Consoles

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?

Roy, So how much are they getting for them? I figure mine should be much rarer for a convertible (different floor) and A/C car (shorter console up front). I always did like the look of the original, the '67 deluxe interior is one of the best interiors FoMoCo ever made in my opinion. My second thoughts about using it are twofold, one it looks kinda rough compared to the fully restored interior and two, it is really not a very functional piece. I was thinking about taking the metal in to have the brushed surfce redone by a machine shop, the rest can easily be cleaned up by me with some elbow grease. I do need the new sliding door thing, but those are $45 just for the part (!!!).

68stang351, that looks pretty good in there, once you fix the part under the radio at least (grin), are you using the emergency brake from the fox too?

Did ya'll take a look at the link I put in the initial post? They look pretty good, I think it's the same outfit Pete (Reen) put in his clone. I was gonna post some of them but the are huge, check these pictures out:

http://www.mustangponycars.com/members.htm

The $600 is starting to sound better and better for a bolt-in, also solves my isue of where to mount my tans-temp and fuel gauge. I had planned on using the A-pillar pod but they don't fit verts. if you look close they are using a shifter bezel from a standard interior car for the shifter, I'd have to buy one of those too.