I'm starting the restoration of my E type s1 fhc from 1966. I would like to know what is the original material for seats and other interior panels, dashtop, console, rear floor etc. Vinyl ou Leather ?
thanks in advance
Pedro

 

Hi Pedro
Whilst the E-type today fetches large money when sold it wasn't always like that. My friend had 3 in the 70s and they pretty much followed the norms of the time for sports cars. So the seats have leather seat facings, but the sides not sat-on are likely to be vinyl as will be the rest of the car. However more than a single grade of vinyl was used.

https://www.basjaguartrim.com/
https://www.aldridge.co.uk/services/schematic.cfm?id=3
https://www.john-skinner.co.uk/jaguar/
Suffolk & Turley - www.suffolkandturley.co.uk - Jaguar Coachtrimming Specialists, Jaguar interiors, based in Nuneaton, UK

I would think any of the above firms can advise you on the material used in the trim. Jaguar trim is virtually all built up in a traditional way from material "off the roll", there being no unobtainable plastic mouldings, so whilst it is usually quite expensive there is nothing unobtainable as far as I know.

 

You may want to checkout this company. Shipping maybe too much, but they make good Jaguar interior kits. O.S.J.I. (original specification jaguar interiors)

https://www.muncieimports.com/interior.html

Then there is BAS Jaguar Trim
https://www.basjaguartrim.com

Just a couple of other options to checkout.

Cheers,
Bob