I finishing up a 1964 roadster which I would like to concour for a year before driving. Very correct original car, but will be replacing all soft interior parts/surfaces excepting the dash.

Any advice as I go shopping for a kit(red) ?

thanks,

Curtis Wood

Submitted by jwalker1179@att.net on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:38

Anaother good source is OSJI, Original Specification Jaguar Interiors. I think they are in Muncie, Indiana. Great folks to do business with. I bought my interior from them about 7 years ago and am stillquite pleased with the quality.

No affiliation, just a happy customer.

Submitted by allen_l_oshana… on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 22:04

Hi Curtis, I am just finishing up a 65 ots similar car. Interiors are very frustrating, no one in the states makes a kit I have seen and been happy with, that includes all the major manufacturers. None of the carpets fit. The vinyls are not correctly grained compared to a factory original car. The best interior components that I have seen and used are from Suffolk & Turley in the UK. Their colors are perfect matches, vinyls are correct also. For my center console and radio facia I did skiveI(sp) the leather to thin it matching the very thin factory leather. This makes a world of difference as all the seams and contours look thin and not puffy like most restored interiors. Enfield Auto Restoration in Enfield CT, has a machine to skive the leather and they did it easily (up to 18 inches wide). Suffolk and Turley is very expensive to ship etc. Classic Jaguar in Austin TX does supply Suffolk and Turley kits for purchase. They are not inexpensive, about 4k for a roadster, yes expensive but so much better than the poorly assembled American interior kits. This all translates into a much easier to install kit that looks factory . Another alternative is a custom fitted interior also quite nice, a shop here in CT does a nice job, Quids Auto Trim in Stratford CT.

Best of Luck,
Allen