I found elephant skin stock

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He doesn't have much, but it should be enough for a few cars. He wants US$100/m. Id post the info, but I dont want someone buying him out. Id rather see several folks get to finish their cars. PM me if you want some.

No affiliation, no mark-up, just trying to help.
 
not sure if this is old stock or the new stuff, but i bought the new stuff from a dealer (thanks Gary), for $65 / meter.
 
it takes approx 3 meters (single piece) to do the floor (3 pieces) and the rear panel (around the lights). as well as the piece on the back of the rear seat and you can probably get the pieces that are glued to the fenders out of the same piece. please be advised, the piece around the tool box (on the trunk) is a different type of material
 
This is the material for the boot floor and the long cardboard piece that covers the tail lights on the inside of the car. As for new vs old, the material looked old to me--as though he had the roll for awhile. I "thought" he said you would need 4 meters per car, but I might have that wrong.

I didn't realize the area around the trunk was a different material than the area around the tool box.

HTH
 
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Only the trunk lid itself uses a much thinner material. The wheel arches have a plastic cover which BMW has remade out of a rubber type material. Bulkhead behind seats is cardboard material.
 
HB Chris said:
The wheel arches have a plastic cover which BMW has remade out of a rubber type material.
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Sadly those dont work on a '74 or I would have bought a set. I went with this treatment. Not ideal in my opinion, but the best I could do.

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Yep. That's what I was told. Someone on this board got ahold a few and was selling them long ago. I dont recall his name, but Im pretty sure they are long gone. CK sells one too,but I think this one is superior. Ive often thought of taking it to the LA garment district and having it replicated. I still could I guess if there was interest.
 
HB Chris said:
Hayes sold them, he is Sooner/Richard's son.
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they look really nice, do you think there are still any available? if not, is it something that we could get somebody to make? it looks quite a bit bigger than the one Coupeking has.
 
Hayes is hlpug here. I think he sold the last one to me five years ago. They may be a bit bigger but not much, they do have a pouch at one end though and two leather straps to secure it.
 
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