
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- Patterning…
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- The originals are always badly corroded…
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- Another EXACT reproduction!
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- Height and angles are all carefully adjusted.
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- With the tight clearance of the console/shifter/radio console, accuracy in this piece is critical.
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- Note the rear lower corner lopped of of the original – typical…
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- The original handbrake hole, and…
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- …ours…
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- The original rear edge where the aluminum tabs are folded around the steel frame, and…
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- …ours…
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- Another shot of the finished piece upstaging the original it was patterned after.
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- The original piece’s relief cut in the edge to make the bend, and…
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- …ours…
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- Another original factory double bend in the forward area, and…
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- …ours…
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- This final shot shows the flanged forward edge. I probably got a little carried away with the accuracy of this piece, but hey, that’s how we do it here – accurate and correct every time.
