The car was painted orange aprox. 20 years ago, although the enamel paint looks decent in the pictures or from a distance it is actually worn thin and the flaws in the body work are visible, not bad but not great. It is okay for now, but clashes with the tan guts. Since the interior needs to be redone we were considering going black inside, but if the Sand Pebble is that unique and possibly more rare with the 1T vinyl top perhaps I should just redo the interior in the tan and paint the car back to original. Any idea how many cars were produced in this color combination?
For now my son would like to add the black treatment to the hood and 15" black steel rims possibly on redlines to break up the orange a bit, add a pertronix and tune it up. He would also like to find an air grabber hood, replace the clock with one of those little tachs, then get on the interior once we decide on the color. It needs seat skins, carpet, headliner, the door panels were cut for spkrs and the dash pad was molested for a tach, the steering wheel is also wrong. He is also considering that since the seats need to be redone, going with original buckets and a console. Not sure if changing the bench to buckets is frowned on or not but it would look sportier with a console as originally we were after a 4-speed car. Please do not hesitate to make suggestions as we would value any advice.
Thanks,
