Anything and everything Spitfire.

I am at the closing end of a slow three year restoration of my Spitfire 1500 in which the entire interior was pulled out due to a respray - I wisely destroyed the original (and fairly tatty) dash top whilst trying to remove it believing I had seen replacements for sale in the various parts catalogues. However, now going to purchase one of these I have found out that I can only get a plastic cover to go over the original dash. So does anyone know if you can buy these new? Or is it a mission to try and remove carefully one from some poor unsuspecting car left for breaking or actually make a new dash.

Ps. If you currently own a Spitfire 1500 with a nice tidy dash top and have though about going for more of a bare-metal unfinished look - I know of a good home for the unwanted dash top.

Hi Tom, new crash pad dash tops are availiable for about 40 - 50 quid. Are these the plastic covers you have been offered?

Sorry to post twice Tom but have a look at this

http://www.canleyclassics.com/catalog.asp?category...

Cheers Phil - the catalogues that I have seen and the link you have provided do show that you can buy replacements, which is what I had thought at first when first removing the original. However, these tend never to be in stock or have been replaced by the plastic covers, which stick on top of the original dash. These covers are the only part of that kind that I have seen for sale so far.

I guess if they are not available new then a second hand one it will have to be. I must admit I nearly wrecked mine stripping my interior because I thought it was glued down and didn't see the bolts underneath. Once I spotted these it was easy to get off.

I'd try all the usual spit breakers and see if they have one

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