RE: Interior woes

["Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I meant to add this link to that last message:
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h233/rob426uk/legendary/
Hope you can see what I'm on about!

Robert
63 Polara 500
England

Robert (UK) wrote:
> 
> Thanks David, good to hear some perseverence paid off.
> 
> Well I've had a response from Legendary re the red/white stitching. They 
> 
> said "The thread your talking about has faded, bleached out."
> Sounds like a bit of a cop-out? Or could they be right?
> 
> I remembered seeing our seats in Year One's online catalog recently so 
> looked on their site to see if the stitching color was visible. It 
> looked pretty red to me so I emailed them with a general query 'is your 
> stitching red cos our original seats have white' etc etc (didnt want to 
> say I'd just bought from Legendary), and they replied
> "The stitching on the red portion of these seat covers is red. The 
> manufacturer is convinced this is correct and suggested you inspect the 
> stitching color on the inside, as they have seen original thread turn 
> white from age."
> Not sure who 'the manufacturer' would be - could it be Legendary?
> 
> We cant see the stitching on the inside of our seats until we dismantle 
> them, but the stiching at the base of the rear seat back, and at the 
> rear of the rear seat base (ie where the back and base meet and where 
> the sun dont shine!) is still white. Not red and not faded.
> 
> I'd love them to be right so we could just get these covers fitted but 
> it'll bug me for eternity if we fit them knowing it's not right. My 
> brother isnt too bothered, saying that he likes the completely red bench 
> 
> seat interiors often seen in the early cars - I do too but I also prefer 
> 
> our seats with white stitching! The pitch of the stitching being too 
> close and irregular doesnt help the overall appearance, either.
> It's tricky to know where to check. If I find a pic on the net of an 
> original interior and the covers have white stitching, Legendary would 
> say it has faded. Without knowing the history of that car's interior, I 
> can't argue.
> The only one I think might challenge their thoery is the ex-Mike Zagata 
> MW Polara 500 (1 of the 5 originals) that we saw in NC when we went over 
> 
> to see ours. This car had been fully restored and the interior looked as 
> 
> good as new. From the only pic I have of the interior, the stitching 
> looks to be white. I doubt I'll ever get to know where those seats were 
> restored but I'll bet Mike Zagata made sure they were done right.
> 
> I'll see what Mr Legendary & Mr Yr1 say about our unfaded stitching...
> 
> Robert
> 63 Polara 500
> England


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