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The condition of the interior was one of the selling points for me. The dash pad is in good shape with only a few small cracks in front of the cubby hole...if I ever find a NOS one I will replace it. The seat, carpet, and headliner are well preserved as are the door panels and trim pieces. The problem areas were the instrument cluster, bezel, and high use plastic pieces (ie hood latch handle) that were brittle from age and the southwest greenhouse effect. The bezel buckled under the intense temperatures. The hood latch handle came off in my hand after only a few pulls. PO installed an aftermarket radio which, of course, was replaced back to stock.
The instrument cluster was faded and the oil pressure gauge and ammeter did not work. I pulled a cluster from a salvage yard to practice restoring it, both gauges worked so I kept them.
Oil Pressure Gauge Before
Ammeter Before
Cleaned up and painted
Ready to go back in
Speedo faded and worn...PO in reflection. Yes, those are original miles.
Bezel cooked from the AZ heat
Used a heat gun to bring it back
Ready to go back in
Back in
PO radio
Back to stock as listed on the Marti Report...took me two tries to get the right radio.
Full view...first stock radio I found did not have the fade option.
The rest only required elbow grease.
Yep, the interior was a selling point for me.