Improvements to classic car interiors are perfectly acceptable
06/26/2016
Sooner or later, old cars require extensive restoration work. Once everything has been dismantled, repaired and rebuilt, the question naturally arises as to whether you want to make a few embellishments and improvements to the interior, for example. Carpets instead of rubber mats (or bare metal), leather instead of vinyl/plastic, wood trim or other changes are quite common.
We therefore wanted to know what our readers think about changes to the interior compared to the original design. In a question of the week, they were able to express their opinions and for once the respondents were liberal. 42% thought that period-appropriate modifications were perfectly conceivable and sensible as long as the car could be bought as it was at the time. This would mean that swapping vinyl for leather would be okay if the car could also be ordered with leather seats at the time.
However, 30% were less willing to compromise; in their view, original materials should be used in the restoration and the interior should be restored to how it was in the new car.
20% could imagine more freedom when restoring the interior as long as the overall impression was not disturbed. For these respondents, completely covering the dashboard with leather or fitting other instruments would be acceptable as long as it looked period-appropriate.
Finally, only five percent think that everyone should do what they like. Modern instruments, colored interiors, different seats, etc. would not cause displeasure among this group.
Here are the results in detail:
We have already asked the next question of the week, this time asking whether classic car ownerswould be interested in technical courses for further training .
The results of the previous questions of the weekcan all be found in a dedicated topic channel.
