Headlining and Woolies Leather restorer

Body parts, seats, dash, headlining, windows and stuff!

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Rowge
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Headlining and Woolies Leather restorer

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Hi All
A few photos of my interior, before, during and now, replaced headlining, carpet adjacent to rear window and coloured the leather
Cheers

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Re: Headlining and Woolies Leather restorer

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Good job,

Can I just say your car is E87 WHR and is an SA...

Whats the chassis number as they must be very close mines ...2282 (Last four digits of my chassis number)

I have her Sister.... E84 WHR, how class is that!!! :D

WOW!! :shock:
blast from the past!

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Re: Headlining and Woolies Leather restorer

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Hi

Yes she is an SA, I purchased her with a private plate then returned to original plate E87WHR and chassis number ends 2509, so must be at least a close cousin

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Steve

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Wonder if they were both bought from Malmesbury Specialist Cars in Wiltshire
blast from the past!

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Smashing job well done and that's my favourite excel colour !

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our Excel SA is reg'd E89 WHR, 1987 model and is also med blue and also sold originally from the Malmesbury garage !!!

regards. DC.

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Yes ,Owners Hand Book states
Malmesbury Specialist Cars
Pre delivery inspection on 08/09/87
Date of purchase 09/09/87

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mkelite wrote:our Excel SA is reg'd E89 WHR, 1987 model and is also med blue and also sold originally from the Malmesbury garage !!!

regards. DC.
Don't suppose you know your chassis number too mkelite?

It's good to hear another Mediterranean Blue Excel SA is still around

This is cool, we have 3 Excel SA's from Malmesbury with E** WHR

quite amazing!

We need to get these cars together for a photo shoot!
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hi fellas.

our SA chassis/subframe number ends............... JHD12517.

regards. DC.

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Re: Headlining and Woolies Leather restorer

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Hi guys anyone going to castle combe ideal photo opportunity I am going looks like a scorcher weekend too
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Hi Steve, soz no can do, working on my Degree this weekend, Dissertation needs handing in, in 2 weeks time....PANIC!!
blast from the past!

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