I pulled my console out of storage last weekend and was surprised at how bad it looked next to my fresh interior (paint/carpet/dash/doors/etc.). It is really in very good shape for an original one, does need a new sliding door, but still looks just...OLD in there.
I was hoping someone made the '68 Shelby console with brushed aluminum instead of the fake wood, but I could not find such things. There is one company that makes a similar unit, for the Eleanwhores. I asked them if they had one to fit a convertible (different floor) with a stock AT shifter and the brushed aluminum and they quoted me $595. That seemed really high considering that I did not choose any options like embriodery and gauges and switches and lighting though.
I see they now make repops (might be old news) for the 67 console, but at $1K I have to pass, they are just cosmetic and all, no place for an armrest or guages or power window switches which are all things that make a console actually functional IMO. Plus the price of the Scott Drake unit REALLY makes the $600 one seem like a good deal now.
Anyone know of any other options? Anyone have advice?
I was hoping someone made the '68 Shelby console with brushed aluminum instead of the fake wood, but I could not find such things. There is one company that makes a similar unit, for the Eleanwhores. I asked them if they had one to fit a convertible (different floor) with a stock AT shifter and the brushed aluminum and they quoted me $595. That seemed really high considering that I did not choose any options like embriodery and gauges and switches and lighting though.
I see they now make repops (might be old news) for the 67 console, but at $1K I have to pass, they are just cosmetic and all, no place for an armrest or guages or power window switches which are all things that make a console actually functional IMO. Plus the price of the Scott Drake unit REALLY makes the $600 one seem like a good deal now.
Anyone know of any other options? Anyone have advice?