jww69rrpost
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The front bucket seats, and fold-down armrest, and the rear seat are original to the car. I found pieces of the build sheet in the underside of the back bottom seat, that was discovered by the interior guy while taking the seats apart. Turns out this was a "Special Order" car that was priced at $4297. The seat frames were stripped down to the frames; media blasted and powder coated matt black before rebuilding them back to finally laying down the black leather. The interior design was a collaboration between me and the interior guy, that included a lot of illustrations before diving into the upholstery phase. The guy that did my interior has a really nice resume that includes a Riddler award and three Grand National awards. I purchased ten hides of leather prior to hooking up with the interior guy. The leather is Brazilian Free-Grazed and Italian Tanned top grade leather. All ten hides were near perfect with absolutely no cuts or scratches. We also added a couple cup holders in the lower part of the fold-down armrest (one can be seen in the photo). The armrest has to be tilted back to access the second cup holder. I also had lumbar supports added to the bucket seats (I'm an old guy with a bad back)!! My overall goal, from the get-go was to maintain the look and integrity of the original design and look of the car, while bringing some modern features to it. It would have actually been cheaper to go "stupid" and go all out hot rod with molded interior and engine bay, but I chose to not go that route. It looks like a 69 Road Runner and feels like a 69 Road Runner... just way more comfortable