| Ad Guy |
07-06-2015 06:40 AM |
Last piece of the puzzle...
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| Aussie Mike |
07-06-2015 08:25 AM |
Very cool. Like the vintage aircraft style gauges.
Cheers
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| leroy17 |
07-06-2015 01:38 PM |
I am not going to say I like it until I see more pics of that black and white awesomeness.
Actually, I am going to say I like it and it looks well done and suits for the rest of the trim that I can see. Is the dash covered in alcantara, if so it looks real cool with the stitching as well.
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| albanycobra |
07-06-2015 08:04 PM |
Awesome....love it...something different from the norm. Dash covering is great.
Please share what it is?
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| albanycobra |
07-06-2015 08:06 PM |
Awesome....love it...something different from the norm. Dash covering is great.
Please share what it is?
Ha haa I love it so much double post......
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| Ad Guy |
07-06-2015 10:34 PM |
Alcantara...... is that a fancy name for suede?
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| leroy17 |
07-06-2015 10:43 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ad Guy
(Post 1355085)
Alcantara...... is that a fancy name for suede?
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Yup, it gives Lamborgini owners something else to get their tongue around. |
| Aussie Mike |
07-06-2015 11:16 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ad Guy
(Post 1355085)
Alcantara...... is that a fancy name for suede?
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Yep, the Alcantara is an animal related to a Lama or Alpacca. It lives only on the southern slopes of the Himalayas above 4000M.
Alcantara hunters must stalk their prey for days in freezing conditions. Traditional land owners dictate that the animal can only be hunted with Bow and Arrow so the leather fetches a premium price. Hence it's only used on premium cars like Lamborghini and Mercedes AMG etc.
note... I may have made some of that stuff up :p |
| twobjshelbys |
07-06-2015 11:28 PM |
Seems there are different definitions. Maybe it's like a mythical snipe
"Alcantara is a tradename given to a composite material used to cover surfaces and forms in a variety of applications. It can be described as an artificial substitute for suede leather."
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| Aussie Mike |
07-06-2015 11:38 PM |
You are no fun Tony, We could have kept them going for a while with that one. :p
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| 750hp |
07-07-2015 04:31 AM |
Nice mix of old and new on the dash.
Mike, I choose to believe your version of where Alcantara comes from, and it makes me want it!
Motorfest is now closed for entries, but I think I'll go out for a look. RACQ - RACQ MotorFest 2015 |
| DaveW |
07-07-2015 04:49 AM |
Tell us Uncle Mike about the day you captured all those Vinyls single handed and used the pelts for the EH front seat retrim.
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| Aussie Mike |
07-07-2015 05:18 AM |
Got to be careful with vinyls. Yes they are the most common of our pelt animals and these days they are domesticated and farmed commercially. Many a careless vinyl farmer has been killed in a vinyl stampede though. I hear this can happen when they get spooked. You get a few PVCs sneaking in with the herd pretending to be vinyls and stirring them up with their squeaking and carrying on.
Then of course you've got your marine vinyls. Nearly wiped out by over fishing now.
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| Ad Guy |
07-07-2015 05:40 AM |
Given the price I'm going with the Himalayan story Mike.
Will be sure to mention to the wife who recently stumbled into a draw full of cobra receipts....
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| Krait |
07-07-2015 11:14 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ad Guy
(Post 1355111)
Will be sure to mention to the wife who recently stumbled into a draw full of cobra receipts....
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My wife said 'whoops' and laughed :LOL: |
| twobjshelbys |
07-07-2015 01:24 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aussie Mike
(Post 1355093)
You are no fun Tony, We could have kept them going for a while with that one. :p
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You know I did get caught in the fancy name one time. I think it was a Mercedes.
But I think it does come from snipes though. But only the three horned ones in Australia. Very rare indeed. |
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