The "Show Me Your Interior" Thread

[alcyonecorporation]

I am not a fan of BMs at all but this is so true.

 

Also this. I would until six months ago have said the same thing about R129 SLs but the market seems to be waking up to them. Drove an SL500 last year and remembered thinking it was a hell of a car for £4500 (with optional hard top included). 

[AMC Rebel]

My late dad's first car was a grey A35.

My late Dad's first car was a grey A30.

[nick]

 

1993 Mazda MX-3 V6 

 

I do believe that interior featured in my car film.

[Bobthebeard]

 

2001 Rover 75..

[Steve79]

1990 Proton 1.3GL Aeroback

 

 

[Steve79]

2001X Jaguar XJ8 3.2 Sport

[flat4alfa]

Thumb-RSI aplenty with my old Citroen XM

 

 

1996 Citroen XM Exclusive

[AlabamaShrimp]

Fiesta mk1

 

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Fiesta mk1

 

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That brings back some memories. A good friend of mine had one just the same - a Sandpiper in two tone brown and gold. She loved that car.

 

like this one on Flickr:

 

[Schaefft]

E38 728i

 

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I miss my 728i, best car I have ever bought for 500 quid. I've had a quick look at your site, you guys are doing BMW restorations right? I might have a few questions regarding my E39 that needs a bit of bodywork done to it, if you wouldn't mind?

 

My interiors:

 

Mark VIII SWOOPY

 

 

Olds Aurora (cant find a picture right now, so here's one from google similar to mine):

 

 

S8 (before cleaning):

 

 

E39 (still trying to find beige heated sport seats to complete it, seems to be near impossible...):

 

 

Senator (before I bought it):

 

[Brodders]

Americans knew how to do curves in the 90s. Why can't we have interesting interior designs like that anymore?

[spike60]

When I ran this

 

 

for 6 years the interior looked like this mostly

 

 

 

I now run 2 grey fabric Germans and 1 black leather German

 

 

 

[Roverageous]

Thought I’d posted in the thread, but looks like i haven’t! Here me Rover:

[Roverageous]

Finally got a decent shot of my Volvo today. Not the most aesthetically pleasing interior, but it all makes sense once you’re sat in it!

 

[Zelandeth]

I'll bite...Love a good interior photo I do.

 

First: My first car actually on the road.  An absolute SHED of a 1986 Austin Metro City-X.

 

 

The button that lives where the cigarette lighter would live (well, where the blanking plate where it would have live if it had been specified lived) was the starter button, because the ignition barrel was shot.  I got fed up of starting the car involving having to hold the key at the "start" position and smack the steering wheel so wired the button up.

 

The diff also made some really, really interesting noises that I've never heard before or since on any other vehicle.

 

This was replaced by...

 

1981 Austin MiniMetro HLE.

 

In Snapdragon Yellow - the best colour for a Metro.

 

 

This was an absolutely cracking little car which I really regret selling.

 

Concurrent with the yellow Metro was this.

 

1988 Renault 11TC.

 

 

Bloody quick for a 1.2, and really comfy.  It however hacked me off every single time I had to get parts for it because it was from either the very end of the Phase 1 or start of the Phase 2 cars, as such was a complete mishmash of parts, many of which didn't match up with either the Phase 1 *or* Phase 2 cars...

 

While on the subject of Renault...This has to get a mention, simply because it was THE most comfortable car I have ever sat in.

 

 

1988 Renault 25 2.2i Monaco.  Stupid, stupid, stuipid idiot I was to not repair that car.  Still would love another R25...

 

The yellow Metro was replaced by a 1997 Lada Samara 1.3S 4-door.  Actually not a bad car to drive, though build quality varied throughout, generally tending towards unacceptable.  The electrical system drove me to distraction and I seemed to spend nearly every weekend trying to track down the latest dodgy earth.

 

 

This gave way pretty quickly to the 1997 Lada Niva 1.7i Hussar.

 

 

Which I loved dearly, however sold in a fit of common sense while I was doing a daily commute of nearly 100 miles and was struggling to keep up with its thirst.

 

My first rear engined Skoda followed up (though I have a sneaking suspicion I'm missing a car in there...)

 

This one was sadly cut short when an idiot in a diesel tanker decided a give way sign didn't apply to him, and I rammed the Estelle into the side of his cab at about 60mph.

 

I needed a car to get to college though, so I went to my local "guy who always has a few cheap cars for sale" and £250 later had this.

 

 

1993 Ford Fiesta 1.1Ci Freestyle.

 

Actually a surprisingly comfy interior with lovely velour seats, a bloody good heater, a good stereo and despite the reputation I'd been lead to believe of fragility from Ford, it was astonishingly well screwed together.  Even at bargain basement prices the cabin was TOTALLY devoid of any squeaks or rattles.  This was the first car I really owned that I would have happily jumped into and driven the length of the country in without the slightest worry that it wouldn't get there.

 

I really didn't appreciate what a bloody good little car that was until after I sold it - sadly it was really unlikely to see another MOT as it was well rotten.

 

My first foray into Peugeots followed that with a 1994 Peugoet 306XNd.

 

 

Was a nice enough motor, though it was punted on when it burst its heater matrix on me (in the middle of December...in Northeast Scotland).

 

Another £250 special replaced it, in the form of a 1993 Vauxhall Corsa 1.5TD this time...which drove like a brand new car despite the 130+K on the clock.

 

 

A friend a while later made me an offer that was too good to refuse though on a lovely 1986 Saab 900 4-door.  The interior there was a textbook example of early 80s brown...

 

 

It was also painfully slow, being a single-carb normally aspirated version.  One on which I was fighting with the carb it seemed like every week.  It would always idle fine, drive fine on light throttle, or drive fine flat out - but never all three at the same time.

