Hello,
I’m new to this group, and seeking advice from Giulietta experts. I recently acquired a 101 Sprint (titled 1962) that was being renovated in the early 1970s, before the project pooped out and it was stored. The big challenge for me, due to my inexperience in the area, is the interior. The original interior is completely missing and there are but a few scraps of a reupholstery job left. For inspiration I have looked at lots of photos on line, including the sticky here. I don’t intend a detailed restoration but I do have some questions about the original configuration.
1. What was the finish on the package shelf? I imagine black vinyl on a piece of cowl board. The corrugated steel support is still present but shows no sign of glue or screwholes. How was the shelf held on?
2. There were probably upholstered panels behind the doors. How were they mounted? Adhesive perhaps? The body in that area exhibits no holes for #6 sheet metal screws as used elsewhere.
3. What was the finish on the dash top? My dash top was stripped and primed when I got the car, so I can’t tell what was there before.
4. The front footwell floor pans had a fairly stiff adhesive material spanning the ribs in the pans to provide a smooth surface for the carpet. I have scraped all the original material off to access the steel to check for rust. Is something like the original material still available? Is there another way to fill up the ribs to achieve the same thing?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Gerry
I’m new to this group, and seeking advice from Giulietta experts. I recently acquired a 101 Sprint (titled 1962) that was being renovated in the early 1970s, before the project pooped out and it was stored. The big challenge for me, due to my inexperience in the area, is the interior. The original interior is completely missing and there are but a few scraps of a reupholstery job left. For inspiration I have looked at lots of photos on line, including the sticky here. I don’t intend a detailed restoration but I do have some questions about the original configuration.
1. What was the finish on the package shelf? I imagine black vinyl on a piece of cowl board. The corrugated steel support is still present but shows no sign of glue or screwholes. How was the shelf held on?
2. There were probably upholstered panels behind the doors. How were they mounted? Adhesive perhaps? The body in that area exhibits no holes for #6 sheet metal screws as used elsewhere.
3. What was the finish on the dash top? My dash top was stripped and primed when I got the car, so I can’t tell what was there before.
4. The front footwell floor pans had a fairly stiff adhesive material spanning the ribs in the pans to provide a smooth surface for the carpet. I have scraped all the original material off to access the steel to check for rust. Is something like the original material still available? Is there another way to fill up the ribs to achieve the same thing?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Gerry