Here are some pictures showing the LEGENDARY CUSTOM AUTO INTERIOR that was just delivered. This had been one of the most difficult aspects of the entire project to engineer. Having to design and manufacture brand new Door Panels, Headliner, Seat Parts, etc…… was quite a challenge. I want to give a huge thanks to the entire Team at Legendary Auto Interiors for all of the hard work they invested to get this part of the project completed. I want to especially thank BRIAN RIDLEY (Chief Operating Officer) of LEGENDARY AUTO INTERIORS for all of the personal attention he invested to complete this Custom Interior. He personally did the work on the Door Panels and even added Factory stamps, just like the ones that would have been seen on original Chrysler Door panels. There will be many addition pictures and updates to follow this area of interest. Stay tuned…….

Here are a few photos showing how the silver detail line was re-applied to the Steering Wheel center (rubber) insert. After cleaning the channel and removing all of the old paint, the entire recessed perimeter was taped off. This took over 3 hours to tape both sides of the channel. I used a round tipped, wooden skewer to help press the tape into place. The correct silver paint was them sprayed with an Air Brush. This method allowed the paint to be applied in a very calculated and controlled manner. After the paint cured and the tape was removed, the rubber was polished and buffed to look new again. Here are the final results.

Here are a few photos of the Dash Assembly. The NOS AM Radio was for a 1970 Truck but interchanged with minimal effort. The outside appearance is the same as an original Barracuda unit. I’ll have more pictures of the entire unit, after all of the components have been put into place.

I originally used a silver paint pen to put the color back on the Dash Barracuda (plastic) Script but didn’t care for the appearance and decided to try something different for an original look. I scanned the plastic emblem on a flatbed scanner and then traced the lettering in an Illustrator program. It was necessary to make an exact computerized drawing so it would fit the letters correctly. From there we downloaded the co-ordinance in our RIP system and our Roland machine cut the pattern in a foil substrate. After removing the excess material, I carefully applied the foil material on top of the cursive lettering on the plastic Barracuda Script. You can’t tell that it has a foil applique and it looks just like a Factory original. It was tedious and time consuming but definitely worth the effort. Here are some progression photos.

Here are a few pictures of the Steering Wheel that will be used on this 4 Door vehicle. On my other restorations, I usually sent the Steering Wheels out to have them refurbished but decided to do this one myself. After researching staining techniques and actual wood grain patterns, here are the results. I was able to replicate the contrasting grain design (and color) with 3 different wood colors. I also came up with a process that works better than the instructions I came across while researching staining procedures. I’ll go into a “step by step” process for how it was done when it is finished but I was able to use alcohol pads impregnated with different stains to obtain a realistic wood grain appearance. The alcohol pads allowed the stain to melt into the plastic surface and they also functioned as a tool to distribute the stain in a very calculated and controlled manner.

The only thing left to do is apply the silver paint that runs around the inner groove of the 3 spoke rubber insert. I will use an Airbrush to complete that part of the Steering Wheel restoration.