Gran Coupe Interior Panel Insert Color

[70GranCoupe]

I have a 70 Gran Coupe with woodgrain interior panel inserts. I just recently acquired some with red. What gives? all I have seen have woodgrain. Does anyone know where the red came from? Is it rare, for a particular car? What? Any help would be great. BTW, still need woodgrain for rear passenger side. Thanks!

[Carlwalski]

I myself have never seen it, maybe a custom job?  ???www.yearone.com sells the door panles, I myself bought a set and there great.  

[RusTy/SE]

A good friend used to own this 70 Gran Coupe. It was a fully loaded two tag car. Hope this helps some...



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[RusTy/SE]

Driver's side...



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[70GranCoupe]

Hey onefornow thanks for the info, it looks like your friends Gran Coupe was red with a red interior is that correct? I am starting to see a pattern, although I am not sure if it just was used with red interior cars or now. Thanks a bunch!

[RusTy/SE]

Sometime before my friend bought it the color was changed to this candy looking grape. Does look red though. Originally this was an In-Violet car. The door panels are black with the red accent continuing to the rear panels and the seats were houndstooth cloth/vinyl. Glad i could help.

Russ  

[RusTy/SE]

Here's a shot of the original interior...



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[RusTy/SE]

...and another. Possibly the cloth and vinyl interiors received the red accenting as the seat borders match the door panels. The cloth inserts don't match front to back although i was told it's original. 

Russ





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[xblade]

I know this is an old post but thought I'd add. My '70 GC also came w/red trim & houndstooth seats. the previous owner ripped out the red trim because he didnt like it in the yellow car. He did away with the houndstooth interior and covered the headliner/OHconsole in black vinyl. Anyone have the red trim for sale? If I could find this i'd go back to the houndstooth seats. The overhead warning lights never worked in the car I think the last owner told me he didnt put the harness back in. I'm hoping when I get ready to disassemble the interior the wiring will be there. I have never dropped the headliner because it feels like they may have stapled the console to the headliner and I know this will be a job to repair.

[RusTy/SE]

  xblade i put the pics back on my posts 'cause... :worthless:

[xblade]

Thanks for the pics!