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I think I'm being thick, but I don't quite understand; is it sold by the roll or by the metre? Is one roll enough to cover one seat? 

I imagine its stored at Roby on one big roll, the Chrysler/Simca material I've bought has been 145cms wide. Its sold by the metre, so they will cut off what you require. 

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No further progress on the blue LE for the moment, but its in the dry. 

 

However the red GL due for MOT this week - to enable the previous owner to proceed with the number transfer. Still some paintwork to do (bonnet and tailgate) and refurbish the bumpers... but engine bay just about finished!

 

If I had new parts in stock they were used... 

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From shite to Stowe.... 

 

The red GL was finished at the 11th hour, just in time to attend the Hagerty 'Festival Of The Unexceptional' held at Stowe School last Saturday.

 

The car had been selected in advance to be part of the 'Concours de l'Ordinaire', 45 very varied everyday cars from the 1969-89 period, many of which - such as the Alpine are now virtually forgotten. 

 

There was a lot of interest in the car, and even Edd China, one of the judges lingered for several minutes as I showed him numerous 'before' photos of rust - before his eyes glazed over... 

 

The afternoon drew to a close with the prize giving - 'and the 2018 winner is... the 1977 Chrysler Alpine!'

 

I was a little stunned to say the least, and honoured that all the effort put in had been appreciated.

 

A good account of the show is here:  http://www.viaretro.com/2018/07/the-exceptional-5th-annual-hagerty-festival-of-the-unexceptional/

 

I guess the challenge now will be to get the LE - the original 'star' of this thread up to a similar condition - a few more hundred hours should do it :-)

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Yup, the finished result is stunning. The award was clearly deserved - fantastic work. I can't work out though - is the interior the original, or the reupholstered version you talked about earlier on?

The stripy fabric part is new, using the roll of material obtained from France. The vinyl part, seat sides and backs, door cards etc is all original. I used an excellent upholsterer who did a perfect job of replacing just the cloth. 

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