If the interior on a 65 is red...will the optional pad on the dash top be red or black? Does anyone have any pics of a 65 red interior? I am curious about the area around the speedometer, the color of the surround.

Mine was red.... it was 'sun destroyed' in Arizona and I had a black one and replaced it.

I do not have a picture of the original red interior before I replaced everything. I do, however, have a picture of the dash surround after replacing the dash pad with black.

'bear

Bear,

I would be interested in seeing that.

Thanks,
Tim

Ok... gotta head to work so I shall scan it in this evening and post it. It is not digital (before digital cameras it is.....)

'bear

Here is a pic of my red interior.http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/P1070014.JPG

That is a beautiful interior. Does that have the padded top? I thought the seats were 2 tone. What is your trim code? Your surround looks great.

That is sharp...

Ok... here is a picture with the black pad.

'bear

(whew')

Here is a pic of my red interior.http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/P1070014.JPG

Did you restore your surround? Mine doesn't look like that, it is a pale looking color, almost looks like plastic. Is there a repro for those?

Hi Oldtime, thanks for the compliment . Yes there is a pad on the dash. I believe there are 2 codes for the red SS interior. If I recall correctly the 2 tone is normally in convertables. My interior code is 786. The dash bezel is a repop. I'm very happy with the quality of it. I think they cost about $125. Thanks Scott

Bear,

Thanks for the pic. What is your trim code? What color was the dash pad originally? Is your surround original?

Thanks,
Tim

Scott,

Thanks for the info. Did you buy it from Ground Up?

Thanks,
Tim

The surround is original... the pad is from my wrecked '65 which was a black interior. When I removed it from the other car, there were no repop's of the dash pad so it has been around a while and is an original black pad. It is in excellent shape considering it came out of Tucson, Arizona.

My SS was a two tone red when I got it... but VERY sun damaged.

'bear

Scott,

Thanks for the info. Did you buy it from Ground Up?

Thanks,
Tim

It came with the project. Don't know where prevous owner got it. I think they are all made buy 1 company anyway.