 

It was at this point in early 2009 that the first new car joined my fleet...A little Peugeot 107 Verve, on the end of having been massively impressed with the Citroen C1 pool cars we had at work.

 

 

This was actually still with me until a couple of weeks ago when I sold it.  Cracking little motors, a car I'd recommend to anyone who want a small economical runabout.

 

Concurrent with the 107 I had the following...I can't quite remember which order so you'll have to take them as they come!

 

A 1997 Peugeot 306 Sedan in 1.6LX form.

 

 

An absolute problem-child of a 1991 Skoda 135RiC.

 

 

1993 Suzuki Cappiccino.

 

 

Selling that was one of the hardest things I've ever done - however we discovered one year that the driver's seat was being held in purely by the fuel pipes running under it, the rust had spread that rapidly.  It really needed the entire floorpans, inner and most of the outer sills replaced.  The guy I sold it to did repair it though!

 

1980 VW Transporter Camper Van.  Never actually saw the road as it was in need of quite a bit of bodywork...it was free though so I wasn't about to refuse it.

 

 

1995 Lada Riva 1.5E Celebration.

 

 

Actually drove well enough once I sorted the carb, but it had major, major rust issues - I reckon the last three or four MOTs were distinctly dodgy!

 

1989 Saab 900i Automatic.

 

 

This is actually still on fleet, but off the road with a blown head gasket...If someone would like to give it a new home, please let me know...

 

1986 Skoda Estelle 120LX.

 

 

1998 Citroen Xantia 1.9TD Sensation.  Without doubt one of the best driving cars I've ever had, despite having north of 200K miles on the clock.

 

 

1993 Lada Riva 1.5E Estate.

 

 

1996 Citroen Xantia 2.0T Activa.  An extremely high velocity comfy squidgy leather sofa.

 

 

Aaaaaand rounding out with the most recent fleet addition, a 1975 AC Model 70.

 

 

I'm sure I've missed a few in there though!

[flat4alfa]

 

This is not my photo.  But it is my car.  At the moment.

 

1996 BMW E39 SE

[Ghosty]

 

'93 Honda Prelude IV.

 

This is the 'good' interior - cool non-airbag wheel with four(!) horn pushes, nice subtle charcoal velour seats (later cars had a weird black/grey diagonal stripe fabric), and no airbag pad on the passenger side of the dash to ruin the lines.

Between the rear seats is a huge armrest-type thing that Honda consider the 'centre console', and is basically a substitute for the glovebox - it locks with the key as a glovebox would, and the actual glovebox doesn't - in fact it doesn't even latch itself closed, it's manual. It's a really handy space, actually.

 

The wraparound dash is lovely - the side vents located in the doors are crap though.

[flat4alfa]

 

This is not my photo.  But it was my car.  Until Saturday at about 3pm.

 

2001 Rover 75 Connossieur SE

[flat4alfa]

 

This actually is my photo.  And it was my car.  I say was, as I left it to be roffled but it is still in my name, as I speak.

 

2001 BMW E46 SE

[Split_Pin]

Massive, infinitely electrically adjustable and heated seats.

[Zelandeth]

 

'93 Honda Prelude IV.

 

This is the 'good' interior - cool non-airbag wheel with four(!) horn pushes, nice subtle charcoal velour seats (later cars had a weird black/grey diagonal stripe fabric), and no airbag pad on the passenger side of the dash to ruin the lines.

Between the rear seats is a huge armrest-type thing that Honda consider the 'centre console', and is basically a substitute for the glovebox - it locks with the key as a glovebox would, and the actual glovebox doesn't - in fact it doesn't even latch itself closed, it's manual. It's a really handy space, actually.

 

The wraparound dash is lovely - the side vents located in the doors are crap though.

That needs to be snapped in the dark and added to the dash at night thread I think!

[Slartibartfast]

My video from the Portsmouth Minimeet shows some sumptuous car interiors

 

[flat4alfa]

After a protracted chase of two years, sold it on within 24 hours

 

1986 Alfa Romeo 90 Gold Cloverleaf

 

 

 

That big hole in the dash is where the long-gone branded briefcase went.  Note the handbrake madness.  The funny sliding 'clocks' worked though, had a video of it somewhere 

[flat4alfa]

1999 Volvo S40 SE

 

Yes the 'wood' looked just as tart in the flesh

 

 

Car is still about though, saw it recently.  Wife's car, sold it about 7 years ago

[flat4alfa]

1998 Alfa 146 ti

 

 

Wife's car, had for 4 reliable years

 

RHD markets never did get the complete redesign facelift dash

[Six-cylinder]

I always wanted a 90 with briefcase.

 

Compensation is my 156 V6, although I always preferred the red of my previous 156 TS.

[flat4alfa]

1996 Alfa 146 Boxer

 

Had to try one with the boxer engine as well for good measure.  Quite liked it, great condition top and bottom and not a rusty one either.  In JRG too

 

 

Kept for a month or so

[flat4alfa]

Compensation is my 156 V6, although I always preferred the red of my previous 156 TS.

 

I'll raise you the dash lift 156 !

 

Had this one 9 years now.  Must do that clutch, it's the 2.4 big banger derv wagon too.  2002 Alfa 156 

 

 

 

Prior to that... the pre-lifter, but with period Nokia carrier for extra classic material fittings

 

 

2001 Alfa 156

[flat4alfa]

1967 Wolseley 18/85

 

Check out that Badershift.

 

 

It's still about, lives on IOW

 

Must get another Landcrab.

[bramz7]

This is literal torture with those Alfas. I came this close to winning a 145 a few weeks back but outbid at the last second. BAH.

 

 

This is the Brava interior:

 

 

 

 

Dull as heck compared to the above. Well laid out however.