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TR5/TR250 TR-250 replacement dash?

MadRiver

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Greetings brethren:

I've got a dash question. The dash on my 250 is in pretty sad shape, but I do like the color that it has mellowed into. I recently ordered a replacement (alas, I currently lack the facilities for fine woodwork to tackle the original). The replacement is a lovely piece, and nicelyl matches the color of the wood on the Tourist Trophy wheel I also recently acquired. However, the color does strike me as a bit dark and brown -- it lacks the warm red/amber glow of the current dash and the dashboards I generally see on TR-250s and TR-6s (and that is portrayed in the 1968 color brochure I have for the car). Are there other sources for replacement dashboards? Is the darker brown color of the Roaster Factory dash how they all started? Again, it just seems a bit dark to me.
 
Hi Bill, The original finish on my TR6 was a full 1/64 thick and yellowed. It made the color more yellow tinted and did not allow the grain of the wood to show through clearly. When I finished the dash with a clear finish and no stain it was definately darker and the grain of the wood showed beautifully. The second page of my web site has before and after pics and a discription of how I did the refinishing.
 
You can buy refinished dashes in almost any wood. I had purchased a beautiful dash many years ago that was finished in cherry. A fellow was selling them at Import Carlisle. Unfortunately, I don't have his card.
I refinished mine in burl walnut. Dark, but beautiful wood. If nobody has sources for you, a good place to look might be Hemmings or the internet.
 
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