My Stag, which is currently in hundreds of pieces scattered around various locations in NZ, had been subjected to a nasty renovation of the wood-grain dash panels - a burr walnut job, though I think a stick-on as it had a vertical joint on the glove-box lid. The donor car which I acquired had original wood-grain panels, but they were tired looking, and the panel around the gear selector was bad, with veneer cracked and lifting. I found myself in the position of having two full sets of panels, neither of which I would want to re-install in my car, and the concept of throwing both of these away and ordering new ones from the other side of the world did not sit well with me. So I took the better of the two sets (those from the donor) to cabinet-makers who had made kitchen cabinetry and various other items for our house and asked them if they could help. First answer was "no, go away", but I could see that there was more than a spark of interest - a desire to take up the challenge of doing something outside of the square of their normal day to day, and they ultimately agreed to give it a crack. That was 7 weeks ago - I had told them there was no rush, and if it didn't work out I would have lost nothing. However today I picked up the 7 pieces and was blown away by the result they have achieved - to my eyes they look brand new; the only thing missing being the white HAZARD and BRAKE lettering, which I figure I'd rather do without than risk applying some dodgy-looking lettering and possibly stuffing up the finish on the dash. I asked them if they would be interested in doing more of this kind of work, and they said that they would consider it, case-by-case. Any Kiwi Stag owners (or other classic car owners) looking to get wood-grain panels renovated - PM me and I can provide contact details.
Starkl dash.jpg
Starkl dash.jpg
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