MGs should have a wood interior...imho..

[juzza0]

I'm thinking about painting the dash panels on the Shot Silk green (like poledrivers), in which case the black oak would find its way into the 260... now if only i could find some seats in Oyster Alcantara

I know you'll hate me even more now Carl

[Merl]

Originally Posted by juzza0

I'm thinking about painting the dash panels on the Shot Silk green (like poledrivers), in which case the black oak would find its way into the 260... now if only i could find some seats in Oyster Alcantara

I know you'll hate me even more now Carl

Wanting to go Black oak in my 260... Starting with the black oak steering wheel me thinks.

Hmm which one is Oyster?

[M3NDEREZ]

Originally Posted by juzza0

I'm thinking about painting the dash panels on the Shot Silk green (like poledrivers), in which case the black oak would find its way into the 260... now if only i could find some seats in Oyster Alcantara

I know you'll hate me even more now Carl

Rub it in why don't you!

Actually though, I'm a bit tempted to paint my old wood dash Gloss Piano Black like you get in Range Rovers.. Think it could look rather nice in my Raven 75..

I still hate you though

[juzza0]

Here's some pics

Oyster Alcantara (and black oak) for Merl and the Rover 75 Design Theme concept interior for Carl (it had a piano black dash, note how the window switch bank is painted but not the lock button/Hazard switch surround)

[StevenWilliams]

I like the pianno black interior. I'dhate to try and re-create that myself. I doubt you'd be able to get th efinish done professionally enough.
Perhaps in a body shop it could be done.

[M3NDEREZ]

That's it! I'm doing a Piano Black finish

[Bartonrover]

Originally Posted by Fraser Mitchell

Very few "traditional" MGs had wood dashes, maybe even none, and my mate had a TC, a TF, and an MG 'B'. I'm not sure about the 1950's saloon, though, (the 'Y' type).
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Both the late 40s/early 50s "Y" saloon and the later ZA saloon both had walnut dashboards as standard. Always felt the 75/ZT had design cues from the ZA saloon even though it was 50 years earlier - look at it in Google Images.

I think Rover should have offered a modern "HiTech/Germanic" dash and trim or the traditional walnut cabin fit out on both models from the very start. Might have attracted more from the younger market - and offset some of the damaging criticism from Clarkson. Might have had an MG if I could have had the wood 'n' leather.